Tag: Thread Lace

Thread Lace Reveal

Today we are on part 3 (Here is Part One …….and Part Two) of how to make Thread Lace and this is the most exciting part…..

I was really scared when it came to washing out the Vilene that has been holding my thread lace together for the last two days.

What if it all fell apart????

But, I knew that it had to be done……

Washing It Out and Attaching to base

As you can see, the experiment was definitely a success……

I could not be happier with how it turned out!!

So now I have the FIRST part of Sadie’s Meadow ready for her…..

As you can see, there is a LOT more to come!!

Stay tuned……

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Let’s add the thread

Yesterday I posted about the starting process for making thread lace…..or thread grass in this case and when I left you it looked like this…..

I can hear you asking….”exactly what am I supposed to be seeing here?”.

Remember that there are bits of wool roving and strings and fabric slivers and all sorts of materials sandwiched between these two pieces of Water Soluble Sticky Vilene.

Today we are adding THREAD…..THREAD……THREAD

I could see the bits that were trapped in the Vilene as I stitched…..

….increasing both my CONCERN and my EXCITEMENT about how this was all going to work!!

This was the longest process in the making of the grass but it was a good excuse to drive FAST with my machine!!

STITCH…..STITCH…..STITCH

I had originally planned to use a bunch of different threads, but then I found this variegated “King Tut #880 (Green Olives)” from Superior Thread…

It gave all of the color variations that I wanted and was MUCH easier to use!!!

This is how it looked towards the end of the day…..

Definitely more to see, but still a bit weird!!

Come back tomorrow as we do the magic washout!!

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Let’s make some thread “grass”

This week we are making a background for Sadie, the Saddle-Billed Stork…..

It was important to me that I find a way to simulate the grass in Sadie’s meadow!!

But HOW???

Then I had the idea to make “thread grass”, using the same technique that you use to make thread lace.

The only difference will be that I am going to add all sorts of “rubbish” to the lace to make it look like sticks and plants embedded in the grass.

This is a three-step process and today we are checking out the first step…..prepping the background.

In this video, you see many of the products that I used. You also see that I changed my mind about halfway through and pulled a bunch of stuff off and started over!!!

Enjoy……

Making Thread Lace – Part 1

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If you are interested in trying this technique, the VIlene can be purchased on Amazon.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for the second step in making the thread lace.

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