In Handmade Finds By On Fire for Handmade Again! My Fine Thread Crochet Art in Yellow and Orange!

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - Get My Handmade in my Bonanza Booth or my Etsy Shop -- or Privately

Yellow and Orange!

Bright - Cheerful - Sunny!

Well those are the reasons I decided to make this "Field of Flowers Doily"

It has several shades of Yellow - from very Pale Yellow to a Darker Yellow - and then there is the Orange thrown in!  And it has a Ruffle - very feminine!

It is crocheted by me, Ruth Sandra Sperling of RSS Designs In Fiber, in very Fine Heirloom weight high quality DMC Threads - all DMC Cordonnet Special in Size 30.

See all the details about this Hand-Crocheted Doily in my Bonanza Booth!

http://www.bonanza.com/listings/262851971

And Anne Hopfer of On Fire For Handmade decided to put this Doily I made in this week's Handmade Event:

 "Candy Corn Handmade Finds"

http://www.onfireforhandmade.com/candy-corn-handmade-finds/ 

- where until this Saturday, October 22nd - you can vote in the Poll for your favorite - So, you can Vote for "RSS Designs In Fiber"!!

In any case - you might like to take a look and have some fun seeing all the genuine Handmade at On Fire For Handmade!

One of My 3D Rose Doilies Chosen for On Fire For Handmade Sangria Great Finds

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Handmade Designs on ARTFIRE and ETSY

Red and Pink 3D Roses Doily with 8 Pearl Cotton Multi-layer Roses

On Fire for Handmade promotes Handmade - and one of the Events they do each week is called "Great Finds".

I've been in some of these Events earlier - this time Anne Hopfer just decided to put the above Handmade Doily of mine in it - which, of course I appreciate!  Thank You, Anne!!

If you like it - you can VOTE FOR IT HERE through Thursday!  VOTE for RSS DESIGNS IN FIBER!

This week, ending Thursday, August 28th, 2014 - the theme is:

"Sangria Great Finds"

Sangria (Color) is "a dark slightly purplish red"(named after the wine - Ha!)

If you like Sangria - the Color - take a look!

Or maybe you just support Handmade - and like to see what is being made - lots of places to look on the Internet - On Fire For Handmade, the website, is a place on the Internet to see what is going on in that Handmade Community!

I make my Handmade - from Small to Large - a certain way - paying close attention to Materials, Designs and Customer Service ... this Doily is made with Very High Quality materials - the basic pink Doily is crocheted with DMC Cordonnet Special and DMC Pearl Cotton Threads which are both extremely high quality colorfast Cotton Threads.  Wonderful to work with - and Beautiful!! (The Photos just cannot do the sheen of these threads justice!)

Irish Crochet Hearts -- a Variety of Color Themes!!

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - Internet Shop of Handmade Items In Fibers


Been adding a number of the little Trinket Irish Crochet Hearts to my Etsy shop over the last couple of weeks -- I now am up to four all with different colors of 3D Roses in them -- and have sold a few over the months -- and years ....





My latest is a new color for my Irish Crochet Hearts - Shaded Lavender 3D Roses in a fine, heirloom weight 6-cord thread, which is some of the highest quality of threads you can find!


Took a little bit of work and experimentation to work out how I exactly wanted these to be -- though I have patterns and instructions for crocheting Irish Lace, I wanted these Hearts to have fine thread multi-layer Roses -- with contrasting colors for the Heart shape, which I feel really brings out the flowers and the Irish lace!!


I think these are exceedingly romantic and can be used in a number of different ways -- especially with the small loop on them, which makes them easy for hanging. It all makes them great Valentine gifts for an admirer of hand-made lace!!


Some years ago I made some that were slightly different in a thicker fiber for someone to decorate their wall with -- a custom order!


I really find it fun to work out these different designs!!

Designs in WHITE - for Summer and Weddings

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - Internet Shop of Handmade Items In Fibers

I love to do art and crafts in colors, but there is something special about crocheting in White -- especially with crochet thread.

Most of what I do all in White, there is a special reason for it being in White.

All White is considered "Classic" in Thread Crochet.

And some people who use Thread Crochet items to decorate with, prefer the "Classic" look of All White. I have been selling my Thread Crochet now for about 6 years -- I have had numerous All White pieces sell, including some special orders.

Right now, I have several items in my Etsy shop that are All White - with maybe a little bit of accent, like silver blending filament, glass beads or faux pearls.

These would be suitable for a Handmade Wedding in addition to any other use!

Ruth

ANNOUNCING - MY OWN INTERNET SHOP OF MY FAVORITE CROCHET THREADS!!

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - My Internet Shop for my finished craft projects for sale
RSS Crochet Thread Plus - My Internet Shop for the crochet threads I want to sell
(See the sidebar to the right, below for mini pictures of some of what I have available in each shop!!)


Most people who do crafts have their favorite materials.

