Re: To Wash or Not to Wash
I'm using a sort of medium blue linen -- perhaps around a wedgewood blue --
and I'm using the colors of gold called for, but I haven't decided about the
white yet.
It's for my younger daughter who got married October 1. She's so
non-traditional in so many ways, I wanted something other than the
traditional wedding sampler.
She helped me pick out the Celtic knot design -- now if she'd only help me
stitch it....
--
Jere
"Gill Murray" <gillmurray1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:l%bEf.1877$6d.1426@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Jere,
>
> I am sure yours will have some of the special characteristics that
> mine has. I have little red doxie hairs here and there. I guess I will
> give it a going over with a bit of tape before getting it framed.
>
> What colors are you using?? I stayed with the navy and gold, since Mike
> has 23 years in the Navy, and they had no formal wedding as such. No
> bridesmaids, just a japanese clerk.
>
> Gillian
>
> Jere Williams wrote:
> > If it looks nice, I'd iron it and frame it.
> >
> > I'm about to start the same piece, but got mine as a chart, so I'm
changing
> > the fabric color and will work on linen.
> > --
> > Jere
> >
> >
> > "Gill Murray" <gillmurray1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:w2aEf.1861$6d.1464@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >>That is the question! (Sorry Will).
> >>
> >>I have put the last stitch in the Wedding Gift for my DS and DDIL. It
> >>came as a kit. I didn't think to wash the navy fabric before I started
> >>this project. The Celtic knot is in three shades of gold; the lettering
> >>is in white. I have tried very hard to keep washing my hands etc. I
> >>don't know whether to wash it, as I usually do with a finished project
> >>or not. The Aida fabric (another time I would definitely use an
> >>evenweave), has an orange stripe on the selvedge, so I assume it is a
> >>Zweigert fabric.
> >>
> >>I have no desire , or time, to stitch another one before I go to Japan
> >>next month.
> >>
> >>Please, give me some intelligent input! My gut feling is to just iron it
> >>on the wrong side, and take it to the LNS as is for framing. DH
> >>suggester cutting a tiny piece of the fabric from a corner, and put some
> >>white xs on it.
> >>
> >>Gillian
> >
> >
> >
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