Madame Mosley asked how I padded the hearts on the canvas below. Well, first I made long vertical stitches using 6ply of DMC floss. Then I went right over the top of those stitches with long horizontal stitches. Finally, I used Rainbow Gallery's Flair as the top fiber, and I think I did two courses of long vertical stitches.
I think the reason why I didn't get a lot of separation on the top layer is because Flair is a) relatively flat, and b) it's stretchy and was easily pull-able.
(Miss Jane from Needle Nest calls Flair "Barbie pantyhose" because it's a tubular nylon...tee hee!)
Coni,
ReplyDeletePlease tell us the "designer/model number/ anything else we might need to know to track it down" for the Padded Hearts canvas. Inquiring minds need to know.
Thanks, Robin
You make me miss my canvas & needlepoint days!
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree - that Flair is just like Barbie panty hose.
P.S. Kiss Stewie's nose for me.
I thanked you on the other comment but in case you did not see it, thank you for the info on the padded stitching - i will give it a try and you have a good point about the flair versus neon rays I have used on padded hearts - not slippery.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Madame Monica