Silk Stitching, a lost art?
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Silk Stitching, a lost art?
History:
The earliest silk stitching has been dated from around 200 AD. Always a precious fiber, silk has always been coveted and even used as a medium of exchange. Silk is an animal fiber made from the fluid of the silkworm. In 2640 B.C., a Chinese Empress discovered that a silk cocoon could be unwound to give a long filament if it was placed in hot water to soften the natural glue that held the cocoon together.
Today, with the rising interest in natural fibers, embroiderers and quilters acknowledge silk for its practical and lustrous qualities. One touch and you'll know why - silk is luxurious in a way no other fiber can match. This luxury necessarily translates into cost - but one way to get more from your silk stitching fibers is to use stitches that are silk friendly. Silk friendly stitches are those stitches where most of the fiber is on the top of the fabric, where it can be seen and admired instead of being relegated to the back of the work.
Instruction:
Here I show you some silk stitches that you can use for band samplers, needle-rolls, or embellishment work for your crazy quilting that will allow your silk to show almost all of it's glory
on the top - where it can be admired for it's sheen and beauty.
The earliest silk stitching has been dated from around 200 AD. Always a precious fiber, silk has always been coveted and even used as a medium of exchange. Silk is an animal fiber made from the fluid of the silkworm. In 2640 B.C., a Chinese Empress discovered that a silk cocoon could be unwound to give a long filament if it was placed in hot water to soften the natural glue that held the cocoon together.
Today, with the rising interest in natural fibers, embroiderers and quilters acknowledge silk for its practical and lustrous qualities. One touch and you'll know why - silk is luxurious in a way no other fiber can match. This luxury necessarily translates into cost - but one way to get more from your silk stitching fibers is to use stitches that are silk friendly. Silk friendly stitches are those stitches where most of the fiber is on the top of the fabric, where it can be seen and admired instead of being relegated to the back of the work.
Instruction:
Here I show you some silk stitches that you can use for band samplers, needle-rolls, or embellishment work for your crazy quilting that will allow your silk to show almost all of it's glory
on the top - where it can be admired for it's sheen and beauty.
