I've been prepping hexie stars as I watch the World Cup. It hasn't been as productive as I envisioned because so many of the games have been outstanding and surprising. But what did I expect when the best players of the game have gathered together to go for the Golden Ball. It has been exhilarating to see them play so well and for 95% of them so sportsmanlike - a far difference from 1998 when I watch my first one and 2010 when the refereeing was awful. But enough of that - back to hexies. I did manage to prep seven more stars and finish sewing the one I had started.
I was going to mainly use 30s fabrics for these stars but my stash has a mind of its own and its turning out brighter than the first ones. I did find that the centers I chose are of more contrast to the petals. Not wanting the stitches to show I decided to try invisible thread to sew them together.
I used Superior Invisible Thread in the smoke color and worked over a piece of white paper. The hardest part was tying the knot at the needle to keep the thread from slipping out of the hole. I also learned I needed to work with shorter lengths of thread - about 12-14" instead of the 18" I'm use to - to keep from wrapping the thread around a side of the hexagon and not noticing it because of the invisibility of the thread - lol. What do you think?
I'm linking to Richard's
Link a Finish Friday because I did finish one star and also to
Can I get a Whoop, Whoop for trying a new technique. I'd love to see your eye candy - hexie or otherwise; photo link or blog post will do. Linky below. Remember it can be old eye candy - if it's new to me, it qualifies.
