Linen is my favorite fabric for embroidery. I have worked with both of these linen fabrics before, but sewing on them on the same day made me notice how different these two fabrics are.
The white is more coarse. It is more difficult to get tiny details to look nice. I still need to put the flower in that little guy's hat. The other is like stitching through butter. I wish I knew how they were described in the industry. This would help me when I want to order more linen. I bought both fabrics from a costume maker for reenactors about 7 years ago. Does anyone have a great source for nice linen fabric they would like to share?I tried this little elf in a different stitch on the white and it was easier to get the finer details.
These embroideries are for an embroidery on linen swap on flickr.Coming up with the designs was great fun. These designs are from a couple of 100 year old books in my children's book collection. They are sized up for easier stitching.
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