Advice Needed
After making this, I have a request to make it in a queen size bedspread. I have the pattern all graphed out. My question is: Is it a good idea to make a bedspread such as this?
I know it will shrink lengthwise in the laudry and I have accounted for that in the pattern. But I know it will end up in the dryer and you know what that does to crochet cotton thread...ugly after one time in the dryer.
Should I use yarn instead? Or tell the woman no? She is a good customer and a friend.
What a lovely pattern!
What should you make it out of? Can you use synthetics? I remember seeing polyester beadspread weight thread years ago. Or there is Lustersheen.
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Oh that's right...you mean lustersheen by coats and clark?
I used that before to make place mats and it worked out very well. I think that would be better than worsted weight yarn. Thank you! Now all I got to do is muster up the courage to tell her how much I want for making it. I'm such a coward.
Polyester bedspread weight? I don't believe I've heard of that before. Do you know who puts that out by any chance? I mean I may as well look at all my options before I go and get started on this project.
That was at least 20 years ago that I saw it, so the details have faded. Try Google.
The company that makes Peaches and Cream, Elmore-Pisgah, makes a rayon thread, maybe other materials, too. I don't know that rayon would wash & dry better than cotton, though.
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Well, I think your idea of using Lustersheen is the winner. The more I thought about it the more I knew you were right in that.
Those placemats I made with it...I forgot I made them and I was raving over how nice they were and asked the woman where she bought them...she laughed and said I made them!
She uses them all the time, and they survived the washer and the dryer.
Lustersheen it is. Thank you so much, Pauline!
Have you ever tried that microspun by lionbrand? I bought some but never used it. I like the way it feels.
Hah! I have some unused microspun, too.
Let me complicate your life. Luster Sheen may be the one to use, but I just remembered that DMC has a new size 3 thread/yarn in cotton and in some other blend, maybe wool & cotton.
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You can't complicate my life by keeping me in stitches, Pauline! Just a litle play on words there.
So....did your microspun split a bit too much for you? That was my problem. Not just while I worked with it, either. I had this great idea to make fringe for some stage curtains. Told my 'boss' I would save him a ton of money by making the fringe myself. You should have seen me...wild hair and bugged out eyes as I informed my employer that whatever they charge for fringe at the store it was a bargain.
The color, the softness, the shine, all convinced me to buy lots of it. I reckoned I'd put all those fringe makers out of business with this little idea of mine.
Live and Learn. That's my new motto. I laugh at my own self. Have to. Otherwise, I'd have quit making things long ago.
Well, I like DMC when I can get it. The color choice will be a deciding factor. Size 3? Hmmmm. Well, its not like I'm not going to have to go up a size on the hook to make this fit a queen size bed. What about the dryer and it being cotton?
I haven't even swatched the microspun. There are a few books out there on making leis with fun fur, ribbon, and other yarns. The photos look great. I play ukulele and sometimes need to dress up a bit, so I picked up a variety of yarns that included microspun to play with, but never played with it. I only mention the leis because someone else might like to explore this.
I never tried the DMC yarn, have just seen it at Joanne's.
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I used fun fur to trim a hat. I love the way it turned out. I'm not sure how I'd feel about using it on an entire project.
The microspun label says it is a sport yarn and it shows a sweater on the label. I have a magazine with a sweater pattern that uses the microspun. I do love the way it feels...so soft, the color is so vibrant, it's shiny compared to other yarn.
I'll have to use it sooner or later. Waste not, want not.
I was just browsing thru my bookmarks on crochet and found a link to a site that sells knitting machine yarns, skinny yarns, in cotton, wool, bamboo, rayon, and maybe etc. It's sold by the pound on cones. http://www.btyarns.com/index.cfm
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I bet those cones would work great on my papertowel holder that sits on a counter/desktop.
Thanks for the tip on the yarn site! I'll have to check that one out for sure. I've learned to buy yarn online because the choices are so much greater that way. Not to mention the convenience of being able to keep working on my projects while someone brings me my supplies.