I had lots of thread clippings & remembered lbrow's projects putting them to good use & thought I'd experiment with a bookmark. I encased the clippings in between two layers of WSS and hooped it. Embroidered the FSL bookmark design (www.SecretsofEmbroidery.com) No 2010, using another floating layer of WSS. The clippings didn't prevent the design stitching out without problems.

lovely bookmark!! now I will have to go through the rubbish!!! lol

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by elenu 08 Oct 2008

Thanks Sherylac - yes, a decorative way to recycle

It looks great. Very interesting. You are so inventive! Thanks for sharing.

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Grannyo :-)

Wow, the bookmark looks great. I save my thread too. This is a good use of the thread. *4U

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Sue, a waste product put to good use.

hey, what a great idea ..that came out really beautiful..almost looks like organza...*4u

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Coco128 - the colours are brighter in reality.

Nice....good idea.

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thanks Kttyhwk4.

How pretty! I have been saving my scrape thread to, just haven't gotten around to playing with it. Thanks for sharing.

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thanks Dkjack - it's a way to use up the scraps.

really added dimension.;)

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

It's an easy way to add colour Jrob. Thank you. :-)

a lady after my own heart. It's a fantastic job elenu & I'm glad u r pleased. I think it's so pretty & I bet the pic doesn't really do it justice does it? *4U

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thanks lbrow for comments & for the idea. The colours don't show up well in the photo' because the leaves at the bottom are mainly green (which I admit I clipped extra 'specially) I am pleased with the result - it's different.

LOVELY

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Mumfinch.

Jean, looks great - now were you satisfied with the bookmark - after you washed out all the stablizer? It sure did give color to that bookmark.

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thanks Shirlene. I chose a design which isn't too open and also crossed the clippings over each other so that there were no long lines of clippings in the openwork after stabiliser was washed away. Cutting the excess from outside the design was quite a task. All in all, I am satisfied with the result.

Looks so great, very nice idea. *4U

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Adele.

That looks fantastic. The colours of your clippings are very nice.

I think I'm going to save my clipping for a project like this :) Beautiful job *2U

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Blhamblem.

Very nice *4u

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Kathy.

What a clever little duckie you are.... Love it.

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Kezza2sew . . . duckie eh? :-)

pretty, *4U

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Stickmuster.

Wow, what agreat idea!!!!

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Michelel.

Lovely**4U

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Maria.

wow that looks fantastic, great job, ****

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by elenu 07 Oct 2008

Thank you Tabsolom.