Tapestry wool
Tapestry wool: how it is made up, how heavy it stitches, and what it suits.
- Fibre
- wool
- StrandsDivisible strands per length; 1 means the thread is used as it comes
- 1
- WeightHow thick a single working thread stitches; six-strand cotton varies with the strands used
- very heavy
- Put-upThe usual skein or ball length
- 8 to 10 m skein
- Can be divided
- false
- Used for
- Needlepoint on 10 to 14 mesh canvas, bold wool embroidery on blankets and heavy fabric.
- Notes
- A four-ply wool about three times the weight of crewel wool, used whole. Too heavy for most fabric embroidery unless the ground is a heavy twill or felt.
- Example coloursA few colours from the DMC card that this thread is sold in; the full card is in the cross-stitch thread colours database
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