Embroidery is just as creative a process as composing poetry or painting. It is not surprising that every craftswoman wants to use only the best materials for embroidery: the most beautiful canvas, a comfortable needle and high-quality threads. Thanks to the excellent quality, the mouline thread among embroiderers is very popular.
Essentials about Floss
The mouline thread consists of completely mercerized, i.e. chemically processed, natural material - cotton, linen, so they are not only bright and shiny, but also durable. They lay down on the canvas with even stitches, without making knots and unnecessary seals, therefore, products embroidered with thread floss were always accurate. The paint used for the mouline thread is resistant, the threads in the sun practically do not fade, while maintaining its original, bright color. Pleasant is the fact that the color scheme of the mouline thread is huge. For example, dmc floss threads count 495 different colors according to the color map! The thickness of the thread is gained using six thin threads, which, if necessary, can be separated and combined with a different thread color.
Varieties of materials for making floss
The modern market offers a huge number of
varieties of floss thread , which are produced by completely different companies. Today there are several main types of material from which these threads are made. The most common are cotton floss. These are very durable, silky threads that do not lose color when washed. A huge plus is the wide variety of colors of cotton floss. Flax floss usually comes in pastel colors, but they are also durable and reliable to use. It is customary to use woolen floss to obtain more voluminous pictures than when using cotton ones. Woolen floss threads are great for embroidering pillows, rugs, tapestry napkins or bedding. Acrylic in structure are similar to woolen. The only caveat, the material for the manufacture was obtained by chemical, but not natural. Melange floss is used if you need a different
spectrum of colors in one thread, and fluorescent ones give a picture of brightness and light.
Rules for working with floss
In order to avoid unwanted surprises, you should adhere to simple, but very important rules when working with threads. Before starting work, they need to be checked for durability - moisten a bunch of threads in warm water and wrap in a white cloth. If the threads do not leave a trace, they are of high quality, and you can work with them without problems. Finished embroidery should not be washed in a washing machine or with bleach, as the product may lose color or brightness of colors. Also, do not iron a wet embroidered product with a hot iron, the threads will surely shed, the embroidery will be irreparably damaged. It is better to store the floss threads separately from each other, dividing them by color and signing the color of the bobbin or fist. It will be so easy to determine the presence of the right thread when ready to start a new embroidery.
Calculation of floss for embroidery
Embroidery with mouline thread requires special calculation so that the craftswoman can previously stock up with the necessary volume for work. For embroidery in two threads to create one cross, 1 centimeter of thread is required. It is very easy to remember: one cross requires one centimeter. But it’s unlikely that anyone will manually count the crosses before work. You can use the following information: per 1 sq. Cm. embroidery hits about 50 crosses. The area of the future picture can be calculated, because many patterns for embroidery come with information about the size of the embroidered product. And after that it is very easy to calculate the number of skeins of thread, knowing that one skein most often consists of 8 meters.