Our finest thread line, InvisaFil™, is a remarkable silk-like 100wt, 2-ply cottonized polyester. This ultra-fine but surprisingly strong thread has cotton-like characteristics and negligible stretch while also feeling soft in the hand. InvisaFil makes for super low bulk stitches and virtually “disappears”, making it the ultimate choice for English paper piecing, hand, and machine appliqué, delicate lace designs, fine fabrics, creating texture when micro quilting, or whenever you don’t want your stitching to show.
Color: Medium Grey
Recommended Needle Size: Stitch in the ditch, top and bottom thread, bottom thread for delicate machine embroidery, hand and machine appliqué, free motion quilting, stippling, English paper piecing.
The Sidestitcher Original Raised Edge Quilter’s Thimble features dimples around the outside for those who sometimes need the side of the thimble as well as the double reinforced top and a rim around the edge to push the needle as they sew. Available in whole sizes 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 –...
I do lots of foundation paper piecing and this is the best I've found and I've tried them all! It works great in the printer and you can trace through it if you need to. Tears away easily. 8 1/2" x 11" in size. 100 sheets per package.
Papers for Foundation Piecing
I love applique and there's nothing more frustrating than having your pieces shift or get your thread tangled in the pins. Once I tried these pins I was in love with them. 3/4" long with a little white glass head that's easy to see and pick up. 150 pins in a case for you to store them in.
This is the needle I use for all my hand applique. It's easy to thread. Fine enough for the most delicate fabrics yet strong enough so it won't bend. I even use them for my hand piecing. They are officially considered a Milliner/Straw needle in a size 10. There are 15 needles in a convenient little case to keep right...
Presencia embroidery floss is 100% long staple Egyptian cotton. This floss is shrinkfast, colorfast, runfast and nearly all colors are bleachfast. Each six-strand skein is 8m/8.75 yards. If you have never used Presencia floss before you are in for a treat. Presencia is so smooth it's a pleasure to stitch with. For a brighter red redwork red select: Red 1902 For a deeper,...
A fabulous thread for hand embroidery or edge stitching! It is a 100% long staple Egyptian cotton thread, mercerized for strength, colorfast, and washable. Perle No. 8, 10 gram, 2 ply, 69 meters each Using this is like 3 strands of embroidery floss If you have never used Presencia threads before you are in for a treat. Presencia is so smooth...
I really like these pens and have had great success. I'm using them for patchwork, applique and embroidery. The bold marking ink that completely removes with heat and the friction tip with no residue. Great for marking patterns and lines. No smudging or fading. *** as with all marking pens I recommend you test the pen on your fabrics if...
A friend suggested I try this pencil to mark an applique block for back basting. Wow - what a dream to use! No drag on the fabric and you get a smooth, easy to see lines on the back of my block. It's a sketch and wash pencil so you don't have to worry about using it on fabric. A...
