by bobbies41 21 Jan 2014

1800 French x-stitch design by Missi......stitched on silk dupioni from India.


By the way if you want to buy some great silk on sale at the www.scalamandre.com site then don't wait because it is selling fast.....Click on top right hand side 3rd Floor then when that comes up click on clearance. Silk starting at $5.00 per yard.

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by capoodle 21 Jan 2014

Sure does change up the look on what fabric you stitch these designs out on.

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bobbies41 by bobbies41 22 Jan 2014

Yes it does.

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by sonjapotgieter 21 Jan 2014

Stunning!!

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bobbies41 by bobbies41 21 Jan 2014

Thank you.

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by gerryvb 21 Jan 2014

beautiful !

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bobbies41 by bobbies41 21 Jan 2014

Thank you.

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by toogie 21 Jan 2014

Dupioni must be gone, but I will bookmark the link.Have you ever pleated dupioni, for smocking? I know Martha Pullen does,but I am afraid to break pleater needles,because it has those 'stubs'.Thanks for the link and your pillows are as nice,as always.-Toogie

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bobbies41 by bobbies41 21 Jan 2014

Thank you.
I have never tried to do smocking......my neighbor smocks but she uses cotton.
Sorry if all the dupioni is already sold....When Scalamandre has a sale you need to be very quick because Interior Decorators go in and buy it up.

Also about the slubs in Dupioni....If it is from India it tends to have lots and lots of slubs....however if it is from
Europe (especially Italy) it tends to have very little slubs so Italian dupioni may work for smocking.

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by highlandermom 21 Jan 2014

Very lovely with silk

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bobbies41 by bobbies41 21 Jan 2014

Thank you.

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by oaro 21 Jan 2014

looks beautiful

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bobbies41 by bobbies41 21 Jan 2014

Thank you.

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