tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post8220357421912364522..comments2024-03-28T11:58:20.555+09:00Comments on Queenie's Needlework: A birthday card made from ortsQueeniepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-89215679707484377132014-09-29T08:29:49.416+09:002014-09-29T08:29:49.416+09:00Hi Lilian,
Yes, Carolyn of Carorose (see comment a...Hi Lilian,<br />Yes, Carolyn of Carorose (see comment above) also mentioned dissolvable fabric. You can apparently make 'new' fabric by stacking the orts between those sheets. As you are a very creative person, Lilian, I am sure you can make fabric and then create fabulous brooches or hanging ornaments. How about emptying that orts tin?! If you do, please blog about it!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-7786024067799044032014-09-29T05:09:27.070+09:002014-09-29T05:09:27.070+09:00Lovely card. I read somewhere (can't remember...Lovely card. I read somewhere (can't remember where!) about sandwiching the orts between dissolvable fabric, machine stitching over the top, then dissolving the fabric away to leave a new and interesting fabric. So I bought some to use with all the orts I'd collected. But one year on and the orts tin is full to the brim and dissolvable fabric gathering dust somewhere!Mrs. B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13913898039403718543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-22814165012947637442014-09-18T22:39:19.037+09:002014-09-18T22:39:19.037+09:00The Lazy Daisy stitch is one of the easiest stitch...The Lazy Daisy stitch is one of the easiest stitches possible! Do you know the Chain stitch? Of course, you do! The Lazy Daisy is made up of four individual Chain stitches.<br />Look at this link: http://inaminuteago.com/stitchdict/stitch/chain-detach.htmlQueeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-27130205231222153922014-09-18T22:31:20.535+09:002014-09-18T22:31:20.535+09:00Linda, you can use bar codes and lining of envelop...Linda, you can use bar codes and lining of envelopes to create fantastic art. You if anyone should be able to use tangled thread in projects instead of throwing them out - or have you given up collecting 'junk'?!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-80784343931626605732014-09-18T22:28:39.609+09:002014-09-18T22:28:39.609+09:00I am now thinking up ways to use such short snippe...I am now thinking up ways to use such short snippets that you can't really sew with them. Carorose (see comment above) had a smart idea.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-45673483826303069332014-09-18T11:36:15.516+09:002014-09-18T11:36:15.516+09:00I love your birthday card! What a colorful displa...I love your birthday card! What a colorful display of beautiful threads. Is it a difficult stitch? I wonder if I have some leftover embroidery thread somewhere so that I could try...Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-11523708311104415262014-09-16T23:42:56.728+09:002014-09-16T23:42:56.728+09:00A great way to use leftovers. I usually keep mine ...A great way to use leftovers. I usually keep mine in a needle case and are sometimes used on any project I may be working on or when they starting getting tangled they get thrown out.https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321649853452019532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-71905913562762651652014-09-16T00:40:31.937+09:002014-09-16T00:40:31.937+09:00This postcard is lovely, thank you for this idea. ...This postcard is lovely, thank you for this idea. I have a full jar with snippets.Séverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276377270817291263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-83839146202886874842014-09-15T20:16:59.610+09:002014-09-15T20:16:59.610+09:00I am glad that I am not the only one who can't...I am glad that I am not the only one who can't judge how much thread is needed. Now that I have found a way to use up those bit and pieces I don't mind that much.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-25698713053846006342014-09-15T08:13:38.631+09:002014-09-15T08:13:38.631+09:00This is a beautiful card, just so lovely. I am te...This is a beautiful card, just so lovely. I am terrible at estimating the length of thread needed. I don't save any small lengths of sashiko thread, but now after reading the comments above, I might have second thoughts! Lots of interesting ideas.Cynthia@wabisabiquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468196616148458645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-42102316378604109012014-09-15T07:42:25.001+09:002014-09-15T07:42:25.001+09:00Oh, a jar filled with time! That is the first item...Oh, a jar filled with time! That is the first item on my wish list!<br />Of course I will also keep any useful length with the original thread, but more than often I have these difficult to use bits of thread. Hopefully I will eventually get a Sumptuous Surface Ort Embroidery out of them.