Yes, I found a lot of thread to try for hand quilting, and embellishment. I found silk perle in both #8 and #12, in solid colours, but I'm really more interested in working with variegated colours. So, I had to go with cotton perle, and I found a lot of it in quite a variety of colour families--not that I could afford to buy them all!! But, I could afford to buy enough that I was eligible for a free gift--a very nice and well-sized metal needlecase. While the silk is a dream to work with, the final result is a very "soft in the hand" piece of work. The cotton will produce a sturdier piece. Of course, my other option is to try to dye the silk into the variegated colours I want.
On Monday, my Ravenesque fibre art group is coming for the day, and as hostess, it won't be a good day for getting any serious work done. No matter how much I want to play with my threads, I'll have to execise some self control until later in the week.
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