There is nothing that can add more sparkle and pizzazz to your cross stitch than blending filament. And possibly nothing more frustrating to work with! But if you know the trick to working with filament, you can enjoy stitching with it! If you don't already know this tip, you are gonna love me for telling you!
The reason the filament tends to split and break is due to the needle sliding up and down on the blending filament as you stitch. To stop this sliding action, knot the filament onto your needle. You can do this by following this easy threading technique:
Cut the required length of blending filament and fold about 5 cm (2 inches) for one end.
Insert loop through eye of needle.
Pull loop over the point of the needle.
Tighten the loop at the end of the eye to secure the thread to the needle.
source: www.crossstitchzone.com
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