tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post8113944476618615409..comments2024-02-12T04:47:06.603-05:00Comments on Plays With Needles: Bringing Chenille Out of the ClosetSusan Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18094024834053351944noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-50826382310277156152013-02-17T17:39:17.535-05:002013-02-17T17:39:17.535-05:00What a marvelous work, and how lucky you are to go...What a marvelous work, and how lucky you are to got it in such a perfect state! With the appropriate needle, it is perfectly possible to use the chenille for stem stitch or fly stitch without damaging it The "secret" is to use a very, very big needle, whihch makes a big hole in the fabric to allow the chenille to go through without pressure. The hole will be covered by the chenille when stitched. I think that here stem stitch was used. Would you have a picture of the top of the box? I am really tempted to copy that design, it is so gracious. But to find all those different chenille will be hard (the Thread Gatherer has some very nice colors).<br />BenedicteBénédictehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571745300408031833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-78100445341835396802013-01-25T14:41:53.416-05:002013-01-25T14:41:53.416-05:00Thankyou so much for showing us this. I'm goin...Thankyou so much for showing us this. I'm going to work in chenille one day....a Berlin type design, I'm thinking.MeganHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842743721181682681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-3611919916018240102013-01-25T05:41:45.482-05:002013-01-25T05:41:45.482-05:00The box looks a beautiful piece of embroidery, wor...The box looks a beautiful piece of embroidery, worth sharing with everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-84523096468939738092013-01-24T22:13:57.041-05:002013-01-24T22:13:57.041-05:00Love that box!!! Smiles...Love that box!!! Smiles...Loveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463933389718659427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-46728463347109851692013-01-24T16:15:15.811-05:002013-01-24T16:15:15.811-05:00I, too, am curious about the origin of your beauti...I, too, am curious about the origin of your beautiful box. Thanks for sharing photos of it!Judy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05591607125583963544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-17202727637334498752013-01-24T11:40:38.835-05:002013-01-24T11:40:38.835-05:00What a beautiful treasure you have Susan. The chen...What a beautiful treasure you have Susan. The chenille is very intriguing - I have either never seen it, or walked by by whenever I am in the needlework threads section - it's wonderful for texture!<br />I did a similar thing in my sewing room - cleaning, organizing, finding and purging - trying to make it possible to not just remember all that I have, but also to be ale to lay my hands on it when I need it - slowly I am getting there. It feels good to do that every so often and now I am ready to get into new things!Jillaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533504920962855079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-85355703423724152632013-01-24T02:35:16.590-05:002013-01-24T02:35:16.590-05:00Could it be that the embroider used an awl to make...Could it be that the embroider used an awl to make room in the weave of the velvet for the chenille?<br />Anyhow, a gorgeous box, thank you for sharing.StaroftheEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183267513333302458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-39378900797399316362013-01-24T02:11:39.350-05:002013-01-24T02:11:39.350-05:00a very pretty box, wonder what else you will unea...a very pretty box, wonder what else you will unearh from your cupboards. Must admit to never having used chenille, in fact have never even bought any and these days think it will be hard to find.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225676137708827434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-67409860831665783482013-01-23T20:41:07.527-05:002013-01-23T20:41:07.527-05:00Its a beautiful treasure...so what did you do with...Its a beautiful treasure...so what did you do with it? You didn't wrap it back up and find a new hiding place for it, did you?<br />xx, CarolCarol- Beads and Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062821517519300477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-65171027886235337212013-01-23T20:16:07.295-05:002013-01-23T20:16:07.295-05:00Wonderful to re-discover treasures hidden away! It...Wonderful to re-discover treasures hidden away! It's a beautiful box.Suztatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703965965474209546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-10635981632276832582013-01-23T20:01:10.448-05:002013-01-23T20:01:10.448-05:00Such a lovely box with stunning stitches. Isn'...Such a lovely box with stunning stitches. Isn't it fun to clean and organize and especially find treasures we forgot we have. Creative Hearts are Happy Hearts...Createologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141896048450385243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-48401902065723905152013-01-23T18:20:21.932-05:002013-01-23T18:20:21.932-05:00So very lovely. What a treasure! I've never ...So very lovely. What a treasure! I've never tried to embroider with chenille, and confess I'm not fond of crewel either...doing it, that is; seeing it is quite another matter! <br />:-) Thanks for sharing!