If you are curious about silk chenille (or chenille threads in general), you will want to read what Mary Corbet has to say about stitching with chenille.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/10/silk-chenille-embroidery-thread.html
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/10/embroidery-with-silk-chenille-2.html
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/10/hand-embroidery-with-silk-chenille-part-3.html
By the way, Nimble Needle has silk chenille from both Au Ver a Soie and Gloriana in stock, just in case you are tempted to try it out.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/10/silk-thread-kits-silk-chenilles.html
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Thanks for this info Jane - it might be the answer to the nutcracker beard that I've been contemplating for a year!
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Peggi! Have you seen Diane Bosworth's Beards I Have Known? Great little book. She uses a lot of knitting yarns for her inventive beards. Just take a look at all the Petei Santa beards she's stitched for the French Knot over the years! Her booklet is available through the shop as she works there part time. http://www.thefrenchknot.com/x-petei.htm
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