Welcome to the wonderful world of Brazilian Embroidery, a free-form, three-dimensional type of embroidery - created with a needle, a thread, and your imagination.
The intention of this web page is to spark the interest of Needle Artists towards Brazilian Embroidery and to make this site a "drop-in" for persons who share the same interest whether you are mildly curious, a beginner, or an experienced stitcher.
The technique of Three-dimensional Embroidery, combined with Rayon Threads is the formula for Brazilian Embroidery. Once you have mastered Twelve Basic Stitches you will find that patterns put before you are one, or a combination of these basic stitches.
Brazilian Embroidery can be used to embellish the type of fabric of your choice. Rayon threads are completely washable and the laundering instructions pertain to the fabric the rayon thread is used to embellish.
Brazilian Embroidery first caught my eye in 1980. A magnificent pillow in the window of a Petite
Point Shop compelled me to sign up for courses to enable me to learn this creative form of
embroidery. The threads did not come in the array of colors and sizes that are manufactured
today and it was a mad scramble to acquire threads in the desired color and size.
In 1987 relocating to the Interior of BC, I was drawn into a shop that carried Rayon Threads!!
This was destiny!! Since then I have attended Seminars, Workshops and an extensive Teacher's
Course that enabled me to teach others this fascinating and beautiful form of needlework.
TLC Brazilian Embroidery came about in 1991 (between running a 24-hour business) - teaching
friends, friends of friends, etc., and of course supplying threads and designs for these teaching
sessions. I hope you will also become as thrilled with this form of embroidery as I am. Don't
forget to visit the "Tips and Tricks", and "The Learning Center."
This author also has other interests of course, and below are some of the sites that are my favorites:
NETCRAFTS ONLINE GALLERY & MAGAZINE with 25 source directories, galleries, show guides, patterns, projects and much, much more!!
Our D56 Site -- DICKENS FEVER
Do you need a "LIFT"?? Order on-line from my Canadian Mary Kay Web Site. NO charge S/H in Canada . E-mail me with "Mary Kay" in the subject line about having a Virtual "Pampering Session" along with hostess gifts and samples!!! (if you already have a Mary Kay Skin Care Consultant, I would encourage you to contact her.)
Kathleen Dyers's Counted Cross Stitch,
Rayon was introduced in the mid 1800's. By the turn of the century rayon was the first man-made fiber. Although rayon is man-made, it is not a synthetic fiber but derived from cellulose and is completely machine washable and dryable. The luster of the rayon adds a wonderful sheen to your embroidery. Although these threads are manufactured in the United States with Brazilian Needle Artists in mind, they can be used for many other forms of embroidery. Threads come in assorted weights and the size of the
thread determines the size of the finished needlework. The threads
come in solid, shaded, variegated and over-dyed colors - all beautiful.
Rayon threads also compliment Silk Ribbon Embroidery and
Hardanger. For a complete list of products and a computer-generated color list of Rayon Threads,
please go to: Edmar Co.
The above manufacturer recognizes the fact that rayon threads become tangled when split. To avoid having to split the threads Edmar manufactures different thicknesses and weights.
For more information click here!
Thank you for stopping by TLC Brazilian Embroidery!
I hope you have enjoyed what you have seen so far. Brazilian Embroidery is such a
wonderful form of Needlework that I love to see new people interested. I am willing to help you
with any questions you may have re: Brazilian Embroidery.......... contact me at
madgeh@mindlink.bc.ca
