EMBROIDERY WITH RAYON THREAD THE MOST POPULAR

The most popular type of thread in my view is rayon. It comes in a few weights like 40 and 60 .I use #40 for most things , it has a lovely shine to it that gives your sewing lots of depth. Rayon can with stand lots of washing and still looks great, it looks delicate and feels delicate but its very hard working.

The selection of colors is enormous, you can get swept away. I have to stop myself sometime. I want every color, its like paint you can mix them together much like paint and create the most amazing things with thread.

Embroidery in my opinion is one of the longest used art forms since antiquity. But in the last few decades it has jump off the charts in its popularity.

Ever thing including your under wear can be embroidered. With the diversity of items that can be embroidered there is no shortage of work.

Blue and purple shawl

A shawl I made of wool with Celtic designs all over and initials on the bottom edge. I used rayon thread throughout. With out a doubt I would use rayon for most of my ever day work.

THE TIMELESS BEAUTY OF EMBROIDERY AND APPLIQUE

Pictures say a thousand words and I could try to explain how this jacket came about, but you can  see its a one of a kind.

When I first sent for this jacket from Macy's department store about 20 or so years ago they sent me the wrong jacket, it had an eagle on the back and a bunch of studs randomly placed around the jacket. I loved it, I wore it everywhere it was my favorite. But you know times change ,

I wanted to update my beloved jacket. I knew I had some great tapastry fabric and thought it might do the trick. Well to my surprise and delight I had more fabric then I realized. After cutting and placing the appliques in places I liked I used free motion embroidery in a satin type stitch around the appliques. I was very pleased with the effect. So in finishing I sill love this jacket and wear it whenever I can.

THE VELVET BOX

This lovely forest green velvet box is embroidered with leaves sewn with polyester thread and the little berries are done in rayon and the whole is

outlined in gold metallic thread. A friend gave it to me one Christmas I loved it. It was filled with the most wonderful chocolate as divine as the box itself. I will cherish it always even though the chocolate is gone.

THE BEAUTY OF EMBRIDERY THREAD

The most important aspect of embroidery of course is the thread. And there is lots of this to choose from, but by far the most beautiful is silk thread. In the type of embroidery I do, I don't use much silk but if I am doing a specialty item or a form of art, such as free motion embroidery and hand embroidery I would most definitely use silk in some parts of the design if not all.                       This is a doll I made in Japanese style all hand embroidered by me in silk thread ,she turned out quite nice. This is a doll built up on a wire frame and covered in fabric she stands about 15 inches tall. She came about long before I became involved in the embroidery business.

EMBROIDERY CALLS AND I ANSWER

The Christmas rush is over, but I'm ready to jump in again to create new and wonderful things. The new year brings new ideas and the promise of something wonderful.

I've had time to gather my thoughts and with some rest and renewal this could be the best of times. My work space is small but acceptable and I have been reorganizing so things flow better.
I may even go as far to say it is organized chaos at times.

 Bringing beautiful embroidery to the world is worth all the work. So with this said, I will be glad to answer the call to work in the morning.

Happy New Year everyone it's New Years Eve and I took the afternoon off. I have been working like crazy these past few months, I'm so grateful that I had the work. 

Embroidery is fun but you must be careful and it does take my full attention. I must say I have had some mishaps over the years but, that's another whole story.

My greatest wish for the new year is that I can make people happy with the things I create.

 So as we welcome the New Year ,I pray men will come together in peace and harmony, so we can enjoy the world and life as God intended us to Amen.

Hi my friends, I know this has nothing to do with sewing at all but, I thought it might be nice to share that it's my 50th wedding anniversary today. Wheww  what a ride !!! 

 We have 4 wonderful grown kids and 8 grandchildren. There was always lots of noise and action going on around here, and still is. But I wouldn't change a thing it's a "Wonderful Life" I am so grateful for every moment.

Thanks to my wonderful husband I can keep working and sewing away, he babysits our grandson and cleans up   Hallelujah!!