Flower Thread (BF)

Base Thread: Flower Thread
product manufactured for House of Textile Arts
⇒dyed by BIZ
Material: 100% cotton

Packaging: Snap Spool on paper pin
Length: 40m/4.3yd
Care instructions
Color chart

Flower Thread

Recommended needles when using one strand:
Embroidery needle 1 or 3, tapestry embroidery needle 3

  • two-thread
  • non-strandable
  • non mercerized
  • not turned very much
  • consists of relatively short fibers
  • not very tear-resistant

It gets its name from the Danish artist Gerda Bengtson. Originally a painter of naturalistic plant motifs, she wanted people to start Stitching again and created cross-stitch patterns for flower and herb pictures. For these works, she had a cotton yarn made that was dyed with vegetable dyes. Still known today as Flower Thread, it is now almost exclusively dyed with chemical dyes.
Due to its matte surface, it creates a very nice contrast when it is used in an area with e.g. high-gloss Soie Ovale, Soie de Paris or Braided Rayon.

Popular techniques and stitches for Flower Thread

Needlepoint
  • Assisi
  • Colbert Embroidery
  • CrossStitch
  • Hardanger
  • Drawn Thread Work
  • All satin stitch variations
  • process several strands with a laying tool
  • All other Stiche….
Leinwandstickerei
  • Appliqué
  • Satin Stitch
  • Schwalm Embroidery
  • Stumpwork
  • Whitework
  • Drawn Thread Work
Other Textile Techniques
  • Braided ribbons
  • Crochet
  • cords
  • Kumihimo
  • Patchwork

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