This craft purchase is out of character,
but I adore the rainbow of pretty colours. I bought a bag of 36
skeins Moonbrand embroidery floss for A$12 from Riot Art and Craft. I haven’t
even heard of Moonbrand and from what I can gleam from Google, very few people
have either. There doesn’t appear to be a DMC or Anchor conversion chart available,
but like the major brands, Moonbrand is cotton and comprise of 6 separate
strands. The difference I can immediately spot is that it lacks the lustre of
DMC threads, but since it works out to be around 33 cents per skein (compared
to an average of A$1.20 per skein for DMC), one can’t be too critical. I’m
ambivalent about using the threads for a major project as I'm not confident of its colourfast and fade
resistance so I've found a perfect project for it that doesn't need to be laundered. I'll share the project before Easter, but I'm really pleased with how it has turned out!
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Moonbrand Embroidery Floss
Given the time and effort I spend on my sewing
and craft projects, I generally like to buy good quality fabric and supplies to
ensure the finish product looks good and won’t disintegrated after a few washes.
It would be heartbreaking to see the colours run on your patchwork quilt that
you spent months (and in my case, years) working on, and stitching fall apart
by using poor quality thread. Good quality products however come with a high
price tag and I’m sometimes tempted to skimp when there are so many things on
my wish list, but I usually bite the bullet and hand over the cash with a guilt
ridden sigh (I know, first world problems).
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Looking forward to seeing your finished project and hearing what the cotton was like to work with.
ReplyDeleteI have Moonbrand and use it on hand embroidery project; yes, it is not that shiny but if you like deep mat colors, jewel like type, it is good and I currently sew with two strands because one strand is too fine for my project; It goes well through the fabric, doesn't knot and seems good on ethnical patterns like suzani, etc. I still did not wash it so I don't know about that...anyway , I don't embroider with huge ambition rather than to find my emb. style, it is good for now;
ReplyDeleteIt was wondering if I could use this write-up on my other website, I will link it back to your website though.Great Thanks. pvc patches
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