Artfabrik: Extraordinary hand dyed fabric and threads and art quilts by Laura Wasilowski

Artfabrik: All the colors, all the time.

Size 3 Pearl Cotton thread is large and eyecatching with shiny, clearly defined colors. Available in 58 variegated color shemes, Size 3 is recommended for hand stitching, couching by machine or hand, needlepoint, cross-stitch, knitting, or weaving.
In this sample, Size 3 in the Asters colorway is couched with an invisible thread by machine.
Size 3 measures 16.4 yards for $4.

Size 5 Pearl Cotton thread is strong, bright, and dyes in clearly defined colors. Available in 58 variegated color schemes, use it for hand embroidery, hand quilting, crochet, sashiko, knitting, needlepoint, cross-stitch, needlepunch (use a size 6 needle), weaving, applique, and any number of needle arts.
In this sample, Size 5 in the Rainbow Medium colorway gives a folk-art finish to wool applique.
Size 5 measures 25 yards for $5.

Size 8 Pearl Cotton thread dyes richly and has a soft hand. Available in 58 variegated colorways, it is recommended for machine bobbin drawing, hand embroidery, hand quilting, crochet, sashiko, knitting, needlepoint, cross-stitch, needlepunch (use a size 2 needle), and weaving.
In this sample, a log cabin block is stitched in a crazy quilting style with the Rainbow Rich Size 8 in the bobbin (by-pass the bobbin tension).
Size 8 measures 50 yards for $8.

Size 8 Pearl Cotton thread adds another layer of texture and detail to this small art quilt. The little house is embellished with simple embroidery stitches like cross-stitch, French knots, and seed stitches with the Size 8 in the Aquamarine colorway.
To see more quilts hand stitched with the Size 8 thread visit Laura's Gallery of Small Art Quilts.
Size 8 measures 50 yards for $8.

Size 12 Pearl Cotton thread is strong and fine with a matt finish. It is available in all 58 variegated color schemes. Use it for machine embroidery, machine quilting, hand quilting, or needle punch (use a size 1 needle). To use in the machine, hand wind the skein onto an empty spool and stitch away with a 14/90 embroidery or quilting machine needle.
In this sample, Sunflowers, a whole cloth quilt, is free-motion machine stitched using a 14/90 quilting needle in the machine and a 40 weight cotton thread in the bobbin. Colorways used are Sunflowers, Green Grass, and True Blues.
Size 12 measures 130 yards for $12.

Size 12 Pearl Cotton thread is perfect for making a free form embroidery like this sample.
It was stitched on black cotton fabric with size 12 Pearl Cotton thread in the following colorways: Sunflowers, Parakeet, Forget Me Nots, Petunias, Violets, Lime Frappe and Really Red.
Size 12 measures 130 yards for $12.

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