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Choose materials for crewel work
Crewel work uses wool thread on a supporting ground. Match needle and ground to the wool’s actual thickness and surface instead of treating it like divisible floss.
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Crewel work uses wool thread on a supporting ground. Match needle and ground to the wool’s actual thickness and surface instead of treating it like divisible floss.
Before you start
Keep the exact labels and make two comparable samples. Change one material property at a time and use the intended finishing method on both.
Try this example
Work a line and a small filled leaf with the chosen wool on the proposed ground. Check drag through the fabric, surface fuzz and whether repeated passes enlarge holes.
Check your result
- Compare the dry samples for recovery, surface, drape and the property needed for the project. Record observations separately from label claims.
- A fiber name or category cannot predict every finished fabric. Construction, treatment, gauge and use all affect the result.
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