Crochet Cotton for Padding
Crochet Cotton for Padding
$1.75 USD
A soft cotton thread (Bernat crochet cotton) is used to pad narrow areas on goldwork designs such as leaves, stems and branches.
The crochet cotton should be waxed first with beeswax so that it is coated and stiff and can be sewn down single or in bundles of two, three or more strands, sewing down the strands with a single strand of polyester sewing thread.
Metal threads such as purls, bullions and Japan threads can be sewn over the crochet cotton padding raising the threads and giving the embroidery a dimensional effect.
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Bullion – Rough Purl
Price Per Yard. Available in Gold 2%, Gilt, Silver, Copper and a variety of colours.
Rough Purls are made up of a very fine wire thread that is wound into a soft flexible hollow tube with a dull (matte) surface.
The tube is cut up into chips (beads) and couched down onto the fabric – passing the needle and thread through the middle of the chip so the thread is hidden and can be sewn over felt or crochet cotton padding to give the area dimension,
I recommend ordering enough for your project as each manufacturing batch can differ slightly in colour.
Bullion – Rough Purl
Price Per Yard. Available in Gold 2%, Gilt, Silver, Copper and a variety of colours.
Rough Purls are made up of a very fine wire thread that is wound into a soft flexible hollow tube with a dull (matte) surface.
The tube is cut up into chips (beads) and couched down onto the fabric – passing the needle and thread through the middle of the chip so the thread is hidden and can be sewn over felt or crochet cotton padding to give the area dimension,
I recommend ordering enough for your project as each manufacturing batch can differ slightly in colour.
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Felt
Felt makes an excellent padding material or foundation fabric for metal thread embroidery. Elements of a design can be padded in layers of felt in a matching colour to the metal threads and then the metals thread are sewn over top.
I offer polyester felt or combination of wool 20% and rayon 80% which is a thicker felt good for padding and felt for needle cases.
Size: 8 inch by 10 inch (20 cm by 25 cm)
Felt
Felt makes an excellent padding material or foundation fabric for metal thread embroidery. Elements of a design can be padded in layers of felt in a matching colour to the metal threads and then the metals thread are sewn over top.
I offer polyester felt or combination of wool 20% and rayon 80% which is a thicker felt good for padding and felt for needle cases.
Size: 8 inch by 10 inch (20 cm by 25 cm)
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Bullion – Bright Check Purl
Price Per Yard. Available in Gilt, Silver and Copper.
Bright Check Purls are made up of a very fine wire thread that is wound into a soft flexible hollow tube with a serrated/jaggered and shiny surface.
The tube is cut up into chips (beads) and couched down onto the fabric – passing the needle and thread through the middle of the chip so the thread is hidden and can be sewn over felt or crochet cotton padding to give the area dimension.
I recommend ordering enough for your project as each manufacturing batch can differ slightly in the appearance of the serrated/jaggered surface and colour.
Bullion – Bright Check Purl
Price Per Yard. Available in Gilt, Silver and Copper.
Bright Check Purls are made up of a very fine wire thread that is wound into a soft flexible hollow tube with a serrated/jaggered and shiny surface.
The tube is cut up into chips (beads) and couched down onto the fabric – passing the needle and thread through the middle of the chip so the thread is hidden and can be sewn over felt or crochet cotton padding to give the area dimension.
I recommend ordering enough for your project as each manufacturing batch can differ slightly in the appearance of the serrated/jaggered surface and colour.
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Needles – Crewel Embroidery
Embroidery or crewel needles have a long eye for easier threading, a slender shaft and a sharp point to the needle so that the stitches can be worked close together and there is more control for the placement of the stitches.
The needles can be used for surface embroidery and sewing.
Crewel/embroidery needles are not suitable for counted thread work as the point of the needle would easily catch the threads of the fabric, distorting the counted work.
Size 10 are my choice needles for fine surface embroidery in which only one single strand of silk thread or embroidery cotton is used.
For very fine embroidery. when only using a single strand of fine thread or for sewing down No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10 gold purl threads use size 12 crewel embroidery.
Needles – Crewel Embroidery
Embroidery or crewel needles have a long eye for easier threading, a slender shaft and a sharp point to the needle so that the stitches can be worked close together and there is more control for the placement of the stitches.
The needles can be used for surface embroidery and sewing.
Crewel/embroidery needles are not suitable for counted thread work as the point of the needle would easily catch the threads of the fabric, distorting the counted work.
Size 10 are my choice needles for fine surface embroidery in which only one single strand of silk thread or embroidery cotton is used.
For very fine embroidery. when only using a single strand of fine thread or for sewing down No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10 gold purl threads use size 12 crewel embroidery.
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Thread – Gutermann
Gutermann polyester sewing thread is used to sew down felt and crochet cotton and the majority of metal threads in goldwork embroidery. The polyester sewing thread is used over cotton or silk as it will not rot over time and is strong and not stretchy.
Yellow thread is used to sew down gold metal threads, grey thread for silver metal threads and brown for copper metal threads.
Thread – Gutermann
Gutermann polyester sewing thread is used to sew down felt and crochet cotton and the majority of metal threads in goldwork embroidery. The polyester sewing thread is used over cotton or silk as it will not rot over time and is strong and not stretchy.