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472013513744969837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-45935294840555277352013-01-23T15:17:00.311-05:002013-01-23T15:17:00.311-05:00Thank you for sharing your find...Thank you for sharing your find...graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801648716163653446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-36068035945479466282013-01-23T15:15:13.809-05:002013-01-23T15:15:13.809-05:00Such a lovely treasure. Chenille is very difficult...Such a lovely treasure. Chenille is very difficult to embroider with. I have some that I use as trim on various small things. I don't think I'd even attempt anything larger or as complicated. Mary Ann Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064111648107079739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-19896150970858795552013-01-23T12:36:16.599-05:002013-01-23T12:36:16.599-05:00It may be that each individual loop of chenille ha...It may be that each individual loop of chenille has been separately cut and the ends plunged. If the piece was always intended for the box top, the stitcher would have known the back would be padded and well-protected. Other than that, it could have been couched directly onto the velvet, or sewn through a coarsely-woven "slip" and then attached later. There are lots of possibilities to try, although I agree it is possibly the most challenging thread in our arsenal!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322676800314521539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-31847269742628632692013-01-23T12:17:32.020-05:002013-01-23T12:17:32.020-05:00Mind blown! Thanks for sharing that!Mind blown! Thanks for sharing that!Cassandra and Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285693580656596950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-2068963924612145402013-01-23T11:38:37.903-05:002013-01-23T11:38:37.903-05:00What a gorgeous treasure! What an inspiration to ...What a gorgeous treasure! What an inspiration to have around! Lisa Bonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954398440820019953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-70759915933119867632013-01-23T11:06:45.084-05:002013-01-23T11:06:45.084-05:00What a beautiful box, Susan. Can you tell how the...What a beautiful box, Susan. Can you tell how the chenille was stitched? My limited experience of chenille is that it shreds when taken through the fabric but from the photographs it appears that the chenille is stitched not couched.coral-seashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876196936807771078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-23541018387446088932013-01-23T10:46:39.923-05:002013-01-23T10:46:39.923-05:00Oh my gosh...that box is lovely inside and out. W...Oh my gosh...that box is lovely inside and out. What a beautiful treasure it is. Surely on of the benefits of organizing is finding our treasures all over again. Thanks for sharing !!Carihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228095430066252174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-28854522527498261272013-01-23T10:10:55.419-05:002013-01-23T10:10:55.419-05:00What beautiful work on that lovely box. I also hop...What beautiful work on that lovely box. I also hope we will see something you create using chenile.<br /><br />Have a wonderful day ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-5747307197650930262013-01-23T09:28:24.911-05:002013-01-23T09:28:24.911-05:00Very pretty box. I sometimes use chenille in my cr...Very pretty box. I sometimes use chenille in my crazy quilts but find it very difficult to pull through the fabric so I usually couch it onto the surface. I have also been doing some cleaning. Again, pretty box.Susan Shufelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973306489280665991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-62245135580952301062013-01-23T09:27:00.958-05:002013-01-23T09:27:00.958-05:00What a stunning piece of handmade art. Do you hav...What a stunning piece of handmade art. Do you have any inkling of its age or origin? It looks like it could be in a museum. Excellent photos. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of needle art history :)Starr Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053440011702672296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-50029644959893596542013-01-23T09:18:30.680-05:002013-01-23T09:18:30.680-05:00What a lovely box -- hope we'll see it at our ...What a lovely box -- hope we'll see it at our next CQ gathering.Mary Todhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09912493644806691813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-88607115753092854012013-01-23T09:15:53.174-05:002013-01-23T09:15:53.174-05:00Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing!!Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing!!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929920771003768745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-74029245111821504852013-01-23T09:06:31.979-05:002013-01-23T09:06:31.979-05:00Could we perhaps see the use of chenille in an upc...Could we perhaps see the use of chenille in an upcoming block - hmmm... A truly beautiful box. The embroidery has held up well.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958033427566038393noreply@blogger.com