Shimmer (VTRS)
base thread: product manufactured for House of Textile Arts
⇒dyed by BIZ
material: 
100% Rayon
Packaging: Snap spool on paper pin
Length: 10m
Care instructions
Color chart
- soft, braided threads with an interwoven metallic thread
- Very versatile in use
- Uncomplicated processing
- Due to its special design, it can be laid flat and overlaid without major effort
- can be ruched for a special effect by pulling one or more of the braiding threads
- Ruffles must be additionally fastened
- Well suited as a supplementary yarn for
- Cord production
- Lucette straps
- Crochet work
- Originally designed for cross stitch…
- individual threads were pulled out of the plait and used for cross-stitching
- the metallic thread cannot be processed as a single thread
- a single, drawn-out viscose thread can be used as a finishing thread for wool, for example, to create a few highlights
- several drawn-out single threads are used with the auxiliary tool like Stranded Cotton
- Attention: the single thread is very sensitive!
- iron the ribbon beforehand for knitted work
- This is how it unfolds its full beauty in all its breadth
Popular stitches and techniques for shimmer
Needlepoint
- Satin stitches
- Needlepoint
- Tapestry embroidery
- Rug hooking
- CrossStitch
- Vault Stitch
- Diagonal stitch
- Jaquard stitch
- Byzantine engraving and much more.
Surface Embroidery
- Couching
- Ribbon Embroidery
- Knot stitches
- Surface Work
- Satin Stitch
- Trellis
Other textile techniques
- Crochet
- cords
- Kumihimo
- Knitting
- Temari
- Weaving
- Braiding
