Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
Most people use embroidery floss. You can also us wicking. I.e. candel wick string. Actualy there is a process of making quilts called wicking. The act of tying knots using candle wick strings. They used patterns that most tin punch designers used. I found all this while researching quiltng desings for one of my p.i.f. quilts tops.
I used to candlewick many years ago. When I was pregnant with our first DD, DH took an interest in candlewicking and wanted to make something for our baby to be. We used coloring books with easy to trace patterns. He made about 20 or so squares with candlewicked teddy bears on them. My sweet Mom made them into a quilt and tied it. DD is 23 and treasures the quilt made by her Mamaw and Daddy.