I usually don’t fall for this type of promotion, but recently Wonderfil had a promotion of grab bags of 10 spools of thread for a great price. I don’t have many variegated thread in my stash so I though I’d grab one of these bags.
What’s interesting about variegated thread is you never know how it’s going to look on your project without testing. So I went about doing that. I started with sewing on white fabric, using a zigzag, a straight stitch, and one of my favorite decorative stitches on my old Elna.
It was interesting to see how light some of these were. I thought the blue would be real dark, but there is so much white in it that it wouldn’t work to use it to top stitch.
Dawn suggested I should do a sample on black to show how the stitches show up even better. Great idea! Wish I would have thought of that!
Much better. If you look at the blue, for instance, can see better the white part of it.
Then since I thought I’d probably be using these threads for flowers or leaves where I’d want shading, I made a sample with little shapes to help me decide what to use. That seem to give me a much better idea of how they would stitch out.
I’m not sure what I’ll be using them for, but I have some ideas! Getting this grab bag was a great way to try some new thread at a great price. They are always having promotions, so if you are interested, check out their site.
It’s beginning to look like spring around here. I love seeing our Lenten Roses open.
Our Magnolia trees are now blooming too, and smelling so sweet.
I just started hiking with a couple friends. It’s been so much fun to get out in the trees.
I even bought these cool walking poles. I used them yesterday for the first time, and they are so helpful. Looking forward to our hike next week.
I am working on a small art project, but I’ve not had a lot of energy for it. But it needs to be finished by the end of the month, so I need to get going! I hope to share that with you next time.
Until then, take some time to do something for yourself.
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I love your thread samplers, Lynda! Beautiful colors and great stitches! I love variegated threads for my fabric bowls.
Your flowers are lovely – my Daffodils are just coming up now, but it’s still been quite cold until recently, and we have more cold coming. The joy of living at over 7,000 feet, lol!
So glad to see you out hiking with friends – I am looking forward to doing the same soon – got a couple of friends lined up to go with, and really need the exercise!
What a great idea to stitch each thread out , I seem to forget the most obvious solutions. Thanks for the reminder.
Judy, What a great idea to use to stitch the fabric bowls!! Yeah, we had some nice weather, and now we are back to winter!! But it won’t be long. I have enjoyed the hiking, but this morning was way too cold for me to get out.
Kathy, I have other variegated threads that I don’t use much because I don’t know how they are going to look. I thought now that I have a nice supply I need to find out how they will look. Thanks for commenting.