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Permalink Reply by Renee on September 3, 2009 at 6:44pm: This will depend on the count of the needlepoint canvas you are using. My mother used to use a worsted weight yarn to do some needlepoint. I have worked with the three ply persian yarn and you do separate the plys. The lace and fingering weights are much finer yarns. I have also worked in a blending filament for snow to make it sparkle. It all depends on what you are doing. Also, needlepoint is generally done with wool. I would think the worsted weights should work.
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Permalink Reply by Lynne A Larson on September 3, 2009 at 11:44am: I am really not all that interested in scarves and shawls, but want to use those scrumptious lace yarns - perhaps combining to make heavier weights? Anybody have the same interests or have tried new directions with lace yarn?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by crafty Robin on September 8, 2009 at 4:48pm: I LOVE Gloss!! Just started a sweater for my son, and I LOVE the way the yarn is wound. I have a loty of fights with some of the other KP yarn-- why can't it all be pre-wound or whatever like Gloss?????; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JEN V. on November 11, 2009 at 7:29am: I'm with you. I just spent about $60 on yarn for a sweater project. I am so excited to make my new sweater. Well, the yarn got here - it's not wound. So, I'm vying - hard - for a ball winder and swift for Christmas. I hope the hubby comes through for me or it might be January or February (when I can buy them for myself) before I'm able to make my sweater. Also I've got three or four hanks of sock yarn waiting for me to wind them. I'm just not into hand winding, so in my stash they'll live.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Devin Harris on September 24, 2009 at 2:38pm: Is it my imagination, or is there a LOT less lace yarn than there was even a few weeks ago? I hope we have new colors showing up on the site soon!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on September 24, 2009 at 2:43pm: I thought they added some new colors this summer. --S; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Devin Harris on September 24, 2009 at 10:24pm: I don't know; maybe they've cleared out some older colors to make room for the new ones, then. All I know is, I felt like I missed out on a LOT of colors during my last big lace splurge this summer, and now that I'm ready to shop again, I'm thinking, "Wow, there aren't that many colors after all!"; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by misspianoforte on October 4, 2009 at 9:41pm: I was wondering if anyone has attempted dying the simply cotton line???

I know it seems counter-productive since it's all organic... but the reason I ask is that my grandma has asked for a cardigan for Christmas (or whenever I finish) but specifically requested "not wool". I have browsed a ton on Ravelry, and the pre-dyed non-wool lines all seem way too shiny for my grandma. Simply cotton seems perfect... except that she doesn't tend to wear those neutral colors, rather baby blues or pinks.

So, does anyone have any experience or suggestions??

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Permalink Reply by Customer Service on October 5, 2009 at 11:39am: Hi Misspianoforte (love that name!)

Just remember, plant fibers are dyed differently than animal fibers so you would have to get seperate dyes for them - here is a pretty informative ariticle from Knitty about dyeing plant fibers:

Knitty

I think Simply Cotton would be a great one to dye, but I haven't tried it myself :) Good luck!

Stacey
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Permalink Reply by StnFlwr on October 26, 2009 at 12:59pm: Does it have to be organic? Have you looked at Knitpicks cotton blend yarns (cotton with linen, acrylic & tree fiber)? There are some perfectly acceptable shades of pale blue and pink.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by goddess_rl on October 10, 2009 at 8:03am: I can't find main line on the yarn page...Only the shade black on sale. Is is going away? Or is it a computer glitch. I have a scarf I have been wearing lately in mainline and I was thinking a sweater would be great for layering with it. Then my DH commented on the shade of shirt I was wearing I look up the yarn to find a color. ("I like that color on you" translating to buy a sweaters worth of yarn). Alas no main line for me to oogle. I worry straight wool would be too warm for indoor wear.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Customer Service on October 12, 2009 at 10:44am: Hi Goddess_rl,

Unfortunately, yes, Mainline has been discontinued. Sorry! Have you tried Comfy or Shine? Those are both cotton blend yarns that work up very nice & are not too warm for indoor wear.

Hope this helps!
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