Hello everyone
Well the week has escaped me again and have not had the time to post on Stage 5 of our Designing An Embroidery Project – so alas it will have to wait till next week. In the meantime I would like your feedback on fabric. You can read past articles on fabric here:
Irish Linen
Over the years I have researched and identified the best types of fabric for needle painting embroidery and at present I can recommend these three:
- Cotton satin - a medium weight off white close weave mix of cotton and satin imported from the UK. THis is ideal for most needle painting projects and can be sourced from my Etsy shop.
- Southern Belle 200 count muslin from the USA . This is a lightweight but sturdy fabric with a very close weave which allows for the precise stitching in miniature needle painting and is used in my kits.
- Irish Church linen medium weight with a close weave. This is the jewel of fabric for needle painting as it is resiliant enough to withstand constant use and firm enough to support the embroidery. Unfortunately it is not easy to source a linen that has a high count, close weave and it is very costly. HOWEVER, the good news is that I have found a source of gorgeous Irish cambric linen 1400ct which is perfect for our use and hope to have it in the shop within the next few weeks.
My first question is this – would you like to see all 3 fabrics available for sale in the Etsy shop in the future?
My second question is this – as I have to pay hefty cutting fees to have the linen cut into pieces what would you prefer?
1. Available by the metre at approx $50 per metre. This would allow you to cut the exact size you need.
2. Available as a half metre (approx 50 x 150cm/20 x 60 inches) at approx $27 per piece. THis would allow you to cut several project pieces in the size that you need.
3. Available as a half of a half metre (approx 50 x 75cm/20 x 30inches) at approx $15 per piece. This would allow approx 4 medium pieces of 2 large.
Unfortunately I can’t offer all 3 options as it would be too costly to stock in different sizes but I would love to hear from you as to your preferences as this will give me a better idea of your needs.
Meantime, wherever you are be it winter, spring or summer have a wonderful weekend and many happy stitching hours. Trish
