Comments on: Embroidery Thread for Hand Embroidery

By: Susan Sturgeon Roberts

Susan Sturgeon Roberts — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:43:31 +0000

I purchased a crazyquilt top which was dated 1910-1950. (fabric age) The entire top was embellished with rayon threads which are very easy to work with if you run beeswax a couple of times over the length of thread. You do not want the wax to build up to the point of dulling the shine. Wax will help you control the thread. My quilt top was embroidered with a variety of stitches, buttons, laces and ribbons.

The project took me 5 years to finish but, the size of the quilt is double bed!

To finish the back side, I had 1950 satin cotton in blue/green color. Silk ties where cut into long bias strips was used to bind the edges.

The rayon floss was well worth the effort to stitch with.

By: embroidered clothing

embroidered clothing — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:41:47 +0000

My mum has recently started to get into embroidery as a hobby and she uses the DMC stranded cotton. There is a great little craft store nearby which has a lovely range of colours so it’s ideal.

By: Lenna Green

Lenna Green — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:03:05 +0000

Nancee,
DMC thread would be fine to use for your crazy quilt, although feel free to experiment. Using a variety of threads could work well and will give an interesting effect.

By: Kelly Ann

Kelly Ann — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:19:39 +0000

While DMC offers a wide range of colors I think the Aurifil 12wt cotton is hands down the best hand embroidery thread out there. One strand..no fray, glides through fabric.

By: Nancee

Nancee — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:25:08 +0000

Now I know what it is called. Hanks to store the different treads. I’m just starting to do crazy quilts. And wondered what the best thread is to use. I have been on your blog a lot. And have it full of great information.