Originally Posted by
lfstamper
I looked online for Perle cotton - very confusing. What brand do you like and weight for which look? Sorry for the newbie questions...lol.
there are a number of (brands) of perle cottons- DMC & Presencia are 2 fairly common easy to find brands.
i use a number of different sizes - my most often used are size 5, 8, 12 & 20-
as with other threads the higher the number the thinner the thread- 5 is fairly heavy & good for appliques that you really want the thread detail to show- 20 is quite thin (comparatively speaking) still heavier than embroidery floss- maybe the size of 2-3 strands of regular dmc embroidery floss.
here 's a pic on one i used #5 on- the bottom flower is #5 for the flower, #8 for the stem
[ATTACH=CONFIG]345714[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]345715[/ATTACH]this one was appliqued down with #12, the embroidery is done with #8
[ATTACH=CONFIG]345716[/ATTACH]this one used all 4 sizes i have