

Don't thread the whole strand of the chenille through the eye of the needle as it makes it too thick to pull through your fabric easily. I ended up with a slightly larger needle than shown here as my chenille broke when I tried to pull it through a piece of silk backed with muslin. The larger needle worked great as the size of the needle made a hole large enough in the fabric to be able to pull the chenille through without stressing it. Here's a puny little sample of a flower I embroidered with chenille as I was in a hurry to show you something. I think it will look so pretty when I use it with silk ribbon and other embroidery threads and beads.

I never knew that. This tip was worth the price of admission! Thanks to YOU and to Shirlee!
ReplyDeleteI second that. I can hardly wait to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic tip! Thanks, gals!
ReplyDeleteGreat tip and lovely flowers. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI already have this thread in my stash
ReplyDeleteand have couched it down. But now that
I know how to do this I'm going to get
more flowers. Thank you for the wonderful
ideas and tips. Sylvia