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soliciting advice on light effects Susan Hartman 06-18-2009
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Posted by Susan Hartman on June 18, 2009, 9:38 am
What has been your experience with Light Effects floss? I just saw an
adorable fairy pattern and thought about doing it for DN for Christmas.
It has lots of beads, but I'd put it in a pillow and substitute knots
for the beads. Thought that doing them in Light Effects would be neat -
a little glow in the bedroom at night, like real fairies.

How much do they "glow"? Bright or faint? For what period of time -
short term and long-term? (i.e., for an hour after lights are out...and
for a year after finished stitching, do they still keep a glow or does
the ability to glow fade over time?)

(I'm thinking about the white glow-in-the-dark and the fluorescent yellow.)

How is it to stitch with?

thanks,
Sue


--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com

Posted by 1961girl@gmail.com on June 18, 2009, 10:46 am
> What has been your experience with Light Effects floss? I just saw an
> adorable fairy pattern and thought about doing it for DN for Christmas.
> It has lots of beads, but I'd put it in a pillow and substitute knots
> for the beads. Thought that doing them in Light Effects would be neat -
> a little glow in the bedroom at night, like real fairies.
>
> How much do they "glow"? Bright or faint? For what period of time -
> short term and long-term? (i.e., for an hour after lights are out...and
> for a year after finished stitching, do they still keep a glow or does
> the ability to glow fade over time?)
>
> (I'm thinking about the white glow-in-the-dark and the fluorescent yellow=
.)
>
> How is it to stitch with?
>
> thanks,
> Sue
>
> --
> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
> The Magazine of Folk and World Musicwww.dirtylinen.com

I can't speak for the DMC thread, but my Kreinik Glow in the Dark did
fade out after a couple of years.

linda

Posted by Heather Eberhardt on June 18, 2009, 2:24 pm
> What has been your experience with Light Effects floss? I just saw an
> adorable fairy pattern and thought about doing it for DN for Christmas.
> It has lots of beads, but I'd put it in a pillow and substitute knots
> for the beads. Thought that doing them in Light Effects would be neat -
> a little glow in the bedroom at night, like real fairies.
>
> How much do they "glow"? Bright or faint? For what period of time -
> short term and long-term? (i.e., for an hour after lights are out...and
> for a year after finished stitching, do they still keep a glow or does
> the ability to glow fade over time?)
>
> (I'm thinking about the white glow-in-the-dark and the fluorescent yellow=
.)
>
> How is it to stitch with?
>
> thanks,
> Sue
>
> --
> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
> The Magazine of Folk and World Musicwww.dirtylinen.com

And I can't speak to how long the glow lasts (I gave the piece away)
but the floss was horrible to stitch with! It frayed everywhere and
was very slippery in the needle...

Heather

Posted by Lucille on June 18, 2009, 3:36 pm

> What has been your experience with Light Effects floss? I just saw an
> adorable fairy pattern and thought about doing it for DN for Christmas.
> It has lots of beads, but I'd put it in a pillow and substitute knots
> for the beads. Thought that doing them in Light Effects would be neat -
> a little glow in the bedroom at night, like real fairies.
>
> How much do they "glow"? Bright or faint? For what period of time -
> short term and long-term? (i.e., for an hour after lights are out...and
> for a year after finished stitching, do they still keep a glow or does
> the ability to glow fade over time?)
>
> (I'm thinking about the white glow-in-the-dark and the fluorescent
> yellow.)
>
> How is it to stitch with?
>
> thanks,
> Sue
>
> --
> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
> The Magazine of Folk and World Musicwww.dirtylinen.com

And I can't speak to how long the glow lasts (I gave the piece away)
but the floss was horrible to stitch with! It frayed everywhere and
was very slippery in the needle...

Heather

I never used the glow one, but I did use Light Effects for something and
didn't like to work with it at all. It is pretty, but I would only use it
as one or two strands mixed with regular floss and not all six strands on
their own.

Lucille


Posted by J. H. T./B.D.P. on June 20, 2009, 6:46 am
I agree that it was horrible to use. Frayed is not the word
that I would use, but it was very bad on that line.

I had to use very small lengths in order to complete a hot plate.
There were only less than 10% of the design that used it, and I am
glad that was so small after i finished, yet I must say that it did turn
out looking great but never again if I can avoid it when it does not
add that special sparkle and definitely not for something that is left
open to being touch by anyone.

>> What has been your experience with Light Effects floss? I just saw an
>> adorable fairy pattern and thought about doing it for DN for Christmas.
>> It has lots of beads, but I'd put it in a pillow and substitute knots
>> for the beads. Thought that doing them in Light Effects would be neat -
>> a little glow in the bedroom at night, like real fairies.
>>
>> How much do they "glow"? Bright or faint? For what period of time -
>> short term and long-term? (i.e., for an hour after lights are out...and
>> for a year after finished stitching, do they still keep a glow or does
>> the ability to glow fade over time?)
>>
>> (I'm thinking about the white glow-in-the-dark and the fluorescent
>> yellow.)
>>
>> How is it to stitch with?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Sue
>>
>> --
>> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
>> The Magazine of Folk and World Musicwww.dirtylinen.com
>
> And I can't speak to how long the glow lasts (I gave the piece away)
> but the floss was horrible to stitch with! It frayed everywhere and
> was very slippery in the needle...
>
> Heather


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