Whitework – Contemporary
Whitework – Contemporary
$29.09 USD
The Contemporary White Work book covers some new and interesting ways for working embroidery Anglaise, drawn thread work, shadow work, and Mountmellick.
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Fabric – Mountmellick
Mountmellick 100% cotton satin jean fabric is a tightly woven and a firm fabric traditionally used Mountmellick embroidery. The fabric is white and has a nice smooth surface with a subtle sheen.
Mountmellick embroidery is an Irish form of white work embroidery in which floral designs are worked using white cotton threads in traditional surface embroidery stitches on the cotton satin jean fabric for table cloths, pillow cases and other household items. The embroideries in the pictures opposite are worked on the Mountmellick fabric.
Width of Fabric: 55 inches (137 cm)
Colour: White
Fabric – Mountmellick
Mountmellick 100% cotton satin jean fabric is a tightly woven and a firm fabric traditionally used Mountmellick embroidery. The fabric is white and has a nice smooth surface with a subtle sheen.
Mountmellick embroidery is an Irish form of white work embroidery in which floral designs are worked using white cotton threads in traditional surface embroidery stitches on the cotton satin jean fabric for table cloths, pillow cases and other household items. The embroideries in the pictures opposite are worked on the Mountmellick fabric.
Width of Fabric: 55 inches (137 cm)
Colour: White
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Erasable Pen – Water
The water erasable marking pen has a pin-point tip that produces a very fine line. Use the pen for drawing embroidery designs onto fabric. When the embroidery is complete the blue pen line can be washed away.
Erasable Pen – Water
The water erasable marking pen has a pin-point tip that produces a very fine line. Use the pen for drawing embroidery designs onto fabric. When the embroidery is complete the blue pen line can be washed away.
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Fabric – Tulle (Net) Honeycomb
Honeycomb tulle (net) has very even and pretty hexagon shapes and is higher quality than the standard dress making tulle which has irregular oval shapes. Tulle hexagon size is measured by the holes per inch (HPI).
The white polyester tulle is very fine and delicate and is the tulle that I use in my Carrickmacross Lace kits and Fine white Work kits There are 24 holes to the inch and is slightly stretchy.
The cotton tulle is off white in colour and the lines of the tulle are slightly thicker than the polyester tulle. The cotton tulle should be washed before use, expect 5% – 10% shrinkage.
Fabric – Tulle (Net) Honeycomb
Honeycomb tulle (net) has very even and pretty hexagon shapes and is higher quality than the standard dress making tulle which has irregular oval shapes. Tulle hexagon size is measured by the holes per inch (HPI).
The white polyester tulle is very fine and delicate and is the tulle that I use in my Carrickmacross Lace kits and Fine white Work kits There are 24 holes to the inch and is slightly stretchy.
The cotton tulle is off white in colour and the lines of the tulle are slightly thicker than the polyester tulle. The cotton tulle should be washed before use, expect 5% – 10% shrinkage.
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Needles – Chenille
Chenille Needles have a large eye and a sharp point and are great for ribbon embroidery and as a plunging needle for goldwork embroidery. Chenille needles can also be used for heavy surface embroidery such as crewel and Mountmellick. I carry a variety packet in which the needles range from size 18 (largest) to size 24 (smallest) and I sell the No. 18 chenille needle separately for goldwork embroidery.
Needles – Chenille
Chenille Needles have a large eye and a sharp point and are great for ribbon embroidery and as a plunging needle for goldwork embroidery. Chenille needles can also be used for heavy surface embroidery such as crewel and Mountmellick. I carry a variety packet in which the needles range from size 18 (largest) to size 24 (smallest) and I sell the No. 18 chenille needle separately for goldwork embroidery.
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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. 10Â 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. 10Â gold purl threads use size 12 crewel embroidery.
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Mountmellick Threads
The Mountmellick threads are white 100% durable cotton which have a firm quality. The threads have a mat surface which contrasts nicely with the cotton satin jean Mountmellick fabric which has a smooth and slightly shiny surface. You can purchase the Mountmellick thread as a cone or a skein.
Mountmellick Threads
The Mountmellick threads are white 100% durable cotton which have a firm quality. The threads have a mat surface which contrasts nicely with the cotton satin jean Mountmellick fabric which has a smooth and slightly shiny surface. You can purchase the Mountmellick thread as a cone or a skein.
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The Contemporary White Work book covers some new and interesting ways for working embroidery Anglaise, drawn thread work, shadow work, and Mountmellick.
Hard back book, 128 pages, written by Tracy A Franklin and Nicola Jarvis and published by Batsford.
| Weight | 0.79 kg |
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| Dimensions | 31 × 24 × 9 cm |
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