Cajun Corner – Vol.
6, No. 22 – October 7, 2014
Bon
Jour! Welcome to Cajun
Stitchery’s weekly email and welcome to our family.
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It has been an entire month since the last Cajun
Corner went out. A lot of stuff has
happened. We’ve lost a few friends. We’ve gained a few friends. Summer has turned into Fall. This weekend the time changes and we fall
back an hour. Don’t forget to set your
clocks; although, with all of the technology, the clocks pretty much change
themselves.
It is time to look forward and imagine some
fabulous embroidery.
Chenille is the topic today. Do you remember times gone by when you would
drive down the road to see chenille bedspreads hanging on the side of the road
for sale in little mom and pop roadside stands?
Chenille has a pretty interesting history.
There is some controversy about the beginnings of
chenille. Some believe it began hundreds
of years ago with the French knot technique of embroidery. Chenille is French for caterpillar. Move forward to the 1700’s. Alexander Buchanan is credited with
introducing chenille to Scotland
by weaving a leno fabric (a strong, sheer, weaved fabric) and cutting that
fabric into strips to create chenille yarn.
This chenille yarn was then made into soft, fuzzy shawls.
This technique was refined over the years. In the 1890’s Catherine Evans of Dalton , Georgia
The popularity of chenille has been revived
several times since the days of Catherine Evans. Eventually, the chenille process in Dalton , GA Dalton .
You may be asking what this has to do with Cajun
Stitchery and custom embroidery. The
answer is that Clothilde has learned how to make chenille. The “micro” chenille created on the
embroidery machine is the chenille found in varsity letters. In fact, Clothilde can make varsity
letters. Let’s not limit Clothilde to
just varsity letters, though. Many
monograms and letter styles, as well as other designs, can be digitized into
chenille stitches. The beauty is that
chenille provides a texture to the monogram or design and the little yarn tufts
do not pull out like they used to do on the bedspreads.
Cajun Stitchery’s Etsy store is having a big
sale. These items have been slashed up
to 50% off. Once they are gone, they are
not coming back.
There are also some adorable new baby bib designs
available in our Etsy store.
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