Yellow thread is used to sew down gold metal threads, grey thread for silver metal threads and brown for copper metal threads.
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Beeswax Small Rose
The 100% beeswax small rose is used to coat sewing thread when working metal thread/goldwork embroidery and is a perfect size to work two or three of my goldwork designs.
Small Rose Size: 1 ¼ inches wide and ½ inch thick
Beeswax Small Rose
The 100% beeswax small rose is used to coat sewing thread when working metal thread/goldwork embroidery and is a perfect size to work two or three of my goldwork designs.
Small Rose Size: 1 ¼ inches wide and ½ inch thick
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Bullion – Smooth Purl
Price Per Yard. Available in Gold 2%, Gilt, Silver and Copper.
Smooth Purls are made up of a very fine wire thread that is wound into a soft flexible hollow tube with a smooth and shiny surface.
The tube is cut up into chips (beads) and couched down onto the fabric – passing the needle and thread through the middle of the chip so the thread is hidden and can be sewn over felt or crochet cotton padding to give the area dimension.
I recommend ordering enough for your project as each manufacturing batch can differ slightly in colour.
Bullion – Smooth Purl
Price Per Yard. Available in Gold 2%, Gilt, Silver and Copper.
Smooth Purls are made up of a very fine wire thread that is wound into a soft flexible hollow tube with a smooth and shiny surface.
The tube is cut up into chips (beads) and couched down onto the fabric – passing the needle and thread through the middle of the chip so the thread is hidden and can be sewn over felt or crochet cotton padding to give the area dimension.
I recommend ordering enough for your project as each manufacturing batch can differ slightly in colour.
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Fabric – Silk Noil
The Silk Noil is a natural silk that has a rough/bobbly surface and is good for goldwork embroidery and is available in off white and black.
I recommend backing the silk fabric with Southern Belle Muslin fabric for added support.
Width of the Fabric: 44 inches (110 cm)
Fabric – Silk Noil
The Silk Noil is a natural silk that has a rough/bobbly surface and is good for goldwork embroidery and is available in off white and black.
I recommend backing the silk fabric with Southern Belle Muslin fabric for added support.
Width of the Fabric: 44 inches (110 cm)
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A soft cotton thread (Bernat crochet cotton) is used to pad narrow areas on goldwork designs such as leaves, stems and branches.
The crochet cotton should be waxed first with beeswax so that it is coated and stiff and can be sewn down single or in bundles of two, three or more strands, sewing down the strands with a single strand of polyester sewing thread.
Metal threads such as purls, bullions and Japan threads can be sewn over the crochet cotton padding raising the threads and giving the embroidery a dimensional effect.
Size: 50 grams (1 3/4 oz.)
| Weight | 0.06 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 37 × 27 × 5 cm |
| Colour | White, Yellow |
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Felt
Felt makes an excellent padding material or foundation fabric for metal thread embroidery. Elements of a design can be padded in layers of felt in a matching colour to the metal threads and then the metals thread are sewn over top.
I offer polyester felt or combination of wool 20% and rayon 80% which is a thicker felt good for padding and felt for needle cases.
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Thread – Kreinik #4 Metallic Braids
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Thread – Silk Soie
Au ver A Soie is the manufacturer of fine silk thread and yarns in France since 1820.
I have two weights of the Soie silk threads which are great for sewing down metal threads.
Read More for which weight of silk thread to use on the metal threads.
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Beeswax Small Rose
The 100% beeswax small rose is used to coat sewing thread when working metal thread/goldwork embroidery and is a perfect size to work two or three of my goldwork designs.
Small Rose Size: 1 ¼ inches wide and ½ inch thick
$1.19 USDAdd to cart
Beeswax Large Rose
The 100% beeswax large rose is used to coat sewing thread when working metal thread/goldwork embroidery.
Large Rose Size: 2 inches wide and ¾ inch thick
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Thread – Silk Soie D’Alger
Au ver A Soie is the manufacturer of fine silk thread and yarns in France since 1820. Soie d’alger is a seven ply stranded silk, each strand is twisted. The silk comes in a 5 meter pull skein which means you can pull the thread out without removing the label.
I have dark yellow (gold), light yellow (gold), grey (silver), brown (copper), bright red, dark red and black which can be used for couching down metal threads and for silk shading when doing goldwork embroideries.
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Thread – Gutermann
Gutermann polyester sewing thread is used to sew down felt and crochet cotton and the majority of metal threads in goldwork embroidery. The polyester sewing thread is used over cotton or silk as it will not rot over time and is strong and not stretchy.
Yellow thread is used to sew down gold metal threads, grey thread for silver metal threads and brown for copper metal threads.
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Couching Threads – Metallic
The couching threads can be used for couching down other metal threads such as Check Thread, Flatworm, Japan Thread, Large Back Passing Thread, Rococco and Starndard Lurex Thread.
They can also be used in combination with other embroidery threads for surface embroidery, counted thread embroidery, weaving and lace making to add sparkle.
The threads are synthetic with a metallic look and will not tarnish.
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Fabric – Silk Noil
The Silk Noil is a natural silk that has a rough/bobbly surface and is good for goldwork embroidery and is available in off white and black.
I recommend backing the silk fabric with Southern Belle Muslin fabric for added support.
Width of the Fabric: 44 inches (110 cm)
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