I ran the math. 4 cones. Each kazari-himo, the decorative cords on the hat, needs about 1 tama more than a cone. Because of course it does. At least I’ll have fine silk thread left over? It’s ordered. The hat project just got a little pricey. Oh well. This is why I don’t get a lot of take out.
In the post I received two packages. One from Britex Fabrics with silk thread, and the other was my replacement package from Burnley & Trowbridge with my linen thread. Hooray! Mostly.
The gold thread I ordered is a more bright gold than I thought it would be. Drat. And it doesn’t blend well with the more antique gold taffeta. Double drat. Don’t try to match colors via your computer monitor. I really thought it would be close. HA! Nope. I will likely have visible stitches and matching thread helps them hide. I don’t know that the Heian ladies would have thread dyed to match the varied fabrics of all those layers. Maybe they did. It wouldn’t surprise me either way. But I can get close, so I ordered a different shade. The bright gold will get a different purpose some other day.
And then another package from Burnley & Trowbridge appeared in my mailbox. The post does not run twice a day. I’ve contacted the lovely people at B&T to let them know that I now have an extra order and I would really like to give them more money.
Today wasn’t all packages and orders. I’ve also managed 58 inches so far on the first of the four kazari-himo. I did change the counterweight. I read through some of the set up instructions in Roderick Owen’s Braids (highly recommend). He instructs to have a counterweight that is 45% of the tama weight. I doubled what I had for the test braid. The resulting cord is much more supple. I’m pleased.
