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Medium #16 Braid Glow-In-The-Dark
This round thread is our mid-size in the Braid line. The glow-in-the-dark colors are 80% polyester/20% nylon. It can make glowing stars, moons, planets, windows, street lamps, animal eyes and more.
TOP TIPS: The glow-in-the-dark colors are slightly stiff, so we suggest:
- Use shorter lengths (like 18 inches not 24 inches)
- Go up a needle size—for instance, if you usually use a #24 Tapestry Needle, use a larger #22 Tapestry Needle, as this will help the thread pass more easily through your fabric.
- Stroke it gently with a slightly damp cosmetic sponge, as this will help the thread relax
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Heavy #32 Braid Glow-In-The-Dark
This is our thickest Braid, a round thread approximately 1.5mm in diameter. The glow-in-the-dark colors (has "F" in color number) are 80% polyester, 20% nylon. This Braid is great for crafts, making cording, string art, plastic canvas, and stitching on large mesh screens or canvases. It can make glowing stars, moons, planets, windows, street lamps, animal eyes and more.
TOP TIPS: The glow-in-the-dark colors are slightly stiff, so we suggest:
- Use shorter lengths (like 18 inches not 24 inches)
- Go up a needle size—for instance, if you usually use a #24 Tapestry Needle, use a larger #22 Tapestry Needle, as this will help the thread pass more easily through your fabric.
- Stroke it gently with a slightly damp cosmetic sponge, as this will help the thread relax
- Bright, bold Hi Lustre colors (has "HL" in color number), 62% polyester, 38% nylFun
- Classic, standard Basic colors (no letters in color number), 65% polyester, 35% nylon
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Couching
Where to use it:
In cross stitch, needlepoint, surface embroidery and counted thread designs where you want to attach a real metal thread, or a larger item like a thick thread or cording, and in traditional Japanese embroidery.
What to couch:- Kreinik 1/8" Ribbon & 1/16" Ribbon
- Kreinik Heavy #32 Braid, Canvas #24 Braid & Medium #16 Braid
- Kreinik Japan #5 & Japan #7
- Kreinik Japan colors in #16 Braid, 1/16" Ribbon, and 1/8" Ribbon
- Kreinik Torsade
- Kreinik real metal threads
- Kreinik Facets & Petite Facets
Use these finer threads to couch the thicker ones:
- Kreinik Cord
- Kreinik Japan #1
- Kreinik Silk Bella
- Kreinik Silk Couching Thread
How to do it:
Follow the diagram for needle and stitch placement. Plunge the end of your thicker thread into the fabric at A, securing the ends on the back of your fabric with a few stitches, or temporarily taping the end. To couch, come up at 1, down at 2, up at 3, down at 4, etc. When finished, plunge the end into the fabric at B, and secure end on the back of your fabric with a few stitches.
Alternative:
Designer and teacher Anna-Marie Winter taught us that you can also couch a thicker thread by inserting your tacking stitches down the center of the larger thread, rather than side-to-side as in the traditional instructions above. This enables you do make curves and corners more easily.
WATCH how to couch in needlepoint:
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How to use Kreinik Silk Bella™
Silk Bella™ is the thinnest of the Kreinik silk threads. It is a filament silk with a bright sheen, visible in designs even with it's small weight. It is a beautiful thread when used in any stitch, in any technique. Silk Bella is dyed in colors to match Silk Mori® and Silk Serica®.
Content: 100% pure filament silk
Care
Silk Bella should only be dry cleaned. Do not wash or wet block silk work. Do not use an embroidery hoop with silk thread in hand stitchery, as the rings, markings or folds left in the fabric cannot be removed by washing the piece. Instead, use stretcher bars, Q-snaps, or scroll frames.
Applications
Appliqué (hand and machine), blackwork, costume making, crazy quilting (hand and machine), crewel, crochet, cross stitch/counted thread, couching, doll making (hand or machine), hardanger, Japanese embroidery, knitting, lace making, machine embroidery/bobbin work, machine embroidery/couching, miniatures, needlepoint/canvas work, punch embroidery, ribbon embroidery (hand and machine), smocking, stumpwork, weaving.
Hand Embroidery, Cross Stitch, Samplers, Needlepoint
Silk Bella is ideal for a variety of stitches in samplers, hardanger, crewel, stumpwork, pulled work, crazy quilting, petit point, and needlepoint or canvas work. Use it straight from the reel as a 3-ply twisted thread for tent stitch, satin stitch, kloster blocks and other stitches that showcase its texture. It is similar in weight to a #12 Pearl Cotton. Do not separate strands; use as is, straight off the reel.
Tips on using Silk Bella
- To keep your stitching looking its best, take time to wash your hands before stitching. Use a non-greasy hand cream to moisturize hands and prevent the silk from snagging on dry skin or cuticles.
- Prepare your ground material (fabric or canvas) prior to stitching to prevent the silk from snagging on rough edges. Turn the edges under with a running stitch, or cover the edges with tape.
- Silk Bella® comes on a snap-spool mechanism. Both sides of the spool open; look for the side where the thread end is located. Insert your thumbnail under the cap, and rotate the spool while gently lifting the cap to release the thread (the cap should not pop off). Snap the lid shut to secure the unused portion.
- Use lengths of silk no longer than 45cm (18 inches) for better thread control and reduced thread abrasion from repeated passes through the ground material. Use a needle large enough to 'open' the hole in the fabric to allow the silk thread to go through easily.
- It is important to maintain Silk Bella's twist as it comes from the spool to ensure uniform stitches from beginning to end. Since all of us as stitchers twist our needles a little bit while stitching, apply a slight reverse twist to your needle, or allow your needle to dangle every one or two stitches. This will prevent the softly twisted silk from untwisting or becoming too tightly twisted.
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3/8" Trim
A loosely woven braid made out of Kreinik Japan Threads for a high sheen. Couch it onto designs in patterns or as an edging. Fun Fact: This thread was used by Michele Carragher for embroidery on costumes in the show Game Of Thrones. Available in a wired or unwired version—this page is for the unwired version.
Each package contains 1 yard. Skip to Step 2 to select your colors.
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3/8" Trim with Wire
A loosely woven braid made out of Kreinik Japan Threads for a high sheen. Couch it onto designs in patterns or as an edging. Fun Fact: This thread was used by Michele Carragher for embroidery on costumes in the show Game Of Thrones. Available in a wired or unwired version—this page is for the wired version.
Each package contains 1 yard. Skip to Step 2 to select your colors.
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Heavy #32 Braid
This is our thickest Braid, a round thread approximately 1.5mm in diameter. Available in basic metallic colors plus glow in the dark (F), and Hi Lustre (HL).
Once you have selected your colors, scroll down and click "Add to cart"
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Medium #16 Braid
Round metallic thread, our mid-size in the Braid line. Thinner than #24 Braid. Twice as thick as #8 Braid. Available in basic metallic colors plus glow in the dark (F), antiqued (V), holographic (L), high lustre (HL) and corded (C).
Once you have selected your colors, scroll down and click "Add to cart"
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Cord
A single-ply, tightly wrapped metallic thread for outlining, overstitching, couching or adding fine details in needlework, machine embroidery, and card making. Available on spools or larger cones.
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Kreinik Custom Corder
Make customized cording, piping, straps, and trim to decorate pillows, table runners, candles and more.
- Cord jewelry items, friendship bracelets, ropes to applique onto designs...the sky is the limit.
- Use any fibers, yarns, or strips of material.
- Combine your favorite colors, team colors, school colors, or colors to coordinate with a project.
Scroll down to "Full description" for videos showing how to use this fun tool.
