Comments on: A Garden of Colors! http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/ Embroidery Articles and Embroidery Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:59:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Judy http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/#comment-18275 Judy Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:40:44 +0000 http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/?p=1359#comment-18275 Ginny - yes indeed, the numbers relate to the order of the color changes, not the thread numbers. Ginny – yes indeed, the numbers relate to the order of the color changes, not the thread numbers.

]]> By: Frances http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/#comment-18149 Frances Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:50:41 +0000 http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/?p=1359#comment-18149 Great idea. I use Styrofoam egg carton for my line ups and leave a space for the thread that will be reused. I will give yours a try as well .....Thanks for the tip..Frances Great idea. I use Styrofoam egg carton for my line ups and leave a space for the thread that will be reused. I will give yours a try as well …..Thanks for the tip..Frances

]]> By: Beth http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/#comment-18145 Beth Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:47:31 +0000 http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/?p=1359#comment-18145 My handy hubby made be a long board with dowels spaced far enough apart to accomodate the largest spool I might use. I line up my colors on the dowels in the order I need them. I also print out the list of colors to double check as I go along. This board has space for eight colors, but I think I will ask him to make another one for larger projects. My handy hubby made be a long board with dowels spaced far enough apart to accomodate the largest spool I might use. I line up my colors on the dowels in the order I need them. I also print out the list of colors to double check as I go along. This board has space for eight colors, but I think I will ask him to make another one for larger projects.

]]> By: Elfie B. Taylor http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/#comment-18107 Elfie B. Taylor Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:11:19 +0000 http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/?p=1359#comment-18107 This will work nicely for my 4-needle embroidery machine, too, for when I have more colours than needles available in a design. (I reserve colour changes for Needle #4, as it's easiest to rethread the one on the end of the row.) Great tip! This will work nicely for my 4-needle embroidery machine, too, for when I have more colours than needles available in a design. (I reserve colour changes for Needle #4, as it’s easiest to rethread the one on the end of the row.) Great tip!

]]> By: Claudia in Alabama http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/#comment-18062 Claudia in Alabama Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:22:49 +0000 http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/?p=1359#comment-18062 Thank you for a great idea, I too usually just line up my thread, this will help keep them in order and keep my nerves from fraying. Thank you for a great idea, I too usually just line up my thread, this will help keep them in order and keep my nerves from fraying.

]]> By: Ginny Roby http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/#comment-18058 Ginny Roby Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:47:20 +0000 http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/?p=1359#comment-18058 What do the numbers refer to, the numbers in a list, surely not the thread #! When I have a large number of colors in a design, I print a picture of it (template?) and write the actual thread # and use arrows to point to the specific section of the design. Both ways work-I just don't have room for a lot of spools by my machine. What do the numbers refer to, the numbers in a list, surely not the thread #!

When I have a large number of colors in a design, I print a picture of it (template?) and write the actual thread # and use arrows to point to the specific section of the design.

Both ways work-I just don’t have room for a lot of spools by my machine.

]]> By: Diane http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/#comment-18049 Diane Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:10:10 +0000 http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/?p=1359#comment-18049 Great idea! I'm gonna try it Great idea! I’m gonna try it

]]> By: pat http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/#comment-18028 pat Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:18:45 +0000 http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/?p=1359#comment-18028 Great idea, thanks. Great idea, thanks.

]]> By: quiltist http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/a-garden-of-colors/#comment-18014 quiltist Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:25:21 +0000 http://www.designsbysick.com/articles/?p=1359#comment-18014 Looks like a really nifty way to keep track of what goes where. I may try this one myself. I usually lined the spools up on the table next to me and left a space where a thread was to be used a second time. Not exactly foolproof, but it worked most of the time. Looks like a really nifty way to keep track of what goes where. I may try this one myself. I usually lined the spools up on the table next to me and left a space where a thread was to be used a second time. Not exactly foolproof, but it worked most of the time.

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