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Quilting: Embroidery Thread
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Embroidery Thread

Hand dyed thread

Hand dyed thread

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Stupendous Stitching: Adventures in Surface Design »

Instructions

Had white mercerized #8 embroidery thread in balls. Made many skeins and tied them individually with heavy yarn. Take Jane Dunnewold's fabric dye class. Voila. Multicolor embroidery thread.
Difficulty:

Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Other

Style: Funky, Casual

Materials

White mercerized embroidery thread. Cotton dyes.

What was your inspiration?

Stupendous Stitching

What are you most proud of?

It's pretty

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Follow directions for dyeing fabrics first before dying thread.

 

12 comments

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Pam NZ on craftsy.com
Pam NZ
Sep 01, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Yum! You'll have fun stitching with these! Is that a little helper I spy on your profile pic LOL? A baby bichon?
kathyriggs on craftsy.com
kathyriggs
Sep 01, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
No, a Havanese. Still cute as I was told recently. Belongs to a friend of a friend. Was gently dyed with Kool Aid at the time
Pam NZ on craftsy.com
Pam NZ
Sep 01, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
A Havanese... oh very cute... I'd be keeping him or her LOL. Can't wait to see what you do with these threads... if only I lived closer, you might "lose" them ;-)
kathyriggs on craftsy.com
kathyriggs
Sep 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
They are easy to dye. Just buy a big ball of #8 white embroidery thread. Wrap in skeins, maybe pre-wash gently. I think I'd wrap and tie them in bigger skeins next time, do a light overall dye first. Then use Zip Lock bags and dip them in 1 or 2 other colors. The dye travels up the fibers, so I'd want to experiment on a couple low yardage skeins first to see how the colors behave before I got serious with more dyeing.
texasredhead on craftsy.com
texasredhead
Aug 19, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I would like to use some of these types of yam to mix in with hats mad scared, to filialy sweaters, it would look awesome.
Carol Ann Waugh on craftsy.com
Carol Ann Waugh
Craftsy Instructor
Aug 15, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Yummy! Where did you buy the white embroidery thread?
kathyriggs on craftsy.com
kathyriggs
Aug 15, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
It was in my garage, long time stored cool and dark. Was my mother's for a huge double weave fabric embroidery project she never finished. I've dyed quite a bit of silk and wool fiber and yarn, so just new fiber type and dying chemicals/processes for the cotton. Could buy embroidery floss anywhere, I guess. This is 2 ply. I would rather have 3 ply, I think.
Gail In Denver on craftsy.com
Gail In Denver
Mar 12, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
http://halcyonyarn.com/products/yarn/082.html
Gail In Denver on craftsy.com
Gail In Denver
Mar 12, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
http://halcyonyarn.com/products/yarn/082.html
Gail In Denver on craftsy.com
Gail In Denver
Mar 12, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
This I have found to be the best for Perel cotton. Comes in # , 3 (heaviest) 5 and 12. Then Tencel in size 8. I took Janes class too and although I can't hand sew any longer doesn't mean I cant have fun with the yarn. Prices are very reasonable. Just had some mini cones in the mail yesterday and have them ready to clean and into the dye pot or baggie.
Gail In Denver on craftsy.com
Gail In Denver
Mar 12, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
sorry about those repeats, its getting late here in Denver.
Judy Salb on craftsy.com
Judy Salb
Aug 15, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Great idea. What an inspiration Judy

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