Cool and clear: Royal Blue suits shirts, bags and anything not meant to read warm. The skein's 6 strands add up to 8 m of embroidery thread — enough for a medium design. The skein is sold singly.
Stitch with all strands and you get a solid, almost raised surface; with two the line stays fine. Anchor stranded cotton is colourfast. With strong reds a colour test before the finished piece is washed still pays off. Before washing the finished piece a colour test on a scrap pays off.
What Anchor Sticktwist Königsblau is suitable for
- cross stitch on Aida and counted fabric
- monograms on linen and towels
- names on children's clothes
Sewing tips
- Den Strang nicht auseinanderziehen, sondern das Fadenende vorsichtig herausziehen.
- Zum Teilen die gewünschte Anzahl Fäden einzeln herausziehen und wieder zusammenlegen.
- Fadenlänge etwa 40 bis 50 Zentimeter — längere Fäden verdrehen sich und fransen.
- Eine Sticknadel mit stumpfer Spitze nimmt bei Zählstoffen die Löcher statt der Fäden.
- Vor dem Waschen des fertigen Stücks eine Farbprobe machen, besonders bei kräftigen Rottönen.
Available in more colours in the Anchor Sticktwist series.
Frequently asked questions
How many strands do I stitch with?
That depends on your fabric. On coarse counted cloth people take three, on fine two, for solid areas all of them. A test stitch at the edge answers faster than any rule.
Which needle do I need?
For counted fabric a blunt embroidery needle: it finds the existing holes instead of splitting the weave. For smooth wovens take a sharp embroidery needle with a large eye.
How do I take thread out of the skein?
Do not pull the skein apart; draw the end out gently. A skein is wound so the thread runs free from one side and tangles from the other.
Should I knot the thread?
Better not. Knots press through to the front and work loose over time. The usual method weaves the start under your first stitches and finishes the end the same way.
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