[Artemisia] Embordery Question

[S CLEMENGER]

Silk would be more appropriate for colored embroidery than linen (as the 
embroidery thread), but I wouldn't sweat it overly much if you have to 
resort to cotton.  If you do, do buy the best quality.  And watch out, in 
either case, for colors that tend to run--you can work with them, for sure, 
but you do have to treat them more gently (I'll have to tell you that 
particular horror story sometime in person!)
--Maire



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Suzanne Semich" <magpie at wyoming.com>
To: "Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list" <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Embordery Question


> Thank you!!
> I am planning a smock and am having to use a linen cottan blend and from 
> the
> pictures I was having a hard time figuring what thickness would be best. I
> was debating on a couple of strands of floss or a #8 or 12 type crochet 
> type
> thread. I want to use silk or linen but am unsure if the pocket book will
> agree to that.
> Annabella
>
>
>
> > Hi, Annabella.  Depends strongly on the kind of embroidery, and the 
> > scale
> > of the design.  I saw a pretty wide variety at the V&A.  What kind of
> > embroidery where you thinking of?