So - I am no exception!!

I started doing thread crochet regularly in 2003 - it took about a year for me to find the crochet threads that I now prefer.

Actually, I found out about the brand because I got a ball of their crochet thread in a lot I bought of second-hand thread in new condition.

I discovered that it was of unusually good quality - that it held a pattern well and I felt it was certainly superior to the crochet thread I had been buying locally.

The brand is DMC and they make a variety of threads - and I feel that they are truly beautiful - and they make my crocheted projects the quality that I want.

For size 10 crochet thread, which is apparently the most used size of crochet thread these days, I use and recommend:

1. DMC Baroque (comes in 8 colors)*
2. DMC Traditions (comes in 18 colors)*
3. DMC Cebelia (comes in 26 colors)*
4. DMC Cordonnet Special (comes in White and Ecru)*

For size 20 crochet thread, which is thinner (or finer) and is considered heirloom weight:

1. DMC Cebelia (comes in 26 colors)*
2. DMC Cordonnet Special (comes in White and Ecru)*

For size 30 crochet thread, which is thinner (or finer) and is considered heirloom weight:

1. DMC Cebelia (comes in 26 colors)*
2. DMC Cordonnet Special (comes in White and Ecru)*

For sizes 40, 50, 60, 70, 100 crochet or tatting thread, which is the thinner heirloom weights:

1. DMC Cordonnet Special (comes in White and Ecru)*

For size 80 crochet or tatting thread, which is fine heirloom weight:

1. DMC Tatting Cotton (comes in 30 colors - 21 solid, 9 variegated)*
2. DMC Cordonnet Special (comes in White and Ecru)*

I also use and recommend - for excellent quality and a large assortment of colors - DMC Pearl Cotton - in all the sizes it comes in (due to is special twist - it has a range of sizes different from regular crochet thread-size 3 is the largest and size 12 is the thinnest):

1. size 3 (in skeins)*
2. size 5 (in skeins - and a few colors in balls)*
3. size 8 (in balls - 230+ colors)*
4. size 12 (in balls - 40 colors)*

Though all of these threads are of excellent quality, the three that are truly superior in quality are DMC Cordonnet Special, DMC Tatting Cotton and DMC Pearl Cotton. DMC Cordonnet Special and DMC Tatting Cotton are of superior six-cord quality. DMC Pearl Cotton is of extremely high quality - its special twist gives it the "pearly" effect it is known for - with a beautiful sheen.

You should see and use these threads to see the quality for yourself!!

The following quotes come from a book that I have, which is written by DMC about Cordonnet Special, "DMC CENTENNIAL EDITION CORODNNET SPECIAL "CENTENAIRE du Cordonnet Special":

"Cordonnet Special, as it is now known, was designed in 1884 and soon became the
pinnacle of DMC's tradition of quality. .... After 1901 the quality of this
thread was still further improved, thanks to the process of mercerization which
gave the thread a permanent gloss and added strength. .... The quality of
Cordonnet Special remains unparalleled today. Its superiority has been
maintained by the use of exclusive production methods, unchanged since 1901. It
is still made from one of the finest fibers in the world - long staple Egyptian
cotton." copyright 1984 EDITIONS TH. de DILLMONT-MULHOUSE (FRANCE), DMC LIBRARY - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - PRINTED IN FRANCE by PPR.

I have personally crocheted with all of these threads in different sizes (not all sizes for all threads, but all of these threads) and I personally prefer them to other crochet threads I have found.

You can check out the website for DMC USA yourself - they list all of their crochet cottons and they have color lists, so you can see which colors they have available.

At this time, I do not have any of the DMC Cordonnet Special or DMC Tatting Cotton six-cord threads in my Internet Shop, but I could at any time and people can email me about what colors or sizes of thread they are looking for.

I have a few of the colors of some threads in my shop, http://www.rsscrochetthreadplus.etsy.com/, - which colors and the amounts can change at any time - anyone should feel free to email me - either here or through my shop on etsy.com.

I REALLY, REALLY RECOMMEND THESE THREADS - FOR CROCHETING OR KNITTING DOILIES, OTHER HOUSEWARE ITEMS, LIGHTWEIGHT COTTON CLOTHING (INCLUDING BABY CLOTHING) - AND THEY ARE VERY GOOD FOR BEADING!!!

DMC PEARL COTTON IS ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR EMBROIDERY REQUIRING A "RICH EFFECT AND RAISED PATTERN" (DMC PEARL COTTON COLOR CARD) AND IS ALSO USED FOR NEEDLEPOINT.

CHECK OUT MY INTERNET SHOP - AND/OR GO LOOK AT THE DMC USA WEBSITE AND SEE THE RICH ASSORTMENT OF THREADS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR CRAFTS!!

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

RUTH

(*This is the information that I have about these threads at the time of publication - the DMC USA website will have the current information at any time.)