Friday, September 13, 2013

How to Strip Floss

If you have heard about stripping threads and wondered what the heck?--this article (with plenty of photos) Explains All. 
http://www.needlenthread.com/2013/08/embroidery-tip-how-to-separate-floss.html

Combined with a laying tool, threads that have been separated and then recombined really lay flatter.  If the thread is silk (or even cotton), you will get wonderful light reflection off longer stitches, too.

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