tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post5065567400283857820..comments2023-10-06T02:52:14.643-05:00Comments on feeling stitchy: My stitches have Portuguese soulfloresitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12684933322612185834noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-575470711967515052012-05-02T02:11:45.781-05:002012-05-02T02:11:45.781-05:00Wow! It's so beautiful.Wow! It's so beautiful.Ilana Shteinhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Ilana-Shtein/1053361681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-73953579306999506492012-04-29T05:13:09.209-05:002012-04-29T05:13:09.209-05:00Dear Amy, thanks for your kind words :)
Could you...Dear Amy, thanks for your kind words :) <br />Could you write me to agulhanaopicagmail .com ?<br />It's easier... ThanksGabinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-66408418215587114242012-04-28T21:01:51.082-05:002012-04-28T21:01:51.082-05:00Oh Gabi, your posts make my heart--or perhaps my a...Oh Gabi, your posts make my heart--or perhaps my alma portuguesa--happy. I plan to order the burlap kit for my children but was wondering if you ever offer burel in your shop? I really enjoy embroidering on wool felt and would like to try burel, too.amyhttp://salamanderdreams.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-43705289178664798582012-04-27T06:51:24.198-05:002012-04-27T06:51:24.198-05:00Loden (or maybe I'd better say Walkloden) is a...Loden (or maybe I'd better say Walkloden) is a woven wool cloth that is then fulled (felted) and may or may not be "brushed" in one direction. It's waterproof and warm...nicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-50346507704730060212012-04-26T21:24:20.907-05:002012-04-26T21:24:20.907-05:00Love the Portuguese colours and heart shape design...Love the Portuguese colours and heart shape design, quite inspired......Raggletagglegypsygirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-7876098616800271612012-04-26T16:27:16.183-05:002012-04-26T16:27:16.183-05:00Thank you for your words... I think stitching on w...Thank you for your words... I think stitching on wool felt is similar to stitching on burel but Burel is more rustic. I love the feel of burel... It's very natural, you feel the texture of wool... It's almost like holding a small lamb :))<br />Congratulations on your new Portuguese words!!!Gabinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-38508047939337016292012-04-26T16:09:41.057-05:002012-04-26T16:09:41.057-05:00Oriel: I use wool yarn with burel (like felt...). ...Oriel: I use wool yarn with burel (like felt...). The only difficulty in felt (burel) embroidery is designing the pattern on the felt, especially if you're working with dark colors. Usually I use trancing paper with a pattern. I put it over the felt, embroidering paper and felt at the same time. At the end I remove the paper. <br />You must tell your granddaughter that the needle doesn't Gabinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-55336251441312514102012-04-26T15:54:22.823-05:002012-04-26T15:54:22.823-05:00Good job, Gabi! I don't think you have betraye...Good job, Gabi! I don't think you have betrayed tradition. Reinvention is the only way to keep tradition alive and well! I'm happy that my pictures came in handy :)Virgíniahttp://amo-temilmilhoes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-10243284784446095122012-04-26T15:53:32.470-05:002012-04-26T15:53:32.470-05:00Nicole: adding to
meri comment... It's difficu...Nicole: adding to<br />meri comment... It's difficult... So many words that can't be translated. I don't know if there is another fabric like burel... But there must be... <br /><br />Burel is a fabric made of woven felted wool. I think that both<br />broadcloth and loden are wool cloths and in Portugal we would call them<br />“fazendas” - wool woven fabrics. <br /><br /><br />As Gabinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-17729641543676264922012-04-26T14:36:25.210-05:002012-04-26T14:36:25.210-05:00Olá Gabi I enjoyed looking at your blog I work wi...Olá Gabi I enjoyed looking at your blog I work with felt a lot of the time but have never used felt for embroidery so today I am going to give it a go. I have a granddaughter who wants her Nanna to teach her to sew so this may be the way to go. I also only use fine embroidery thread and I notice that you use a much thicker thread so I am going to have a go at using a different thread. Thanks Oriel Barnesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-52521499959366867762012-04-26T13:44:38.396-05:002012-04-26T13:44:38.396-05:00Well done Gabi! ;)
Nicole: I think is more loden ...Well done Gabi! ;)<br /><br />Nicole: I think is more loden than broadcloth; <br />Loden like "burel" is a thick waterproof fabric though I'm not sure it is made of wool like "burel"<br />Broadcloth is reported as <i>high quality woolen or silk cloth</i>. Burel is never made of silk and never a luxurious cloth. So far my dictionaries told me :)merihttp://avomeri.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-54486085735685909932012-04-26T13:41:08.902-05:002012-04-26T13:41:08.902-05:00That is beautiful. I do like your heart and roost...That is beautiful. I do like your heart and rooster! Is it difficult to stitch on burel? I was stitching on fleece (man-made) last night and it was very hard to get my needle through some of the seams (I was stitching on a stuffed toy). I love stitching on wool felt - the feel is lovely. Thank you for sharing your "alma portuguesa" with us!!cadamsworshipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-5459513835142669222012-04-26T13:27:09.506-05:002012-04-26T13:27:09.506-05:00Adorei, lindos! :)Adorei, lindos! :)Silvia McFarlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067417910686705520.post-23988077948300354842012-04-26T12:37:12.413-05:002012-04-26T12:37:12.413-05:00Is burel like broadcloth/Loden? It sounds like it,...Is burel like broadcloth/Loden? It sounds like it, but I can't find a proper translation :-/nicolenoreply@blogger.com