I finished up my Elements sampler this morning before going to work. Now I have the border to work on.
I thought tonight I would finish up my Bookshelf design by stitching the metallic bits on the book spines, but I was wrong.
I must admit that I'm a bit confused. The thread breaks easily and when I pull one thread out, it splits into 'two' threads?!?! Am I supposed to use those two threads or just one?!?!?
Egads! I didn't think it would be this hard to use metallics. Does anyone have any advice on using metallics? How many threads should I be using? I read about a device called Thread Heaven that helps with metallics. Is it worth it to buy one?
In other news, my ILL loan has come in!!!! Hopefully I can pick it up tomorrow or maybe Saturday!! I can't wait to read it.
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I usually use one strand of short length. You are right, mettalic thread tends to fray faster than cotton or silk so try using short lengths.
ReplyDeleteI don't use thread haven (don't have the patience to condition the thread before using and no time at all besides I don't like the idea, lol!) You can also try Rainbow Gallery or Kreinik. I find them much nicer to use than DMC.