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On 11/14/03 1:41 AM, in article , "Ellice"
wrote: On 11/10/03 8:57 AM,"animaux" posted: Yes, it is excellent for pieces which have at least 50 colors. I use it for every piece I stitch. I like threading needles at once, then stitching for an entire afternoon not having to thread needles with each color. I also like to thread several needles when I'm sitting down to stitch. I make magnet cards -use strip magnet and note cards, cut some slits so that the thread wraps and then tucks inside the card neatly. When I pull a length of thread from the skein, amd strip it, I will always thread up 2 or 3 needles - so there are no loose threads to get lost, and I can keep stitching without constantly rethreading. Big projects might take 2 or 3 cards - I used to do them on index cards, but you get the picture. This way I have a little needle/thread caddy with each project. ellice Like note cards you send a friend? I can not get the image to work. I can picture the index card trick and may try it for my new purse project (3 colors and easy counts!) Cheryl |
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Thought I'd throw my 2 cents in...
I only use one needle, I think I'd more just to confusing, plus I have trouble not losing just one! I have two rings of floss away bags in numerical orderfor my stash. For each project I gather up the floss I need and transfer them to a seprate ring. That and everything else for that project goes into a canvas bag, this is very portable. Cept that I tend to spread everything out over the couch.... Annell |
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On 11/14/03 7:59 AM,"Cheryl Isaak" posted:
On 11/14/03 1:41 AM, in article , "Ellice" wrote: On 11/10/03 8:57 AM,"animaux" posted: Yes, it is excellent for pieces which have at least 50 colors. I use it for every piece I stitch. I like threading needles at once, then stitching for an entire afternoon not having to thread needles with each color. I also like to thread several needles when I'm sitting down to stitch. I make magnet cards -use strip magnet and note cards, cut some slits so that the thread wraps and then tucks inside the card neatly. When I pull a length of thread from the skein, amd strip it, I will always thread up 2 or 3 needles - so there are no loose threads to get lost, and I can keep stitching without constantly rethreading. Big projects might take 2 or 3 cards - I used to do them on index cards, but you get the picture. This way I have a little needle/thread caddy with each project. ellice Like note cards you send a friend? I can not get the image to work. I can picture the index card trick and may try it for my new purse project (3 colors and easy counts!) Exactly. I put a stip of magnet parallel to the fold of the notecard, about 3/4" from the actual fold. I then cut ~ 1/2" slits every 3/4' along the edge - as if to fringe the space from the magnet edge to the spine/fold. Not all the way to the magnet strip. I cut a matching 1/2" slit in the opening end, opposite the fold slits. I buy the 1/2" spools of magnets when I see them on sale at some craft store, usually about 50 cents for 3 ft. A bargain. When I use these, I put a needle on the mag strip, point away from the fold, and then can catch the thread into the slit at the fold, wrap around, into the bottom slit opposite, and tuck the thread tail inside the card. Or, with the index card I just wrap around. But, if I have multiple needled of the same thread, the note-card, tuck in works better because then they're not wrapped together. I just write in pencil the color, or number, by the slit - above the strip, or wherever. It looks a little prettier, and the thread seems to stay. I just slip the card into a zip-lock, and voila - my own little needle caddy. Hope this helps. Of course, this is my twisted engineer/artist mind making this up, so....I really want to see Brenda's device come to fruition. ellice |
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On 11/16/03 1:10 AM, in article , "Ellice"
wrote: On 11/14/03 7:59 AM,"Cheryl Isaak" posted: On 11/14/03 1:41 AM, in article , "Ellice" wrote: On 11/10/03 8:57 AM,"animaux" posted: Yes, it is excellent for pieces which have at least 50 colors. I use it for every piece I stitch. I like threading needles at once, then stitching for an entire afternoon not having to thread needles with each color. I also like to thread several needles when I'm sitting down to stitch. I make magnet cards -use strip magnet and note cards, cut some slits so that the thread wraps and then tucks inside the card neatly. When I pull a length of thread from the skein, amd strip it, I will always thread up 2 or 3 needles - so there are no loose threads to get lost, and I can keep stitching without constantly rethreading. Big projects might take 2 or 3 cards - I used to do them on index cards, but you get the picture. This way I have a little needle/thread caddy with each project. ellice Like note cards you send a friend? I can not get the image to work. I can picture the index card trick and may try it for my new purse project (3 colors and easy counts!) Exactly. I put a stip of magnet parallel to the fold of the notecard, about 3/4" from the actual fold. I then cut ~ 1/2" slits every 3/4' along the edge - as if to fringe the space from the magnet edge to the spine/fold. Not all the way to the magnet strip. I cut a matching 1/2" slit in the opening end, opposite the fold slits. I buy the 1/2" spools of magnets when I see them on sale at some craft store, usually about 50 cents for 3 ft. A bargain. When I use these, I put a needle on the mag strip, point away from the fold, and then can catch the thread into the slit at the fold, wrap around, into the bottom slit opposite, and tuck the thread tail inside the card. Or, with the index card I just wrap around. But, if I have multiple needled of the same thread, the note-card, tuck in works better because then they're not wrapped together. I just write in pencil the color, or number, by the slit - above the strip, or wherever. It looks a little prettier, and the thread seems to stay. I just slip the card into a zip-lock, and voila - my own little needle caddy. Hope this helps. Of course, this is my twisted engineer/artist mind making this up, so....I really want to see Brenda's device come to fruition. ellice That must be the problem - the engineer in me is looking for something more difficult than it needs to be! C |
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