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Post by lyn on Jul 18, 2014 20:12:53 GMT
Fantastic piece Cathy - it's bold and beautiful!
Ann is right. You have to stick your tongue out at just the right angle and for the correct amount of time to aid any stitching you're doing.
When I had trouble stitching a tough piece, I used a thimble to push and a small pair of pliers to pull through. Messed up the needle a bit but hey it did the trick.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jul 18, 2014 21:34:24 GMT
Must Be a Brit thing Lyn. You know what I meant. My dad always said that and he always had his tongue stuck out a little when he worked on something.
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Post by lyn on Jul 18, 2014 22:04:36 GMT
Must Be a Brit thing Lyn. You know what I meant. My dad always said that and he always had his tongue stuck out a little when he worked on something. So it's not universal then?
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Post by Pandagirl on Jul 19, 2014 0:24:14 GMT
Perhaps it was all the layers?
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Jul 19, 2014 1:17:00 GMT
Thank you, Lyn! Now I understand the problem…I was not sticking my tongue out, rather I was gritting my teeth. No wonder the needle would not go through!!
Marilyn, It was actually the blue with white building that had more layers, and that was not a problem. I may never figure this one out. I was using 6 strands of French rayon embroidery thread, so doubled would be 12 strands which could have been too thick. But that doesn't explain why those threads easily went through the other merino felt buildings.
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Post by MTRuth on Jul 19, 2014 1:40:09 GMT
I always seem to stick my tongue out when concentrating so it's not just a Brit thing
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Post by zed on Jul 19, 2014 10:08:16 GMT
It looks great, Cathy I have just one needle I find works well with felt, it was one I got off my mum, some other ones I bought just make it hard work. It does seem sharper than those, but I don't know what all the names for needles are.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 12:55:39 GMT
Hello Cathy, I do love your city scape and the stitching is lovely on it. I do stitching on just about every wet felted project I gave done and have found No problem stitching on the felted project.in fact my needle just glides thru very easily. But I have never used pre-felt.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Jul 19, 2014 13:11:26 GMT
Thanks Zed and Judy! So I seem to be the only one having trouble with embroidery needles on felt, and now I am thinking the needle may be too large. These are needles I purchased for shibori stitching, so they are maybe a bit heavier than they need to be. These needles are also called "doll" needles. Next time I am in a thread shop, plan to pick up new needles, because I really do like the hand-stitching on felt.
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Post by MTRuth on Jul 19, 2014 20:13:58 GMT
Doll needles are really large for basic embroidery. I would try just a regular "embroidery" type needle in a 8-12 size.
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Post by zed on Jul 20, 2014 8:39:47 GMT
Just make sure your needle is sharp and takes size 5 perle cotton, that's my rule
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Aug 17, 2014 14:34:38 GMT
We talked about adding blanket-stitching to a wet-felted cat mat under the thread “Daily Dose of Fiber,” and Zed graciously sent me a link to her tutorial on blanket-stitching. Much appreciated! Here then is what I tried last evening: (for sure I’ve got a ways to go with this stitch, but it’s a start!) Cat Mat Blanket-Stitched by catwycliff, on Flickr
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Post by MTRuth on Aug 17, 2014 17:07:27 GMT
The hardest part of blanket stitch is getting it even and all the same length. You've done a great job Cathy.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Aug 17, 2014 18:08:59 GMT
You are right, Ruth! I looked back over my work and realized just how uneven it was…also, that I need to go “deeper” into the felted area to produce a bit longer stitches. And it would help to have a more steady rhythm of stitches. Will try another mat with blanket stitch tonight!
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Post by Pandagirl on Aug 17, 2014 18:35:49 GMT
Nice job Cathy. I don't think the cats will notice the stitches aren't even. ;-)
It does take practice.
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