In 2011 Kreinik began marketing a new thread called Hot-Wire™. The pitch was that it would make quilters and stitchers sit up and take notice. I wondered, can you tat with it?
The Kreinik Thread blog describes Hot-Wire™ as a wired metallic braid. Robin at Needlepoint Study Hall shows it alongside embroidery floss in this photo.
A second blog post shows how well it adds dimensional embellishments to needlepoint art. Details
It is probably too big for shuttle tatting. Can needle tatters work with it?
But as a trimming like ric-rac or coronation cord or braids were used in the early part of the 20th century? Hmmm.....
Pat Winter of Pat Winter Gatherings blog shares her dimensional dragon fly with sheer wings -- which is adorable -- but check out the tatted edging in her blog background. I ask you, hand or machine-made? (Got distracted there for a moment....)
On this blog, the Faux-Stumpwork dragonfly appears directly above Jane Eborall's tatted dragonfly! (See, I knew this Hot Wire thing would cycle back to tatting...)
The Kreinik web site says All of the Hot-Wire™ colors have a matching Kreinik metallic thread color. So if Hot-Wire™ works as an embellishment in tatting the filament can be added to the lace.
Hot-Wire™ looks to be similar to DMC Memory Thread, which is sold on 3-meter "shuttles" instead of spools. DMC Memory Thread only comes in 3-yard bits. The Kreinik is available in 3-meter spools.
Both are thick threads. But imagine the possibilities.
I have watched my thread shops for a year, hoping to try some. Haven't seen it yet in my corner of Tat Land. Please share your thoughts if you have already tried this for tatting!
The Kreinik Thread blog describes Hot-Wire™ as a wired metallic braid. Robin at Needlepoint Study Hall shows it alongside embroidery floss in this photo.
A second blog post shows how well it adds dimensional embellishments to needlepoint art. Details
It is probably too big for shuttle tatting. Can needle tatters work with it?
But as a trimming like ric-rac or coronation cord or braids were used in the early part of the 20th century? Hmmm.....
Pat Winter of Pat Winter Gatherings blog shares her dimensional dragon fly with sheer wings -- which is adorable -- but check out the tatted edging in her blog background. I ask you, hand or machine-made? (Got distracted there for a moment....)
On this blog, the Faux-Stumpwork dragonfly appears directly above Jane Eborall's tatted dragonfly! (See, I knew this Hot Wire thing would cycle back to tatting...)
The Kreinik web site says All of the Hot-Wire™ colors have a matching Kreinik metallic thread color. So if Hot-Wire™ works as an embellishment in tatting the filament can be added to the lace.
Hot-Wire™ looks to be similar to DMC Memory Thread, which is sold on 3-meter "shuttles" instead of spools. DMC Memory Thread only comes in 3-yard bits. The Kreinik is available in 3-meter spools.
Both are thick threads. But imagine the possibilities.
I have watched my thread shops for a year, hoping to try some. Haven't seen it yet in my corner of Tat Land. Please share your thoughts if you have already tried this for tatting!