Well, the next part of Nautilus by Kay Stanis involves more separating of Trebizond or Silk Serica. I like using stranded Silk Serica less than Trebizond and I didn’t think that would be possible.
Generally, I try to find something positive to blog about. As a kid, I remember being told, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” But, I have to warn you not to strand especially when it involves this much silk thread. I had to stitch all the spirals first and will fill in the chamber with 1 or 2 strands in the Outline Stitch battling snags. None have been worse than this one but all are annoying. I’m not using too long lengths either.
The only positive is that the final piece will be lovely if I can ever fill in the chamber. It feels like I’ll be doing this for days. Two strands cover more but snags more too. I really want to get this stitched in 2025. Fingers crossed!
I have to give it a break to give me time to forget how much I dislike stitching with this thread.
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I think it looks lovely! Can you run each strand of silk through a bit of wax before putting them together & stitching? Personally, I love Trebizond but can’t imagine separating it into individual strands. That isn’t how it is meant to be used. Is that part of the learning/teaching aspect of the piece?
Comment by Lynn November 30, 2025 @ 5:44 pmI’ll have to think about the wax. Good suggestion. Yes, Kay is old school! We learned how to lace the canvas to 2 of the 4 non-Evertite bars to get it taut (a HIGH priority with Kay).
Comment by melitastitches4fun December 1, 2025 @ 12:28 am