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-77773986633596819382014-09-15T01:26:34.139+09:002014-09-15T01:26:34.139+09:00This is a beautiful way of using all these threads...This is a beautiful way of using all these threads! If I have a usefull length of thread left when I'm done stitching, I just keep it with the original thread. When I need it for a few French knots I use these pieces. My real orts go in a jar, which I empty every year on January 1. I have lots of plans for those, but then I need a jar filled with time!Annethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938803180320247229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-90281868169096805082014-09-14T23:51:25.115+09:002014-09-14T23:51:25.115+09:00What I have heard is that you should never throw o...What I have heard is that you should never throw out threads for the birds; their claws can get tangled up in them. Is that true?Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-53962605467712230302014-09-14T23:50:06.940+09:002014-09-14T23:50:06.940+09:00Unless we use the orts for something there is no r...Unless we use the orts for something there is no reason to keep them...Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-14953609725393767612014-09-14T22:30:21.935+09:002014-09-14T22:30:21.935+09:00I save mine in a jar and always look there before ...I save mine in a jar and always look there before cutting more. There is a limit though, I sure wouldn't keep anything too short. If it is too short to use, it goes with other scrap threads into a mesh bag that is set out for the birds.Julie Fukudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704374750710761269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-60761319959590979112014-09-14T17:39:18.838+09:002014-09-14T17:39:18.838+09:00Now I am laughing about Chris R.'s comment on ...Now I am laughing about Chris R.'s comment on top. Very funny and wonderfully wasteful. I collect the orts - in a large jar - and there it is standing and getting fuller and fuller. I can press it still further down. Your daisy idea is very nice. Stitching Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822641831988712014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-7550881529158750892014-09-14T17:23:26.322+09:002014-09-14T17:23:26.322+09:00Thank you. It is an easy stitch but can look quite...Thank you. It is an easy stitch but can look quite charming. The beads add a lot of sparkle.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-36034328113044577702014-09-14T17:22:36.334+09:002014-09-14T17:22:36.334+09:00You are just as 'wasteful' as I used to be...You are just as 'wasteful' as I used to be! Now I have got a lot of ideas for those stray bits and pieces.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-71171253953225955692014-09-14T17:21:10.449+09:002014-09-14T17:21:10.449+09:00I am glad you are brave enough to admit to throwin...I am glad you are brave enough to admit to throwing them away. This is what I have done up till now. If you read the comments above you get a lot of ideas for recycling these odd ends of thread. Carorose has this idea where tangled thread will find a new home - and no one needs to be driven crazy!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-88650100034228721662014-09-14T17:18:17.501+09:002014-09-14T17:18:17.501+09:00Oh, I never thought of that! You are so creative!Oh, I never thought of that! You are so creative!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-54192577544954014232014-09-14T17:17:03.449+09:002014-09-14T17:17:03.449+09:00That's an excellent idea. I heard of someone w...That's an excellent idea. I heard of someone who put headers and enders of fabric strips into a clear lamp foot. Turning orts into January ornaments is a great way of recycling.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-69763246640880265312014-09-14T16:17:05.983+09:002014-09-14T16:17:05.983+09:00Lovely card.Lovely card.City Kraftershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926301043718400238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-46449659438677415132014-09-14T16:05:26.026+09:002014-09-14T16:05:26.026+09:00A lovely card Queenie..........I normally collect ...A lovely card Queenie..........I normally collect my 'orts' up into a ball and then they get knotted together and I throw them away.............how wasteful am I ? <br />hugs<br />Chris Richards<br />xxChris(craft) and Dave(photos) Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260908697420010398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-16703998441666077762014-09-14T14:18:37.650+09:002014-09-14T14:18:37.650+09:00dare I admit to throwing them away usually if th...dare I admit to throwing them away usually if they are cotton they go in the composter! Such a good idea though, a lovely card for your aunt, trust they will not get too tangled in a jar Queenie as sorting tangled threads would drive me crazymargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225676137708827434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-3702792578088175172014-09-14T09:03:17.897+09:002014-09-14T09:03:17.897+09:00I love your car.
I usually put all mine between tw...I love your car.<br />I usually put all mine between two layers of dissolving fabric, then sew them to make a fabric, after I have washed the dissolving stuff away. I then use this in projects.carorosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976291590807462068noreply@blogger.com