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By: Tutorial: Boullion stitch · Needlework News @ CraftGossip

Tutorial: Boullion stitch · Needlework News @ CraftGossip — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:30:44 +0000

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By: Marysia Paling

Marysia Paling — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:32:02 +0000

Hi there Yvette,

Lovely tutorial on bullions. I remember how nervous I was the first time I attempted bullions, about 4 years ago. I do love them now and enjoy doing them. Mind you, if I have had a bit of a break, I do get a bit tense until I have done the first one, and then I relax back into it!

Thank you for the tip about tapered bullions. Like you, when I think I have enough wraps I always add another 2 or so for good luck! Glad to learn that there is nothing wrong in doing that.

Thanks for White Threads.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:17:43 +0000

Excellent Yvette – made me ‘think’ more about what I was doing as embroidering rather than just doing it. I’m looking forward to part II for the wrapping direction.

By: Eunice

Eunice — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:30:20 +0000

HI Yvette – thanks for these tips. I’ve always been fairly confident about bullions but it’s great to find a tip or two to make things work even more easily !! I have done quite a bit of Brazilian embroidery with some very long bullions – it’s difficult to do if you lay the needle on the fabric if they are very long, so while wrapping the thread I support the needle at the back of the work – you can gently push the tip of the eye into a bottle cork so that the needle stays in place, leaving both hands free to wind and stroke the thread down the needle. The cork from a bottle of bubbly is perfect because of its rounded top and flat bottom.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:58:30 +0000

I’ll be bookmarking this, Yvette. Bullions are one of my blind spots!

By: coral-seas

coral-seas — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:05:57 +0000

I sometimes get tappered ends and did not know why so I found that tip particularly useful. Next time I do bullions, I will add more wraps.

Thank you for the advise.