Thread has a weight, even if you think it’s as light as a feather, it can be measured, and it relates to the thickness, really. Much like humans….
The thread that you use on your project does make a difference to the result.
A lot can be said about starching your fabric before cutting it for quilting and machine embroidery. Many quilters prewash their fabric before they do any cutting – personally I don’t do this because I like the shrinkage you get after you’ve quilted the three layers. I do however starch my fabric as I’ve found …
Let’s start with what is appliqué? Appliqué is needlework where pieces of fabric in different shapes and patterns are sewn onto background fabric to form a picture or pattern. Embroidery machines make the art of appliqué substantially simpler, but a lot of quilters still prefer doing the handwork. I have never been a fan of …
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I’ve made some placemats for Christmas celebrations. The designs used are “Folk Christmas Redwork” . The finished size of each placemat is approximately 13″ x 18″. Yardage Using the diagram, this is for 1 placemat: Cutting Using the diagram, cut the following for a single placemat: Method I made the placemats before doing the embroidery …
