tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975264.post3690338958446142964..comments2023-11-17T09:19:34.516+00:00Comments on Sew in Love: Work in Progress Wednesday 26 Sept 2012Elizabeth Braunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067860880479674275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975264.post-28235850838768282302012-09-27T05:31:40.297+01:002012-09-27T05:31:40.297+01:00Forgot to have you send comments to me at my blog....Forgot to have you send comments to me at my blog. I'd love to know how it goes for you. Thanks! Rosalie.Rosaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753620499897510071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975264.post-34775029829883970192012-09-27T05:28:47.280+01:002012-09-27T05:28:47.280+01:00The Z-twist rayon floss that we use for Brazilian ...The Z-twist rayon floss that we use for Brazilian dimensional embroidery actually will make really beautiful stitches once you get the knack of working with the threads.<br /><br />When you are making a bullion, take your stitch (needle up from fabric, in and back up again). Place the floss behind the needle (this will have you in position to wrap clockwise). Put the desired number of wraps on the needle. You'll notice you are adding kinks and twists but here's how to get rid of them:<br /> BEFORE you pull the needle through to finish the bullion, grasp the floss tail and pull ALL of the floss through the eye of the needle (really LONG floss tail now), and then back it out to about a 3" floss tail. You have now gotten rid of lots of kinks and twists. Pull the needle through.<br /><br />Now you don't want a really FAT bullion, so work with it a bit, pulling the needle so the floss tightens around the core thread. When you have the bullion worked down to about the thickness of 3 strands of Lola, pull the needle through, go down and out and settle the bullion in place.<br /><br />Please visit the BDEIG website (bdeig.info) for more information, or check out the book "Floss Flowers Book 1" by Virignia Chapman. Virginia is a technical genius on working with the floss and stitches and we have all learned a lot from her. <br /><br />Don't give up. This is beautiful dimensional embroidery (with the word "Brazilian" added when you work with Z-twist floss). <br /><br />Rosalie WakefieldRosaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753620499897510071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975264.post-69505042763848153222012-09-26T20:08:49.301+01:002012-09-26T20:08:49.301+01:00If the thread is too lively, try making a weak sol...If the thread is too lively, try making a weak solution of hair conditioner and water, and wiping it over the strands and allowing them to dry before using them. Of course, this only works if the threads are colourfast, but it does sometimes help with lively threads. Try it with one length to see whether it helps with this one!Rachelhttp://www.virtuosewadventures.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975264.post-77904628033268021612012-09-26T18:44:14.974+01:002012-09-26T18:44:14.974+01:00I have used rayon threads a couple of times and no...I have used rayon threads a couple of times and now I have a standing rule: Never touch rayon thread. I don't care what the project is, I won't use it. I'll find something else. If this rule prevents me from trying Brazilian embroidery, so be it. And you know what? I'm much happier for it. Cynthia Gilbrethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124840580430749378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975264.post-45867139164674601352012-09-26T16:05:13.619+01:002012-09-26T16:05:13.619+01:00Thanks Carol, yes I have tried this. If you wrap ...Thanks Carol, yes I have tried this. If you wrap it in the other (wrong) direction, then the knots won't form properly and the thread is 100% mucked up, not just 50%!! I am wrapping the right way, it's just that the remaining thread naturally 'protests' as it gets, in effect, twisted the other way whilst you're wrapping.=(Elizabeth Braunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067860880479674275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975264.post-85296411797701288252012-09-26T16:00:43.794+01:002012-09-26T16:00:43.794+01:00Elizabeth--regarding your Brazilian embroidery and...Elizabeth--regarding your Brazilian embroidery and the problem you are having with your bullions...have you tried wrapping your thread in the opposite direction? Rayon thread is a Z-twist thread and must be wrapped around the needle in the opposite way from cotton, wool or nearly any other thread in order for it to behave properly. <br /><br />Rayon bullions wrapped in the right direction should slide over that needle really smoothly. You also need to control the twist once it's off the needle and on the thread, but wrapping in the correct way will help with that, too. <br /><br />You didn't mention you have tried this, but if you have, my apologies for telling you something you already know. <br /><br />Carol S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com