Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I heart perle cotton...

...I like to use it for several different things besides embroidery.

I love it's chunky texture and all of the lovely colors...

I keep mine on wooden spools to keep it tangle free and extra cute.

I stamp the color number on the spool so that I can replace with another skein when gone.
Later I will show you something that I recently made using perle cotton...
Have a lovely Tuesday my friends!

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14 comments:

  1. peawinkJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    I love the spools and stamping the numbers on! Do you have a favorite brand - or several?

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  2. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    I love the wooden spools. It would be great to have some for my hand-dyed tatting threads. Are yours vintage, or can they be found somewhere?

    Your blog is very inspirational! I love your sense of color!

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  3. ElizabethJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    I love pearl cotton. I use it for many things also. One of my favorite uses for pearl is when a fine sweater is too long in the sleeves (I must have very short arms!) I cut the sleeves to the length I want them, turn up the raw edge, and then crochet a lacy border around the sleeve. Got lots of compliments on the last one I did. I never told that I had shortened the sleeves.

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  4. WoolenSailsJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    I like the idea of putting floss on spools. I have a lot of loose threads in a nest, so need to go through it and wind it up.

    Debbie

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  5. BrendaJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    I have a lot of this thread also. Have been using for some felt projects. Love your spool idea. Are they old or new? I have a couple of old wooden spools but not nearly enough.

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  6. LibbyJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    I LOVE the wooden spools/stamping idea!! I can't wait to see your project! You and Kass. inspire me so much with your embroidery!!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    I love pearl cotton too! And I just love the wooden spools.
    You must share with us how to get some for our threads!

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  8. Jodi NelsonJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    I heart your wooden spools. ;o)

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  9. Nanette MerrillJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    It is beautiful like that. Where do you get your perle cotton?

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  10. Material GirlsJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    I love that! I love all your ideas!
    You are the bomb!
    Nadine

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  11. The AshtonsJanuary 11, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    Hi Lori!

    Those make my fingers itch, I like them so much!
    I ran into American Quilting today and saw all of your quilts lining the classroom walls. I had all my kids in the car and couldn't stop to drool but my, did they look incredible all lined up!
    Someday soon I'm going to get a bit of sewing time again. I can't wait.

    Hope your January is giving you a lot of time in your cute sewing room!
    Annie

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  12. Carrie P.January 12, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Great idea. I have some wooden spools I could put my tangled messes on. lol
    thanks for the tip.

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  13. Beth@seasonsofhomeJanuary 12, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Wow, that's a lot of cute things in 2010. I heart 1930's vintage too.

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  14. michelle hJanuary 15, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    too cute! I, too, love the spools w/stamped numbers...great idea and so beautiful! I hadn't visited your blog in a week or two and so just took a few minutes to catch up and I am sooooo in love with your quilts...I had seen them over time in various posts and by hitting your patterns page, etc, but seeing them all there one after the other, I am just smitten!! You are so inspiring and talented...wow!! I just want to say thank you for all you share with us and for being so inspiring...your blog is one of my "happy places!"
    michelle

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