09 January 2016

Threadends


Do you gather your threadends ... and if so, what do you do with them once the container is full?

The great tangle disturbs me rather - but the layers of colour are quite wonderful -
Ghosts of the unsewn. Or just another midden, ripe for a postmodern archaeology.

4 comments:

Olga Norris said...

Your threadends pic reminded me of a photo I'd seen recently on Fiona Rutherford's blog - the second last one in this link:

http://www.rutherfordtextileart.com/fionas-blog/selvedge-tapestry-workshop

You could build up a number of colour cards with the ends - if you can be bothered. I must say that I just throw mine away.

irene macwilliam said...

I have sandwiched the thread ends in dissolvable and then densely stitched them and produced a lovely nearly A4 size fabric. I fancied doing a jacket but it takes such a long time to gather the threads, perhaps some day. I will not allow white or near to white threads.
I save all the trimmed rayon embroidery threads when trimming off quilting or embroidery work, but it does take ages. In the jar it is interesting to sometimes see a layer of a particular colour.
Please do not throw out. I will pay postage if you are of that mind.

apiecefullife said...

I have made a whole shawl oversewing threads between layers of Solvi but they do make good subjects for photos, cards even
http://apiecefullife.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/i-have-been-keeping-busy.html
http://apiecefullife.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/now-where-was-i.html

Gillian Cooper said...

My Diploma Group were using some today in paper making and felt making to add extra colour. I used to save them in jars, intending to use them but... after years of admiring them, I threw loads out as they were just gathering dust!