I occasionally wax the last inch or so of my silk threads to make threading easier and to help ward off “ply creep” – when one ply of a multi-ply threading is consumed faster than the others. But I usually don’t wax the entire length unless I’m working with linen thread. Howeve...
UPDATE:People want the specs on this piece so they don’t have to hunt through previous posts. 30 count evenweave linen ground, stitched over two threads (15 spi). The6-strand floss is man-made “silk”, rayon actually; a vintage find brought back from India, slightly thinner than stand...
内容提示: W inter Biscornu!INSTRUCTIONS:EACH SQUARE EQUALS 2 THREADS OF FABRIC2. KLOSTER BLOCKS: Work Kloster Blocks andSatin Stitches with 1 strand of DMC Perle Cotton#8 white (or other color perle).Design area: 44h x 44w (3.14” x 3.14”)Model: 28-32 ct Linen Smokey Pearl or your...
I find that adorable. But using two threads for the framing spiral, alternating colors is maddening. It’s clear to me that dear Sarah might not have marled and finger-spun her threads properly, or perhaps ran out of one of the two shades, and that...
configurations were common work basket items prior to the introduction of spooled and reeled threads. You can still buy bone, mother of pearl and wooden thread winders. They’re a wonderful addition to one’s general stitching ambiance, especially for those who pursue needle arts in costumed ...
wide pattern strips, though complex, are not appreciably more difficult to stitch than are the narrow ones. All follow thesame basic logic, and once a stitcher is used to following that logic the only thing that can go wrong is miscounting threads. (Bright, indirect light helps with that)...
and I don’t bother to make the basted stitches any particular length long (some people carefully stitch these over evenly counted blocks of the ground threads). Just having the simple lines are good enough for me. You can see them along with a bit of the hem in this work in progress ...