One of the delightful things about teaching at All Threads Embroidery in Brisbane is the fact that Kerryn has such an amazing range of products. In my humble opinion, her range is by far better than any needlework shop in Sydney. She had a few threads that I had never heard of before, including Cosmo Seasons and Cottage Garden Threads.
While I didn’t buy any of the Cottage Garden Threads, I did pick up a few Cosmo Seasons skeins. It seems that they have been around for a little while, but Kerryn’s only had them for a couple of weeks. They’re from Japan, and my initial impression is that they feel very soft and they have quite a lovely sheen.
They come in an 8m skein, in really lovely variegated colour schemes. I did think that their selection of reds was not very good (the one second from the right is the closest thing they have to red), but they have some lovely blues, greens and purples. I didn’t buy any of the pastel type colours, but the range extends from the darker colours like I bought, right through to lovely pastels and even variegated “whites”.
Kerryn said that she’ll be interested to hear what I think of stitching with them, as she hasn’t had the chance yet. Hmmm… I’d love to stitch up some little somethings in them, just because the colours are so pretty. I wonder what? And more to the point, when?!
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Oh, I know that feeling! I’ve got some fabric to try out, but when? and how?
I don’t know if you have worked with varigated threads before or not
There are two ways to stitch with them complete each cross stitch first to get a varigating area of stitches or a striped effect by stitching rows. They are wonderful to stitch with and give an interesting finish look
Doing other types of stitches allow them to give a nice varigated shading
Anyway they are a lot of fun to stitch with
Veronica
Hi Veronica, yes, I’ve done heaps with variegated threads before, and the two techniques you describe for stitching cross stitch are actually shown in my stitch dictionaries, illustrating the difference between the two effects. I used them all throughout my two stitch dictionaries and had a wonderful time! Just never used Cosmo threads before. 🙂
Hi Yvette,
I should have known that you used them in your stitch dictionaries,
I recieved the Left Handed one for Christmas. I had been so busy with other things I hadn’t studied the book yet!
I have mentioned you and the dictionaries on my blog – thecreativefinisher.blogspot.com
What fiber are the Cosmo threads made from cotton or silk – the colors are beautiful
That’s ok Veronica! 😀 Thanks for the mention on your blog – I really appreciate it! Cosmo are cotton; very soft and have a lovely sheen.