I am hugely impressed by Gary Clarke's work. He does beading, embroidery and whitework, but his embroidery on organza is astounding--look at the Budgie Fan! Many thanks to Susan Elliott for mentioning him. I hope she enjoyed the class a great deal.
http://www.garyclarkedesigns.com/products.php?category=Organza
http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2013/10/from-down-under-above-and-in-between.html
I have layered tulle over my needlepoint so this is very inspiring. I can see there is a lot more I can do with thin fabrics....
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Showing posts with label tulle. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
More Tips on Stitching Through Tulle
Labels:
cat topiary garden,
dede,
dede Odgen,
tips,
tulle
As I have more experience stitching through the layer of tulle on top of cat topiary garden, I've realized that using a smaller needle than usual helps. I am stitching with a size 24 tapestry needle on 18 count instead of the size 22 I normally use. Right now I'm just stitching with one ply of silk or cotton floss, so the eye is big enough for the thread to fit, but the needle (and thread) are small enough that they slip right through the holes in the tulle. Occasionally I realize my needle is stretching the tulle a little out of position and I remove the needle and redo the stitch but mostly my size 24 needle works great.
When I have to rip out stitches, I find it easier to gently unpick my stitches with the eye of my needle instead of cutting them with scissors. Cutting with scissors risks cutting the tulle. I think I could repair a hole but I'm not sure so I am not taking any chances. I just turn the needle around and use the eye to pull up a stitch and remove it.
I haven't felt the need to run a row of basting stitches down the middle of my canvas to hold the tulle in place there but some folks might like to do that to make sure the tulle doesn't shift position much. You can always carefully remove the basting stitches (especially if you make them really long) when you get close to stitching over them.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
When I have to rip out stitches, I find it easier to gently unpick my stitches with the eye of my needle instead of cutting them with scissors. Cutting with scissors risks cutting the tulle. I think I could repair a hole but I'm not sure so I am not taking any chances. I just turn the needle around and use the eye to pull up a stitch and remove it.
I haven't felt the need to run a row of basting stitches down the middle of my canvas to hold the tulle in place there but some folks might like to do that to make sure the tulle doesn't shift position much. You can always carefully remove the basting stitches (especially if you make them really long) when you get close to stitching over them.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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