I've been a bit slack in the sewing department, but I'm always busy cooking something. My DH gave me a pasta maker for Christmas. We have discovered that fresh pasta is scrumptious.
Here are the sheets drying out before I turn them into tagliolini.
Here are the sheets drying out before I turn them into tagliolini.
Little tagliolini ready to cook with prawns, basil and chilli tonight. And yes, they are on the drying rack outside the back door.
On a sewing note, what sort of thread do you use for appliqué and EPP?
Susan x
Susan x
I love home made pasta... haven't been doing it for too long and I have never made lots like you to dry a bit... mine always looks a lot more tatty than that... i wonder what I am doing different?
ReplyDeleteAs far as thread... I haven't done much EPP.. for applique by hand I use DMC.. and by machine any of the nice machine threads but I like buttonhole stitch using the glossy embroidery threads...
Hugz
yummmmm it looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteFor my swan lake I have been using gutermann silk thread, I also use dmc cottons for general applique. For my hexies I have used a variety, sometimes whatever thread that I have that will suit colour wise. Probably not following the rules with my choices but I have never learnt the rules!
Yum that pasta looks delicious. For needle turn appliqué & EPP I use Bottom Line thread - I have some packets is the Patchwork with Busyfingers super bobs in my shop which I really like as there is amid of shades in each pack. For blanket stitch appliqué I use DMC or Cosmo
ReplyDeleteI love it....have fun
ReplyDeleteLove pasta.
ReplyDeleteFor applique and EPP I use Yli silk thread, 100 wt. If I don`t have the colour in that I use Aurifil, 50 wt instead.
The pasta making looks like fun ... but think I will stick to my hexi's. I prefer to use YLI Select with a size 11 Milner Needle. I love to tack my little hexi's and use YLI for this also ... a reel is going along way and the neutral one's blend well.
ReplyDeleteHappy stitching, P
Yum!! But you know you can buy pasta at the supermarket and then have more time to stitch... Lol
ReplyDeleteYummy looking pasta! I use whatever I have that matches!
ReplyDeleteYou didn't say what time to come over...??? Oh well... guess I'll go have something else...
ReplyDeleteYour pasta looks yummo! EnJoY! :)
Time well spent I say, the menu sounds (and looks) delicious. I have a machine in my cupboard that I have never used, but if you think I could do it, I should give it a try.
ReplyDeleteFor applique I generally use YLI silk thread in a neutral colour.
Enjoy your delicious dinner.
What a great idea Susan to use the clothes airer for a drying rack...love it! I've been a bit slack with my pasta maker and not made any since we moved here...you have inspired me to do it but I will have to make a gluten free version.
ReplyDeleteFor hand applique I use DMC...today I did some machine applique and used matching thread. Oh derrrrrr, what is EPP?
We broke our pasta maker the first time we used it! For applique (I only do it by hand) I use DMC threads and for EPP (and needle turn) I use Superior Threads by Libby Lehman - color 619 as it seems to blends in with everything :)
ReplyDeleteRight.... I'll tell you what threads I use if you invite me to dinner! My mouth is watering at the thought of your pasta with prawns, basil and chilli and I'm stuck with a bowl of porridge (it is breakfast time here)!
ReplyDeleteOK.... I do mostly needleturn and for that I love YLI silk threads. I've collected a few colours but always have a range of neutrals on hand. EPP... it's either the YLI silks or Superior Threads Bottom Line. I like thinner threads. Hand blanket stitch... DMC cottons. Now... about that dinner invitation......;o)
I have one for over 30 years and the pasta is so much better then bought.
ReplyDeleteJust had a look around your Blog
ReplyDeleteYour work is lovely
I see your name on lots of Blogs I visit
That pasta looks brilliant. I too have a machine in my cupboard - never used. (sigh) You pasta inspires me to bring it out and try it.
ReplyDeleteFor applique I always now use YLI silk #100. Love it! For EPP I've recenly used Superior Threads Masterpiece but only have bobbins full of it. I mostly just use whatever I have on hand that matches in colour. Think I will probably purchase some Superior Bottom Line to try soon.
I use Daruma silk thread for hand needle turn, if I don't have any matching colours I'll use Gutterman cotton. For machine button hole or raw edge applique I use Gutterman cotton in a matching colour. For hand piecing I use grey Gutterman cotton.
ReplyDeleteoh yum, the pasta looks great Susan!
ReplyDeleteyummy love homemade pasta,i havent made it in a long while,mightbe time to get the pasta machine out.xx
ReplyDeleteGreat new hobby Susan :)
ReplyDeleteI mainly use DMC only because I have so much.
I also love Cottage Gardens Varigated
when s pasta night?
ReplyDeletei use those bobbin threads for EPP that sue daley has
i have used DMC threads for appliqué but am currently using silk
WOW.. IM SO impressed that you make pasta!...anyone who gives kitchen appliances becomes the user in my house...hubby makes the bread in the bread maker ..DD2 is the waffle queen...the girls gave us a coffee maker for Christmas but alas, they are not here to operate it!...suppose I'll have to learn!..or make it hubby's.
ReplyDeleteI use the thread that Sue Daley uses... on the little bobbins! for needle turn ..its really fine.
I also like the YLI silk. Xx Lea
How fabulous
ReplyDeleteSuch a delicious new hobby! I use silk thread for needleturn, stranded thread for blanket stitch appliqué and cotton thread for EPP.
ReplyDeleteOhh yummmmm sounds soo scrumptious... what a lovely hubby!! I use bottom line for EPP and needleturn and SMC or Cosmo for buttonhole applique :)
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