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Working with VeryVelvet
I'm working on a painted canvas needlepoint and I bought some Very Velvet
thread for the curtains on the picture. Can someone tell me a good stitch to use as the thread seems very thin and the canvas shows through no matter what basic stitch I use. ------------------------------------- Ann B. Chechik Just want to say... ****** ***** *************** * ** * ** * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ****** * ****** * ****** ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.sewgirls.com/ Sewing Community of the Net Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - rec.crafts.textiles.needlework - 42650 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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Working with VeryVelvet
Have you considered filling in the curtains area with a normal thread
to get the coverage, and then using the VeryVelvet on top? You might give that a try, and see about going every other stitch hole to get the fuzzies you want without it being too thick or heavy. |
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Working with VeryVelvet
On 12/11/08 12:12 PM, "Mary" wrote:
Have you considered filling in the curtains area with a normal thread to get the coverage, and then using the VeryVelvet on top? You might give that a try, and see about going every other stitch hole to get the fuzzies you want without it being too thick or heavy. That's an idea. My questions a What mesh size is the canvas? And did you get the regular size Very Velvet, or the Petite VV? IME, the coverage is usually good with the Very Velvet - but you have to be careful of pulling it too much, as it will kind of snap of (the tube just separates). Also, be sure that the needle is opening the hole to get it through. Have you only tried tent/basketweave kind of stitches? You could use the VV intermittently for texture and do more dense, focal kind of stitches with it, so the curtains would look like a pattern. Even some simple Byzantine or Cashmere stitch blocks. Or you could do some circular Rhodes stitche http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfT...h/2008/apr.php here and there, then fill in w/ a more standard. Also, there is a combination XS, sometimes called a double-straight cross - you could try this. http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfT...2001/01-03.php This ANG site has a lot of stitches. IME, things like a Rice or Smyrna could get very bulky with VV. You could look at doing something like a Milanese variation, or a Hungarian cross, and use the VV as one layer, then use a different thread to ensure good coverage for the other layers - even a silk w/ enough strands, or perle cotton, or something like burmilama. Good luck. There are lots of references out there - you may have to do some doodling. You might also check out the Rainbow Gallery website, John has listed some stitches and techniques for using their various threads. Happy stitchin' ellice |
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Working with VeryVelvet
chanab had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/needlework/R...vet-45992-.htm : ellice wrote: On 12/11/08 12:12 PM, "Mary" wrote: Have you considered filling in the curtains area with a normal thread to get the coverage, and then using the VeryVelvet on top? You might give that a try, and see about going every other stitch hole to get the fuzzies you want without it being too thick or heavy. That's an idea. My questions a What mesh size is the canvas? And did you get the regular size Very Velvet, or the Petite VV? IME, the coverage is usually good with the Very Velvet - but you have to be careful of pulling it too much, as it will kind of snap of (the tube just separates). Also, be sure that the needle is opening the hole to get it through. Have you only tried tent/basketweave kind of stitches? You could use the VV intermittently for texture and do more dense, focal kind of stitches with it, so the curtains would look like a pattern. Even some simple Byzantine or Cashmere stitch blocks. Or you could do some circular Rhodes stitche http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfT...h/2008/apr.php here and there, then fill in w/ a more standard. Also, there is a combination XS, sometimes called a double-straight cross - you could try this. http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfT...2001/01-03.php This ANG site has a lot of stitches. IME, things like a Rice or Smyrna could get very bulky with VV. You could look at doing something like a Milanese variation, or a Hungarian cross, and use the VV as one layer, then use a different thread to ensure good coverage for the other layers - even a silk w/ enough strands, or perle cotton, or something like burmilama. Good luck. There are lots of references out there - you may have to do some doodling. You might also check out the Rainbow Gallery website, John has listed some stitches and techniques for using their various threads. Happy stitchin' ellice Thank you both very much for your quick replies. I have no idea what mesh size the canvas is- it's about 20 years old and I inherited it from my mom. It's a double thread canvas. She had started it; doing just a couple of rows and then leaving it. She used the dmc 4 and really didn't buy enough (I guess she never thought dmc would discontinue it). I didn't have enough of any one color to do the curtains so I thought velvet would be the way to go. I never worked with velvet before and the store I bought it from told me that I could use the basketweave stitch I was using for most of the canvas. After reading your posts, I think I will take your advice and sew the curtain with a regular thread, using the velvet as an accent on top. I can't use dmc 4 but I think the dmc 5 with velvet on top would be cool. Thank you. ------------------------------------- Ann B. Chechik Just want to say... ****** ***** *************** * ** * ** * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ****** * ****** * ****** ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.sewgirls.com/ Sewing Community of the Net Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - rec.crafts.textiles.needlework - 42660 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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Working with VeryVelvet
On 12/11/08 7:46 PM, "chanab" wrote:
chanab had written this in response to http://www.sewgirls.com/needlework/R...vet-45992-.htm : ellice wrote: On 12/11/08 12:12 PM, "Mary" wrote: Have you considered filling in the curtains area with a normal thread to get the coverage, and then using the VeryVelvet on top? You might give that a try, and see about going every other stitch hole to get the fuzzies you want without it being too thick or heavy. That's an idea. My questions a What mesh size is the canvas? And did you get the regular size Very Velvet, or the Petite VV? IME, the coverage is usually good with the Very Velvet - but you have to be careful of pulling it too much, as it will kind of snap of (the tube just separates). Also, be sure that the needle is opening the hole to get it through. Have you only tried tent/basketweave kind of stitches? You could use the VV intermittently for texture and do more dense, focal kind of stitches with it, so the curtains would look like a pattern. Even some simple Byzantine or Cashmere stitch blocks. Or you could do some circular Rhodes stitche http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfT...h/2008/apr.php here and there, then fill in w/ a more standard. Also, there is a combination XS, sometimes called a double-straight cross - you could try this. http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfT...2001/01-03.php This ANG site has a lot of stitches. IME, things like a Rice or Smyrna could get very bulky with VV. You could look at doing something like a Milanese variation, or a Hungarian cross, and use the VV as one layer, then use a different thread to ensure good coverage for the other layers - even a silk w/ enough strands, or perle cotton, or something like burmilama. Good luck. There are lots of references out there - you may have to do some doodling. You might also check out the Rainbow Gallery website, John has listed some stitches and techniques for using their various threads. Happy stitchin' ellice Thank you both very much for your quick replies. I have no idea what mesh size the canvas is- it's about 20 years old and I inherited it from my mom. It's a double thread canvas. She had started it; doing just a couple of rows and then leaving it. She used the dmc 4 and really didn't buy enough (I guess she never thought dmc would discontinue it). I didn't have enough of any one color to do the curtains so I thought velvet would be the way to go. I never worked with velvet before and the store I bought it from told me that I could use the basketweave stitch I was using for most of the canvas. It's probably a penelope canvas. The mesh size doesn't matter except in figuring out what thread sizes work. If she was using DMC 4, then it's probably a largish size, like a 13 mesh, and that could have the VV be a bit skimpy - though I'm surprised. If you really cared for curiousisty - just take a ruler and count boxes to the inch. After reading your posts, I think I will take your advice and sew the curtain with a regular thread, using the velvet as an accent on top. I can't use dmc 4 but I think the dmc 5 with velvet on top would be cool. I think you're right - using the DMC 5, then doing some work w/ the VV on top will look really nice. It's so great that you're finisihing a piece that your mom started! Thank you. ------------------------------------- Ann B. Chechik Quite welcome, and enjoy working on this. I'm sure it'll come out just lovely. Ellice |
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