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by jerrib 17 Sep 2011 ( edited Sep 18'11 06:07 )
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Good morning Cuties:

Can anyone tell me what brand of Threads, Sonia Showalter of Stitchery Mall uses. They have such a beautiful sheen to them. I did e-mail to ask, but have not received a reply.
Warm Hugs

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by pennifold 17 Sep 2011
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Hi Jerry, I don't know what she uses but have a look on Google the differences betweenn Polyester and Rayon and that may give you some idea. Love Chris
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by jerrib 18 Sep 2011
Thanks Chris, I will check it out.
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by cfidl 17 Sep 2011
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I just checked several txt files that accompany her designs and she recommends a 75 - 80 needle and heavy water soluble stabilizer. There is no mention of thread, although I know I saw it some where. maybe on sticherymall. Polyester is made from oil, and also the shinest. Rayon is Plant material (cellulose) and had a nice sheen to it compared to cotton which is what I use, I just ordered maderia rayon to make my angels for the holidays. I got a sampler set - no need to invest too much without trying it. Hope this helps! PS cheap poly's can stretch and not good for FSL. christine Live Laugh Download Stitch!
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by jerrib 18 Sep 2011
Thank you for taking the time to check and the information.
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by marcellelewis 18 Sep 2011
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The designs I have from her only give general color names, no brand and no numbers.

Marcelle
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by jerrib 18 Sep 2011
Thank you for the information
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by bumblebee 18 Sep 2011
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I have cotton rayon and poly thread.
Poly-shiniest
Rayon-more silk like shine
cotton Matt
On the computer screen something may appear more shiney due to lighting of the camera etc.
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by jerrib 18 Sep 2011
Thank you for the information. Its the cupcake design that caught my eye.
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by jasanne 18 Sep 2011
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I just looked through some of the text files for designs I have from her, and one mentioned Floriani, one mentioned Maderia Rayon and a few mentioned Maderia polyneon. Not sure if that helps or not :)
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by jasanne 18 Sep 2011
Her last two alphabets say floriani poly.
by jerrib 18 Sep 2011
Thank you for checking for me.