tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280424063012373177.post4166978609725066971..comments2024-01-24T15:23:54.601+00:00Comments on Knotted Cotton: Greens are good for youCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693903606189589310noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280424063012373177.post-35021000865747770502013-03-01T18:42:23.778+00:002013-03-01T18:42:23.778+00:00Thank you!:-)
I'm replying on the blog as wel...Thank you!:-)<br /><br />I'm replying on the blog as well as by email in case this info helps anyone else.<br /><br />They are nice to work with and they do have a really beautiful quality to them. They fray quite easily, especially if you wash them, and though I love the effect on the frayed edge (pretty because of the different warp and weft) I wouldn't prewash them again. I don't use starch, but I would for a fiddly project, especially using pieces cut on the bias.<br /><br />Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693903606189589310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280424063012373177.post-81593219937776026162013-03-01T18:20:03.364+00:002013-03-01T18:20:03.364+00:00Lovely use of offcuts :-)
How did you find stitchi...Lovely use of offcuts :-)<br />How did you find stitching with Oakshott fabrics? I have never used them, but have been tempted by the lovely colours.Radkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407639057505104281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280424063012373177.post-34252049859051847682013-03-01T08:45:35.586+00:002013-03-01T08:45:35.586+00:00loving the colours and the curves xxloving the colours and the curves xxDiane-crewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879911622708138774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280424063012373177.post-11885726064602054252013-02-28T23:20:26.903+00:002013-02-28T23:20:26.903+00:00It is beautiful (and so is the new curved piece). ...It is beautiful (and so is the new curved piece). You could leave it flat - perhaps stretch over a wooden frame like a canvas? Or maybe turn it into an unquilted cushion cover?Two Wednesdayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449253668356026962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280424063012373177.post-71783811359240668362013-02-28T21:13:24.714+00:002013-02-28T21:13:24.714+00:00Sooo beautiful! Love that outline quilting on the ...Sooo beautiful! Love that outline quilting on the curves and ESP the variegated bluey purply one. Maybe some outline quilting is the way to preserve the texture of the Oakshotts? Gorgeous!Camillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193180385628524129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280424063012373177.post-41744977041975245842013-02-28T19:16:42.580+00:002013-02-28T19:16:42.580+00:00LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the curves!LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the curves!Pat Merklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827283810663831168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280424063012373177.post-5754778197205897632013-02-28T18:48:17.080+00:002013-02-28T18:48:17.080+00:00Where to start Catherine?? Firstly, I just love t...Where to start Catherine?? Firstly, I just love the close up of the stitching which shows off the colours of the thread and fabric beautifully. The earthy tones of your block are stunning and your improv. curved piecing is too - frame it I say!Annabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806122680540977875noreply@blogger.com