Just got an email from Kreinik with some good infromation about their silk gauze I thought you might find interesting. Here’s what they had to say:
What exactly is silk gauze?
It’s a very fine needlepoint canvas made of pure silk. The silk-thread, interlocking-weave construction means it is strong, decreasing the chance of distortion, fraying, or shifting that you can get from other needlework fabrics and canvases. The main attraction of this shear canvas, however, is that you can use the small counts to make miniature embroidery such as jewelry (earrings, pendants, pins) and dollhouse or hobby miniatures (like a needlepoint rug, pillow or sampler for a dollhouse).
Many charted cross stitch and needlepoint designs can be stitched on silk gauze by simply using the tent/continental or half-cross stitch, so silk gauze is an easy way to freshen up and revitalize old or current designs you already have. When converting designs to silk gauze, eliminate backstitching and things like French Knots, which may not show up on the tiny canvas. The rule is keep it simple, but feel free to use interesting threads. Tip: the thinner the thread and needle the better on the high counts of gauze.Â
 Here is a free project:
- Click on the link above for the chart for this lovely design.
Of course you’ll find all your supplies at Stitcher’s Workshop.
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My favorite use of the silk gauze is to create miniature needlework pieces. To see some great examples visit these links:
Museum of Miniatures  when you get here be sure to click on “more photos” to see some incredible examples.
Motts Minis includes samplers and needlepoint rugs.
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If you find more great links, let me know.
Dugan and I got involved in creating a miniture while we were in South Caroliana and I was a member of the local group, the Wee Pee Dee Miniature Group. The area where we lived was on the Pee Dee River and we thought we were so clever with the name <vbg> Any way we decided to build a log home for the bear family that was my first miniature project. You can really get caught up in the fantasy of miniatures as we found out when we started saying “When bears lived in log houses…” to justify each find we made that needed to be added to the house. What fun it was and perhaps some day we will complete the bear’s house!
Tell us about your miniatures experience. Until next time, keep stitchin,
Pat
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