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- From: dschlow@epas.utoronto.ca (Deborah Schlow)
- Subject: Re: Need x-stitch hints
- Organization: University of Toronto - EPAS
- Distribution: rec.crafts.textiles
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 06:59:14 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.065914.29533@epas.toronto.edu>
- Followup-To: Re: Need x-stitch hints
- Summary: needles
- Keywords: needles, rust, gold
- References: <1993Jan26.084806.21780@newstand.syr.edu> <1k50n1INNfmb@cornwall.cs.purdue.edu>
- Sender: dschlow@epas.utoronto.ca (Deborah Schlow)
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- In article <1k50n1INNfmb@cornwall.cs.purdue.edu> berninge@cs.purdue.edu (Jim Berninger) writes>jareed@rodan.acs.syr.EDU (Judith Ann Reed) writes:
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- >>*What kind of needles do you recommend?
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- I use #24 needles -- I'd like to find some that don't get rusty(?) as I use
- >them, as they start to stain the fabric and pull the threads more than they
- >should. I use a hoop (plastic ring, metal base), and the finished product
- >goes in a frame -- usually custom fit to the work -- sometimes under glass,
- >depending on who gets it and what looks best.
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- I have been reading a lot of British needlework and cross-stitch
- magazines in the past six weeks. A VERY expensive habit that I picked
- up over Christmas break. They all advertise 24 carat gold needles,
- both #24 and #26. The asking price is usually about 6 pounds sterling
- for three. The obvious advantage to these needles is that they would
- not rust. Has anyone seen an ad for such needles in American or
- Canadian magazines, or have you seen them in your stores? I would like
- to get some. I have no objection to ordering them from England, except
- that it is kind of a hassle. Any information would be gratefully appreciated.
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- Deborah
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- > ______ Jim Berninger: berninge@cs.purdue.edu|Hate is not a Family Value______
- > \ \ / Green Lantern Fan, Extraordinaire | Boycott Colorado \ \ /
- > \/\/ "I don't *wanna* play Leona Helmsley!"| Think twice about Oregon \/\/
- > \/ -- Elmyra Duff, Tiny Toons Xmas | Watch out for Ohio \/
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