A thread on thread

I'll admit to 1 bin of kitted projects, most of them have been started and are in long term rotation. And 2 folders of kitting for ornaments. Now to find time. Made good progress this week.

Yours in stitches, Bobbie V.

PS If I visit DS and DDil in Falls Church I'll give you and Donna a call. Then we'll drag DDil Irene into some serious S.E.X. LOL

Absolutely. Plenty of shops to visit!

ellice

Terence Nolan, Mystic Stitch

Never tried it. Now Japanese Embroidery......

Silks, silks, and more silks, And the fur just behind the ears of the cats - it's sooooo soft.

Charland's "Marie" -

And I love doing band samplers especially if they contain blackwork.

Hard to say, but probably a toss up between GAS Threads, and Caron's Waterlilies. I can sit and 'sort' through for hours. I've bought skeins of Waterlilies with no idea of what I would use them for just because I adored the colour.

MargW

Ohhh - drat you, you enabler, you. Now something else I lust for.

MargW

Aaah. Hooked another one. They really are wonderful to touch. Stitch up nicely, too (for needlepoint).

Karen E.

Want to send me a short length to fondle?

(giggle)

C

I have to agree with this. I'm working with some Gloriana variegated silks, and they're just luscious...

...and I'm reminded to keep lotioning my hands, too!

sue

Oh, no. You see, to get the full, luxurious effect, you must fondle an entire skein. And I'm not letting go of one of _those_. You'll have to buy some of your own. And you'll thank me for it. ;-)

Karen E.

First I have to find it near by - the website is not really useful when it comes to locating a store.

Try hot-wax treatments. They work wonders.

I prefer silk and silk ribbon embroidery, but nothing can beat needlepoint backgrounds when I'm feeling brain dead and just want to curl up in a chair.

I tend to favor flower pictures, so I like Thea Gouverneur etc. I also like a lot of the Beth Russell stuff. But I also like some of the computer generated charts. I tend to choose my projects on the basis of what I actually need or could use though, so I've sort of topped up my cross stitch project list. After I get the current group of pictures done I'll probably stick to needlepoint rugs and tablecloths for a while.

Not really into Hardanger, although it makes a good table topper. So I might do a project or two in that, but not very much more than that.

The silks of course. I recently started using Treenway silk ribbons with matching buttonhole twist. It's a Canadian company.

I have a queston about Watercolours. I love them, but I've only used them for a few canvaswork ornaments. Can you use single plies to cross stitch, and on what count do they work best? I've been thinking about the wedding sampler that I'm planning out, and I'm not sure what to use for fabric.

Louisa

Wow, those look gorgeous!! I must find someplace who carries them, so that I can fondle, too!!

Gillian (Back to the computer after 4 days of required withdrawal!)

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I wonder if the gal at Contoocook carries them?? I would guess that the shop in Wiscassett, ME, has them, and would mail order you a single skein.

Gillian

You can ply out Watercolours into three plies. Each is roughly the equivalent of #5 perle cotton. I do use them for cross stitch, but on around 10 count fabric. They're also great for long stitch ornaments on perforated paper (when plied).

Karen E.

I wouldn't mind if their website had a supplier list

Not on her list, but I'd could find out if she can get them - in the new year

I'll look later

In general, when you use them, even for NP, I find it's a good idea to ply them into the 3 and then re-group them, just like with floss. I wouldn't break them any smaller.

However, you can also use Wildflowers, which is another Caron collection overdyed cotton, a fine twist, more like a #8 perle. They come in the same colorways as Watercolours. Might be some not there. Best thing is to check the Caron web-site. They have color sheets and tell you what colors are available in which fibers. I use those a lot on fabric ground, as opposed to NP. But, like Karen, I've used the watercolors on some fabric - depending on the stitch, etc.

fun with all of them... They're pretty addictive threads. I reallylike the Impressions silk/wool blend as well - it's also about the weight of#8-#12 perle.

Ellice