Baby Gift

Dear friend's first grandbaby. She bought one of those ready-made bonnets,
made from a linen handkerchief. I wish she had spoken with me first as I
could have made one for her and incorporated the embroidery in the original
design. This bonnet/handkerchief has a tiny cross bedazzled onto 2 sides of
the thing. Really shiny but not terribly obtrusive. I could live without
them, but probably can't be peeled off. The linen is fine, but pretty
stiff.

Anyway, she wants me to embroider the baby's name, birth date and date of
baptism on the handkerchief. Then, dates of confirmation and wedding will
be added. Bride is supposed to carry the handkerchief or it will be used in
the bouquet or something.

Baby's mom would like white thread and I am thinking bright white silk
thread. The linen is so fine that I was thinking a simple, elegant outline
in script. I have the placement all worked out.

Can anyone give me a hint as to 1)which silk thread you prefer for
embroidery and 2) which color would fit the description of "bright white"?

I was looking at YLI and Madeira, but cannot tell which white would work
best.

Thanks in advance.

Cindy

I would not use silk for a baby's bonnet for one good reason: If you
must bleach the bonnet, the white silk will turn colors. I ruined an
embroidered linen blouse in this manner. It was an accident (I knew not
to bleach silk), but accidents happen.

I would use a nice cotton broder thread, size 35 or 40. This is
traditionally used for the task, although it's difficult to find in the
U.S. Lacis carries it.

Dianne

teleflora wrote:
Dear friend's first grandbaby. She bought one of those ready-made bonnets,
made from a linen handkerchief. I wish she had spoken with me first as I
could have made one for her and incorporated the embroidery in the original
design. This bonnet/handkerchief has a tiny cross bedazzled onto 2 sides of
the thing. Really shiny but not terribly obtrusive. I could live without
them, but probably can't be peeled off. The linen is fine, but pretty
stiff.

Anyway, she wants me to embroider the baby's name, birth date and date of
baptism on the handkerchief. Then, dates of confirmation and wedding will
be added. Bride is supposed to carry the handkerchief or it will be used in
the bouquet or something.

Baby's mom would like white thread and I am thinking bright white silk
thread. The linen is so fine that I was thinking a simple, elegant outline
in script. I have the placement all worked out.

Can anyone give me a hint as to 1)which silk thread you prefer for
embroidery and 2) which color would fit the description of "bright white"?

I was looking at YLI and Madeira, but cannot tell which white would work
best.

Thanks in advance.

Cindy




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Good point, Dianne, but this handkerchief bonnet won't be used as a bonnet
since the baptism is already over. It probably won't be used until (or
unless) a wedding takes place about 25 years from now. If it is kept in the
case and the kid isn't allowed to play with it while growing up, it should
stay clean. Still, accidents do happen, I suppose.

That said, would you still not use the silk?

Cindy

"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message
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I would not use silk for a baby's bonnet for one good reason: If you must
bleach the bonnet, the white silk will turn colors. I ruined an
embroidered linen blouse in this manner. It was an accident (I knew not to
bleach silk), but accidents happen.

I would use a nice cotton broder thread, size 35 or 40. This is
traditionally used for the task, although it's difficult to find in the
U.S. Lacis carries it.

Dianne

teleflora wrote:
Dear friend's first grandbaby. She bought one of those ready-made
bonnets, made from a linen handkerchief. I wish she had spoken with me
first as I could have made one for her and incorporated the embroidery in
the original design. This bonnet/handkerchief has a tiny cross bedazzled
onto 2 sides of the thing. Really shiny but not terribly obtrusive. I
could live without them, but probably can't be peeled off. The linen is
fine, but pretty stiff.

Anyway, she wants me to embroider the baby's name, birth date and date of
baptism on the handkerchief. Then, dates of confirmation and wedding
will be added. Bride is supposed to carry the handkerchief or it will be
used in the bouquet or something.

Baby's mom would like white thread and I am thinking bright white silk
thread. The linen is so fine that I was thinking a simple, elegant
outline in script. I have the placement all worked out.

Can anyone give me a hint as to 1)which silk thread you prefer for
embroidery and 2) which color would fit the description of "bright
white"?

I was looking at YLI and Madeira, but cannot tell which white would work
best.

Thanks in advance.

Cindy


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It's always difficult to know for sure with these things. If your heart
is set on silk, I like Madeira for its soft sheen.

Dianne


teleflora wrote:
Good point, Dianne, but this handkerchief bonnet won't be used as a bonnet
since the baptism is already over. It probably won't be used until (or
unless) a wedding takes place about 25 years from now. If it is kept in the
case and the kid isn't allowed to play with it while growing up, it should
stay clean. Still, accidents do happen, I suppose.

That said, would you still not use the silk?

Cindy

"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message
...
I would not use silk for a baby's bonnet for one good reason: If you must
bleach the bonnet, the white silk will turn colors. I ruined an
embroidered linen blouse in this manner. It was an accident (I knew not to
bleach silk), but accidents happen.

I would use a nice cotton broder thread, size 35 or 40. This is
traditionally used for the task, although it's difficult to find in the
U.S. Lacis carries it.

Dianne

teleflora wrote:
Dear friend's first grandbaby. She bought one of those ready-made
bonnets, made from a linen handkerchief. I wish she had spoken with me
first as I could have made one for her and incorporated the embroidery in
the original design. This bonnet/handkerchief has a tiny cross bedazzled
onto 2 sides of the thing. Really shiny but not terribly obtrusive. I
could live without them, but probably can't be peeled off. The linen is
fine, but pretty stiff.

Anyway, she wants me to embroider the baby's name, birth date and date of
baptism on the handkerchief. Then, dates of confirmation and wedding
will be added. Bride is supposed to carry the handkerchief or it will be
used in the bouquet or something.

Baby's mom would like white thread and I am thinking bright white silk
thread. The linen is so fine that I was thinking a simple, elegant
outline in script. I have the placement all worked out.

Can anyone give me a hint as to 1)which silk thread you prefer for
embroidery and 2) which color would fit the description of "bright
white"?

I was looking at YLI and Madeira, but cannot tell which white would work
best.

Thanks in advance.

Cindy

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