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Brazilian embroidery
Dianne Lewandowski wrote in message ...
There are lots of BE sites. Go to google.com and do a search on Brazilian Embroidery. Madge Haycock has a lovely site in Canada, there's JD Embroidery . . . a whole host of sites with amicable people behind the scenes. Peggy Crawford used to subhost from me, but she's had a life full and stopped for the time being. Dianne Dawn 0 wrote: Hi, I was a dedicated cross stitcher, I knit, I crochet, I needlepoint etc. Today while in my LNS I saw Brazilian embroidery and loved it. DO any of you do this needlework? Is there a site on how to? WIP Knitted shawl, crochet afghan, remodeling kitchen, a cross stitch Diane, Have you done any of the Brazilian stitching? If so, do you enjoy it? Is it an expensive craft? My LNS is offering a class through the school system. It is only 21.00 for supplies and a 5.oo registration fee. I will probably try it. Dawn0 |
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First of all: a caution . . . I'm telling you as much as I can in one
post. Don't be scared by what you read. None of this is hard. HONEST. It's just "different". So, if you're pretty handy with needle/thread, and have had some experience with surface embroidery, you should have no problem whatsoever learning it. Yes, I've done a fair amount of Brazilian. Some people just love it. Others don't. The reasons I've gathered (because I ask), is the colors. To be classified as "Brazilian Embroidery", the work must be done in rayon threads. Also, bullions are the mainstay (easy to do with rayon), as well as ordinary embroidery stitches that are made more complex by additional twists/turns of thread and needle. Rayon is rather "neon" in appearance. It literally jumps out at you. Some people adore this. Some people can't stand it. So, if you like the "look", but don't like the coloration, there's ways around this. You can use other threads that are cotton or silk (or perhaps a combo of rayon/silk like Cifonda or Empress silk) and do the same embroidery techniques. I've only seen one skein of the Cifonda (Empress) and it is MUCH softer in coloration. I don't know what the rest of the line is like, just guessing from this "red" - which is gorgeous. (Thanks to the two rctners who sent this!) I've done Brazilian "techniques" in wool, with lovely results. Rayon thread is a little "ornery". You will probably receive all sorts of advice to make it behave. Most of them anecdotal. Several here at RCTN recommend Thread Heaven to tame it. So, if after a lesson, you just throw up your hands in frustration, try that. In my not so humble opinion, you're better off just learning to use it. GO SLOW! The thread needs to rest a bit. So, if you're doing a stem stitch, don't just whip along like you usually do. Do a couple, let the thread rest a few seconds. Do a few more. Same with a bullion: Get the thread in position, stop a second, wind, stop a second . . . etc. Good luck in your class, DawnO. You'll do great, I just know it. Most people that try it, like it - if for no other reason than the experience of something different that they can apply in their needlework adventures. I wish Peggy Crawford was still designing. Her's were unique. Dianne |
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