CRAFT
Candlewick with sampler of stitches
When our colonial ancestors first
invented “candlewicking,” they
stitched the same thread used for
making candles on natural cotton
fabric. The stitches were simple
knots and the result was white-on
white embroidered designs.
Today candlewicking can be
plain white-on-white knotted
designs or nearly anything else you
choose. You can use bright,
colorful thread, paint pictures with
stencils or vary the stitches in a
sampler of designs.
The teddy bear project, for
example, features red, white and
blue knots on a background that’s a
sampler of stitches. Padded satin
stitches, lazy daisies and running
CORNER
stitches form squares of
checkerboards, flowers and hearts
to complement the teddy bear
design.
The bear design is ideal for a
picture or pillow, and available by
writing tc the address below. For
those who wish to experiment by
themselves, instructions for
running stitches, padded satin
stitches and lazy daisies follow.
Look in next week’s column to
leam how to combine stenciling
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with candlewicking. For now, here
are stitch instructions:
RUNNING STITCH: Use this
stitch for words, design outlines
and borders. 1. Draw your design
outline on muslin with a water
soluble pen. 2. Following your
outline, stitch in and out of fabric,
keeping all stitches and spaces the
same length (a).
PADDED SATIN STITCH: Use
this stitch to fill in areas. 1.
Starting at one edge of the area,
sew parallel side-by-side until the
entire area is covered with stit
ches. 2. Starting at another edge of
the stitched area, sew parallel
stitches side-by-side over the
previous stitches (b). 3. Keep
stitching until all previous stitches
are covered. The result will be a
thick “pad” of stitches.
LAZY DAISY: As the name
sounds, this stitch is used to form
daisies. 1. Bring needle to right
side of fabric. 2. Form loop of
thread; bring needle back through
fabric near the first hole. 3. Bring
needle up near top of loop. 4. Stitch
over looped end; bring needle back
through fabric (c). 5. Bring needle
up near the first hole and create
more loops according to the above
steps.
The “TEDDY BEAR” CAN-
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 14,1984—81 S
DLEWICKING KIT, by
“Dimension,” makes a 12 by 12-
inch pillow or picture. Includes
enough cotton muslin for pillow
back; red, white and blue can
dlewicking thread; needle; and
easy-to-follow instructions.
KID D-I” 0 *’o plus $2 postage
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and handling.
TO ORDER, send kit price
(California residents please add
6Vz percent sales tax) plus postage
and handling to Ellen Appel, your
newspaper’s name, Box 1144,
Laguna Beach, CA 92652.
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