Piece # 1. – stitching a grid with vertical and horizontal lines
Fabric - bridal satin – painted with transfer paint using Sample #1.
Stabilizer – 2 layers of the thin nappy liner
Threads - grid - (#1) Gutermann 100% polyester -dark green thread – colour # 792 (complement)
(#2) second complement – Marathon Korean thread (probably rayon) – light tone - violet - colour # 2077
(#3) third thread – mid colour – Gutermann 100% polyester – mid green colour # 776
Bobbin Thread – variegated green thread – didn’t show through to the front
Length of stitch - 2.5
In this piece, I like the empty squares of colour in the grid. Also the light violet gives an interesting effect. This piece distorted only a small amount. I noticed that I had filled the same number of rows and columns with the light violet colour. I am not sure if there should be more variation.
Piece #2 – stitching straight diagonal lines
Fabric - black felt
Stabilizer - black felt
Threads - (#1) – 100% Rayon embroidery thread- WonderFil Art# 3142 - colour # 1182 – dark red
(#2) - 100 % rayon embroidery thread – colour # 1057 –DD-8069 - light blue
(#3) - 100% Rayon embroidery thread - WonderFil Art #40 – colour # 1137 - bright orange
Bobbin Thread – black
Length of stitch – 3.5
There was a little distortion of the fabric although I did trim a bit off each side as you can see the cut threads. I do have a button on my machine that makes a knot when I have finished a row and I was following this practice for the most part of the piece.
Piece # 3 – Straight stitched lines going in every direction
Fabric - calico (muslin)
Stabilizer – medium weight woven pellon (Vilene) -
Threads - (#1) – 100% Rayon Embroidery Thread - (no colour number – I expect it is a WonderFil thread) - mid to dark green
(#2) - 100% Rayon thread – no colour number - Royal Blue
(#3) - 100% Rayon Embroidery Thread – WonderFil Art# 3142 - colour # 1182 - mid red.
(#4) - 100% Rayon Embroidery Thread – WonderFil Art# 3142 - colour # 2113 – bright yellow
(#5) - 100% Rayon embroidery thread - WonderFil Art #40 – colour # 1137 - bright orange
(#6) – 100% Rayon thread - 1081 BF-8309 - mid violet
(#7) – 100% polyester Mettler metrosene plus - colour #3 - used as the first layer of concentrated stitching for the tree trunks
(#8) – 100% polyester Mettler metrosene plus – colour # 712 - mid brown – used for the second layer of stitching on the tree trunks
(#9) - Rayon thread – 120D/2 - variegated colour Stonehaven - used as the top stitching layer of the tree trunks (there are sections of white along with the darker browny colours of the variegation)
Bobbin Thread – 100% polyester – white
Length of stitch - 3
The tree trunks look realistic even with the white thread bobbin thread showing through. I should have possibly used a darker bobbin thread on the random rows of stitches that used the darker colours (eg. blue, red, and green) Once the tree trunks were stitched, there was great distortion of the fabric. On the left tree trunk, I added another piece of Vilene stabilizer and this helped a bit!!! I am not happy with the piece.
Piece # 4 - Straight stitches in a curved pattern (all with the foot on and feed dogs up)
Fabric - Bridal satin painted with transfer paints from using Sample # 5 – the third pressing
Stabilizer – Vilene (mid weight woven pellon) and white felt.
Threads - (#1) – 100% Rayon Embroidery Thread - (no colour number – I expect it is a WonderFil thread) - mid to dark green
(#2) - 100% Rayon thread – no colour number - Royal Blue
(#3) - 100% Rayon Embroidery Thread – WonderFil Art# 3142 - colour # 1182 - mid red.
(#4) - 100% Rayon Embroidery Thread – WonderFil Art# 3142 - colour # 2113 – bright yellow
(#5) - 100% Rayon embroidery thread - WonderFil Art #40 – colour # 1137 - bright orange
Bobbin Thread - White - I should have used a darker colour such as black for the blue, red, and green colours.
Length of stitch - 3.5. I also reduced the pressure on the presser foot one notch
You will notice that some of the stitches were looping. The thread was breaking. I then changed to a new needle and cleaned out the fluff from the bobbin area. And everything went smoothly from that point on!!! I liked this piece with the different colours of thread against the paint transferred bridal satin!!! I believe that I would have a better product if I had changed the colour of the bobbin thread to match the top threads (especially the darker colours).
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