I've never noticed it before, partly because I usually don't take too long stitching a project, and partly because previous projects have been mostly on 14ct aida, which is very quick to stitch up anyway...
BUT I have noticed that the earlier stitched part of my TW Storyteller is fading due to overexposure to the daylight bulb in my magnifier lamp.
I have now covered all but the bit I'm stitching with two layers of new blue pillowcase, in hopes it will prevent further fading of the oldest part, and minimise fading on the rest, since only the immediate area is exposed to the light.
Fljotsdale wrote:BUT I have noticed that the earlier stitched part of my TW Storyteller is fading due to overexposure to the daylight bulb in my magnifier lamp.
It would never have occurred to me that this could happen. How terrible.
Do you think it's the 'daylight' nature of the bulb, or would a conventional/halogen bulb have a similar affect?
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Fljotsdale wrote:BUT I have noticed that the earlier stitched part of my TW Storyteller is fading due to overexposure to the daylight bulb in my magnifier lamp.
It would never have occurred to me that this could happen. How terrible.
Do you think it's the 'daylight' nature of the bulb, or would a conventional/halogen bulb have a similar affect?
As coffe_freak said: it mimics sunlight. I didn't really notice until I stitched a new part right alongside the oldest part, with the same colour thread, and the new thread is noticeably darker - and it's from the same skein. I doubt if a conventionable light bulb would have had the same effect. Or at least, certainly not as much. I'm looking for a screw-in conventional to replace my daylight bulb! It's quite irritating to have most of my work covered whilst I'm stitching!
Just a thought - how far away from your stitching is the bulb? And having just re-read your first post, you say magnifying lamp - I wonder if the magnifier is adding to the problem.
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Not sure how long. I started it probably almost a year ago, then put it aside for a long time, because I hated the fabric, and restarted it not long before I joined this forum. It remained in the frame while not being stitched (though it was hanging loosely, not taut) and it was covered, though only with a white cloth, and not in direct sunlight.
As for how close: pretty close. It has to be, to use the magnifier. But I now suspect the daylight effect would fade the thread even if it were more distant, though possibly less so.
I have not previously had this problem, so I think the time it is taking to actually set the stitches in the fabric is causing far greater exposure than in previous projects. Aida and evenweave are much faster to stitch!
What thread are you using? My first inclination is that in one year's time the bulb should not fade the thread unless it is exposed daily for hours at a time...at least from a scientific point of view.
What could cause some fading is storage of the threads. I have read that storing in plastic bags with no air flow or direct contact to plastic can be detrimental. How about dust or heat? Are either near these two? The "from the same skein" is a real pickle? Is it all of the threads or did you notice it more with one or so colors? I have had problems with different thread "colors" but it was due to dyelots over time....ruined a project completely but I didn't mind much since I hated the fabric and wanted to change it.
The reason I ask is that I'm a slow stitcher and the daylight is my friend but I use reading glasses rather than a magnifier but I do use a magnifier and daylight on my lacemaking.
I don't know because my daylight is on a stand and not on a magnifier but I have had it for over 2 years and NEVER had any ill-effects but like I said this is a lamp stand and not a mag-light.
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lacemaker2004 wrote:What thread are you using? My first inclination is that in one year's time the bulb should not fade the thread unless it is exposed daily for hours at a time...at least from a scientific point of view.
What could cause some fading is storage of the threads. I have read that storing in plastic bags with no air flow or direct contact to plastic can be detrimental. How about dust or heat? Are either near these two? The "from the same skein" is a real pickle? Is it all of the threads or did you notice it more with one or so colors? I have had problems with different thread "colors" but it was due to dyelots over time....ruined a project completely but I didn't mind much since I hated the fabric and wanted to change it.
The reason I ask is that I'm a slow stitcher and the daylight is my friend but I use reading glasses rather than a magnifier but I do use a magnifier and daylight on my lacemaking.
Thread is just DMC, which I've never had trouble with before. I DO store threads I'm using in plastic bags, but that doesn't seem to be the problem, and neither is the dyelot different - it was the same skeins! The only possible cause appears to be the daylight lamp. It is on a stand, but because it has a magnifier, the light is pretty close to the work. I daresay that if the magnifier were separate, so that the bulb was further away, it wouldn't be so much of a problem.
Anyway, I'm keeping the older part of my work covered, now, while I'm stitching! I'm not taking any chances on exacerbating the fade!
Wow, I never thought of that, FD, thanks for the warning! I was planning to get a daylight lamp before too long, so I'll make sure I don't leave my work uncovered under it for too long!
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The only possible cause appears to be the daylight lamp. It is on a stand, but because it has a magnifier, the light is pretty close to the work. I daresay that if the magnifier were separate, so that the bulb was further away, it wouldn't be so much of a problem. 
