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The reason silk changes is because there is no color preserver. I am not sure if SHHAN is thin enough to permanently change the color and if it doesn’t, then it would stay the color you see.

Norm, the reason for this is like blending dubbing to get just the right color.
This is a one of a kind green. I did try it today on a small creek…WOOHOOO they like it!

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Very nice job! I like the example of the difference between wet and dry. Something many folks forget.

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Thanks for the replies. On the Rose Rush Brook site, I like the colors in the Pat Campbell Romance 2 set, but I agree that black and white should also be in there.
Gee, that looks funny written out.:smiley: I feel so, so…

Now I just have to convince my better half that I’m not taking up embroidery as another hobby. Think she’ll believe it? 48 bucks for thread. Plus shipping.
Oh, my. This is going to be a tough sell. :frowning:

Kirk

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That little brain of yours is always hummin’, isn’t it Joni? What else can you think up that would be good for the economy? If you can get folks to buy $40 worth of thread, you can surely come up with something bigger and brighter to make us poor folks shell out thousands of bucks to get something we just can’t live without, thus boosting the economy and raising us out of this recession.:wink: How about modeling a bikini on the Scadden, doing a handstand retrieve of a 15 lb. hybrid. Naaaah!! You can come up with something better than that.:eek:

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That came out really nice !!
Thanks for the tip

wet

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Fly Goddess, that is awesome the way you came out with THE PERFECT COLOR. Thank you for the pictures…wow. I am going to have to try that in the future!!

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Another aspect of creating colours this way is that there will be minor variations and fluxuations that arise because we don’t wrap the threads the way a machine would with near perfect consistancy. You can see how in the wet version there are hints of yellow in places, and these sorts of things would be lost if you used a solid coloured silk. I think these kinds of effects tend to look more natural; at least to the human eye.

  • Jeff