Rose on Balsa — Cute Embroidery

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by joaniessw 22 Mar 2008 ( edited Oct 04'09 05:21 )

This is my 2nd try at embroidery on balsa. I have no box to put them on yet. This design I bought from: http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/elprojects/SimpleProduct_ELP.aspx?CS_Catalog=Elprojects&CS_ProductID=PR1043 Stitches wonderfully. I did it the way he describes it to do. Less messy w/o WSS ontop however. Had no cut away stablizer so both layers on back were tear away.

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by shirlener88 22 Mar 2008

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joanie, WOW have you found the right design here - I love this and really think that when you get your box finished you will need to post this again. Thank you for sharing this - I am going to have to find some of this balsa wood. Thank you so much - I love it. *4U

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by joaniessw 22 Mar 2008

Thank you. It was originally a red rose with green and yellow leaves, but I love purple :D. *4U

by shirlener88 23 Mar 2008

It is wonderful - great choice!

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by raels011 22 Mar 2008

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after seeing this I want to try balsa wood. How do you keep it in the hoop

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by joaniessw 22 Mar 2008

I didn't have craft adhesive spray, which I would have preferred, so I just used a craft glue stick to stick the balsa on the tear away stabelizer that goes thru the hoop...the balsa being a bit smaller than the hoop of course. The balsa I used is 1/16" Try it out, it's sew kewl. *4U

by raels011 22 Mar 2008

Thank you Will have to try it

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by nglover1 22 Mar 2008

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joanie SEW pretty. What thickness of Balsa wood do you use. I just never thougnt of doing this. Will have to try. Thank You, A flower for you.

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by joaniessw 22 Mar 2008

I used 1/16". That was the smallest Michaels had. I heard of it couple/few years ago and wanted to try it then, but never saw the balsa that thin. * back at ya

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by dlonnahawkins 23 Mar 2008

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Where did you find balso wood like that? This is really neat, and would do great as a picture, don't you think?

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by joaniessw 23 Mar 2008

Thank you, yes it would. I finally found this balsa at Michaels, a huge craft store her in Canada...Alberta, anyhow. it was a piece 1/16" x 4" x 36". It cost $4.29.

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