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| Mikki |
Posted - Apr 06 2007 : 09:58:38 AM
Has anyone ever done this? I've seen some free patterns online but I didn't care for most of them. Was just wondering if anyone else has done this type of embroidery before. What I've read most people use the colonial knot instead of the french knot because they say its easier, but I think the french knot is a lot simpler.
~~Blessings, Mikki
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| Especially For You |
Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 12:59:41 PM
I did candlewicking and I thought it was great fun and it went fast to me. I made 2 quilts and scatter pillows to go with. I might start doing it again thanks to this thread.
Tina |
| mommatracy |
Posted - May 25 2007 : 5:00:27 PM
Hello again Mikki! If you would like a sample of kettle cloth I'd be glad to send it to you. Let me know. You could probably go to most fabric stores and they would have some. I've not heard of it being used for cross stitch, the threads are too tight. Tracy |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 10:49:06 PM
I did candlewicking in the 70s. I love the way it looks.
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| Mikki |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 7:38:48 PM
Thanks Tracy! Never heard of it. Sounds wonderful. I wonder if it's like the fabric that some people cross stitch on? Not aida cloth but the other stuff. The name completely escapes me right now.
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
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| mommatracy |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 6:37:12 PM
Hey there Mikki, Kettle cloth is sometimes called weavers cloth. It looks like muslin but is a much better fabric, has more threads per inch. It washes and dries beautifully and isn;t as prone to wrinkling as muslin and has very little shrinkage when washed and put in dryer. When I first began my window treatment business back in 79, ruffled country curtains were very popular and kettle cloth was one of the most chosen fabrics in my fabric sample line. Twenty five yards per single window. They really were beautiful. I also made dustruffles ,placemats, coverlets, you name it and kettle cloth was used and held up better than most fabrics. To this day I swear I still come across those ruffled curtains made from kettle cloth and the fabric still looks as good now as it did back then. You could not wear that fabric out if you tried. I once heard that if we ever had a nuclear attack, two things would surely survive; Cher and roaches(gross) I would have to add kettle cloth to that list. It is some tough stuff. It's beautiful and easy to sew. I guess you can see that I can;t say enough about kettle cloth.
y I would go through an average of 800 yds. each month. For real. I bought it from a wholesaler in Wilmington who is gone now and I paid $1.50yd and now I might find a small bolt for 6.oo yd. I ordered 100 yd rolls. I just wish I had saved some of it. Twenty five years and many different window treatment styles and bedding I retired to the coast. Now I have time to do all the fun sewing and needle work I want. Sorry I rattled on about this and that. Thanks for asking. Tracy |
| pinkroses |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 12:09:30 PM
I have done it too. I think was a pillow.
I don't know if it was or not; I forget.
Anyways it is fun
my was all one color anitque I believe. Pinkroses |
| blueroses |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 12:00:41 PM
I've done it and I really enjoy it. I guess I shouldn't have been calling them french knots. Thanks for the info -Sunshine.
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| sunshine |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 05:53:12 AM
mikki on eof the ladies in my on line embroidery group posted this tutorial on her blog
http://honeybeesbliss.blogspot.com/2007/01/colonial-knot.html
remember when making a colonial knot the thread wrapped on the needle should look like a figure 8 right before going back through the fabric to form knot.
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| Mikki |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 12:18:40 AM
I tried several times to do the colonial knot but I didn't have any luck. But your right, the french knot does lean to one side or the other. I can see where that would make a big difference in the finished product.
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
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| sunshine |
Posted - May 23 2007 : 7:37:07 PM
Traditionally it is a colonial knot used. The reasons are as follow it is a bigger knot ( that is if the French knot is made correctly with only one wrap as any more than that is truly not a French not but an amalgamation of trying to be a colonial knot). Also the colonial knot sits more up right on a work surface making it more noticeable. The French knot has a tends to lean to one or another side and not sit up nicely as you would like for candle wicking. It is true both or either can be used but there are reasons why one is more preferable than the other. A French knot is easier to make but it is a daintier knot as should be used for such work that would be considered dainty which candle wicking is not it is meant to make a bold statement.
