by spendlove 10 Jan 2018

A birthday card for a sheep owner. Stitched on felt with a CD inside. The sheep was digitised to stitch on card and I wanted to beef it up a bit so I stitched the outline with two shades of grey thread in the needle together. The darker one is threaded through the spool of the lighter one. This causes the threads to twist together as they run through the machine giving a tweedy effect to the stitch. (See close up) I had to hold the lighter thread spool above the darker one while it stitched. Now I know it worked, I'll be thinking of a better way to arrange the spools!

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by lbrow 13 Jan 2018

Love the way you did the thread, I have been know to embroidery hair that way to make it look more realistic hugs Lillian

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by noah 12 Jan 2018

Love him hugs

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by Kittycoaster 12 Jan 2018

Awesome!! Very cool idea 🐑

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by akmainejane 11 Jan 2018

Great idea! Thanks for sharing!

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by brendalea 11 Jan 2018

Great stitch out. Where could one purchase it? Do you have a Rabbit also? My sister has a Rabbits & Sheep farm and these would be great for her. Thank you for sharing and Happy Stitching :~)

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spendlove by spendlove 11 Jan 2018

The sheep design is available at Engineered in Stitches but there isn't a rabbit in a similar style.

sewntrouble by sewntrouble 13 Jan 2018

Can someone give the link to Engineered in Stitches? I am not able to find the site. Thanks

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by DJH 11 Jan 2018

Great job!

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by kustomkuddle 11 Jan 2018

Great effect with the thread. Thank you for sharing.

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by jenhar 11 Jan 2018

Thank You. Great idea! I love it.

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by dragonflyer 11 Jan 2018

Very cute!

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by sonjapotgieter 11 Jan 2018

Awesome idea..Going to try out!!!Thank you for the info!!!!Beautiful!!

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by mops Moderator 11 Jan 2018

It looks pretty with the thicker thread.
I used to wind a bobbin with two shades, for bears, afraid to have my construction knocked over when embroidering.I used a thread stand, an old small bucket with a hole punched in the bottom. Not the most stable contraption, hence the bobbin. The fill had to be density 7 or so, would have to look at the designs to know, so the stitch count was relatively low. Which I liked.

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spendlove by spendlove 11 Jan 2018

I like that arrangement. I have a CD spindle cover which would be ideal. I'll experiment some more. I've often used two threads together, but never so they would twist. (An old trick used when combining thin yarns for machine knitting.)

asterixsew by asterixsew 11 Jan 2018

Thanks for the info

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by crafter2243 Moderator 10 Jan 2018

What a great idea. Thanks for letting us know. I am forever learning

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by shirley124 10 Jan 2018

Very nice. Hugs

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by aussiequilter 10 Jan 2018

love your work Sue

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by asterixsew Moderator 10 Jan 2018

Baa utiful

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spendlove by spendlove 11 Jan 2018

Groaaaan

asterixsew by asterixsew 11 Jan 2018

Only sick sheep groan healthy ones bleat

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by dailylaundry 10 Jan 2018

This is so sweet!! The threads together are a great idea!!

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by pennifold 10 Jan 2018

Very clever, you come up with the most ingenious things. Love Chris

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by rescuer Moderator 10 Jan 2018

Wow! Thanks for trying out all the embroidery things I wish I were brave enough to try. For quite some time... I wondered if this would work and now I know -- excellent work! Thanks for showing us your projects.

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by liliana1 10 Jan 2018

This looks great, well done

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