QUILTsocial | Issue 02 Winter 2014-15

Picking Razzle and Dazzle threads to match the Mirage
with
Stitch-outs
Razzle & Dazzle
threads by WonderFil
Holding all of the threads at the back
Picking thread combinations
I figured the best way to pick threads would be to lay my new
Mirage threads beside the Razzle and Dazzle threads that I have
and see which combinations would work best. The rust colored
thread doesn’t look like it will work with any of the other
threads, but maybe I’ll try it on my stitch-outs.
Let’s get ready to stitch
To do my stitch-outs I picked a white tone-on-tone fabric, but
I think any fabric without a lot of pattern and contrast would
work fine – you just want to be able to see how the threads look
together without any distraction from the background fabric. I
decided to try couching single threads first with the black and
white Mirage thread. I set my machine to a short straight stitch
and put on my open-toe embroidery foot. I set a mug on the
table in front of the right side of my sewing machine and put
my Razzle thread inside to keep it from rolling away.
I filled one of my bobbins with the Deco-Bob thread and put it
in the bobbin casing. I started at the edge of the fabric, placing
the Razzle thread under the foot and holding the ends of ALL
three threads in my left hand as I started stitching. I did a small
straight stitch back and forth to hold everything in place and
then set the machine to a narrow zigzag. I stitched along the
Razzle thread, making sure that the zigzag stitch passed over
the thread each time the machine stitched.
Couching multiples threads with the zigzag stitch
The back of the fabric showing correct tension
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