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| Mikki |
Posted - May 23 2007 : 7:00:31 PM
Tracy, thats really neat! But what is kettle cloth? I've never heard of it!
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
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| nut4fabric |
Posted - May 23 2007 : 6:47:19 PM
I am currently working on a Candlewicking pillow. I use french knots as those are easier for me, probably just because I have been doing them longer. This is the second pillow both are kits from Janilynn, I haven't seen any in stores for awhile now but you can find them on e-bay.
Hugs, Kathy in WA |
| mommatracy |
Posted - May 23 2007 : 6:01:13 PM
Candlewicking, I'm glad you brought it up. I candlewicked back in the eartly to middle 80's. When we went to the beach I would wear my two toddlers out playing in the surf and sand and while they napped their sweet little selves away my mother in law and I would candlewick. We used the french knot on kettle cloth. We had pineapple, sunbonnet girl, flower patterns, I don't know what happened to the patterns but we still have some of the pillows we made out of them. I would love to collect some patterns and start canlewicking again. I'd like to make a canlewicked quilt . from kettle cloth. It would be beautiful. It seems like we used tobacco twine for thread. Tracy from NC |
| westernhorse51 |
Posted - Apr 07 2007 : 3:41:43 PM
candlewicking is so beautiful but so out of my league! I still can't get over the circles I sent to MJ farm. I wish I could sew, I have all this equipment but no talent.
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| Naomi Michelle |
Posted - Apr 07 2007 : 3:12:59 PM
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| katmom |
Posted - Apr 07 2007 : 11:04:18 AM
I agree, the simple french knot is easy to do for Candlewicking. If I recall, the art of candle wicking came about when women(of days gone by), would use left over candle wick on their needle work. Don't know if that is true or just a warm fuzzy wives tale.
I did (many,many years ago) candle wicking on muslin cloth & incorporating crewl stitchery as well. My motto..."Crewl is Cruel"....my satin stitchs never seemed to turn out.
I found that you can take a simple shape & using a transfer pencil, transfer the design onto the muslin. One of my first attempts was tracing a tulip from a colorbook onto muslin and making the design with evenly spaced dots. really simple. I have done candlewicking in cream colored floss and I have also done it in red/green for Christmas gifts. it's simple and a relaxing form of needle work.
So my advise to you,,,throw caution to the wind & go & be creative....in other words, it's OK to "color outside the lines!".
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| Mikki |
Posted - Apr 07 2007 : 10:26:10 AM
I just ran a search on it and some places came up to show how to do the colonial knot, but I like the good ol'french knot the best. I just know how to do it, lol. There were some simple patterns in the search I ran. Can't remember where at though.
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Apr 07 2007 : 05:49:58 AM
I remember it too, it was fun and didn't require a lot of thinking, so you could pick it up anytime. Its like knot embroidery.
NANCY JO
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Apr 06 2007 : 8:50:10 PM
I also did candlewicking years ago. I still have several pillows I made and they have held up nicely. I remember using mostly the french knot & some satin stitching. This is worked on good muslin that has a pretty high thread count, using wicking thread. Wicking thread is a 4 ply natural colored cotton. It used to be sold everywhere. I recall candlewicking was easy to learn & worked up fast. Some of the older craft books (from the 70's-80's) had really beautiful projects like bedcoverings & canopies. Maybe you can revive it's popularity Mikki!
Rhonda
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| owwlady |
Posted - Apr 06 2007 : 7:41:34 PM
Boy, I used to do that about 20 years ago. I've been wanting to start up again, but I don't remember the stitch or what materials to use. Does the website you found the patterns on show the colonial knot and what thread to use? I remember making a pillow, but it's long gone. Too bad. |
| Kim |
Posted - Apr 06 2007 : 10:10:47 AM
I always wanted to try but never have. It looks so pretty.
Blessed Be!
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