Candle wicking is a traditional form of embroidery based on the colonial knot.

 

This bedspread or comforter is made of candle wicking. Candle wicking is a traditional form of embroidery based on the colonial knot.

To get started with your Candle wicking, you will need:

Unbleached cotton muslin (heavier weight) My squares are 40X40cm
Candle wicking thread (substitute ecru six-strand embroidery floss or perle cotton)
A size 22 or 24 chenille needle or a large sharp embroidery needle
Washable fabric marker
Straight pins
A pattern

 

      How to do candle wicking

Cut a piece of the muslin large enough to accommodate your selected design.


Lay the muslin on top of the pattern. If you have a light-box to put under this to facilitate tracing, do so. If not, make sure you are under a strong light or darken the pattern beforehand.


Secure the fabric to the pattern with pins to keep it from sliding as you trace the pattern.


Use the washable marker to make small dots to indicate the placement of the colonial knots and any other embroidery stitches used in the design.


Check carefully that you have transferred the entire Candle wicking pattern to the muslin.


Check again to ensure that you have transferred the entire Candle wicking pattern to the muslin, then remove the pins and set the pattern aside.


Place the fabric in an embroidery hoop.


Thread the needle with 4 strands of Candle wicking thread or 6-12 strands of embroidery floss or perle cotton floss. The amount of floss you use depends on how large you want your colonial knots to be.


Tie a knot in the thread or floss and stitch your first colonial knot. If this is your first Candle wicking design, practice making colonial knots on a small piece of muslin before you begin. Practice makes perfect!


Work the design in a systematic method from left-to-right and top-to-bottom or however you choose. As you stitch, be sure to leave plenty of thread or floss to secure under the backs of stitches when you need to change threads or strands of floss.


When the design is complete, launder it to remove the marker residue. (Some shrinking may occur.) Lay the piece face down on a clean, prewashed white towel and iron. You may want to place an extra piece of muslin on top to use as a pressing cloth. Use an up- and-down motion when ironing to avoid damaging the colonial knots.

 

 

NEED WASHING??

 

A LITTLE GIRL HAD BEEN SHOPPING

 WITH HER MOM IN SPAR. SHE MUST

 HAVE BEEN 6 YEARS OLD, THIS 

BEAUTIFUL RED HAIRED, FRECKLE 

FACED IMAGE OF INNOCENCE. IT

 WAS POURING OUTSIDE. THE KIND

 OF RAIN THAT GUSHES OVER THE 

TOP OF RAIN GUTTERS, SO MUCH 

IN A HURRY TO HIT THE EARTH 

IT HAS NO TIME TO FLOW DOWN

 THE SPOUT. WE ALL STOOD 

THERE UNDER THE AWNING AND

 JUST INSIDE THE DOOR OF THE 

SPAR.

WE WAITED, SOME PATIENTLY, 

OTHERS IRRITATED BECAUSE 

NATURE MESSED UP THEIR 

HURRIED DAY. I AM ALWAYS 

MESMERIZED BY RAINFALL. 

I GOT LOST IN THE SOUND 

AND SIGHT OF THE HEAVENS 

WASHING AWAY THE DIRT 

AND DUST OF THE WORLD. 

MEMORIES OF RUNNING, 

SPLASHING SO CAREFREE 

AS A CHILD CAME POURING 

IN AS A WELCOME REPRIEVE 

FROM THE WORRIES OF MY DAY.

THE LITTLE VOICE WAS SO 

SWEET AS IT BROKE THE 

HYPNOTIC TRANCE WE WERE 

ALL CAUGHT IN 'MOM LET'S 

RUN THROUGH THE RAIN,' 

SHE SAID.

'WHAT?' MOM ASKED.

'LETS RUN THROUGH THE 

RAIN!' SHE REPEATED

'NO, HONEY. WE'LL WAIT 

UNTIL IT SLOWS DOWN A 

BIT,' MOM REPLIED.

THIS YOUNG CHILD WAITED 

ABOUT ANOTHER MINUTE AND 

REPEATED: 'MOM, LET'S RUN 

THROUGH THE RAIN,'

'WE'LL GET SOAKED IF WE DO,' 

MOM SAID.

'NO, WE WON'T, MOM.. 

THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAID

 THIS MORNING,' THE YOUNG

 GIRL SAID AS SHE TUGGED AT

 HER MOM'S ARM.

THIS MORNING? WHEN DID I 

SAY WE COULD RUN THROUGH 

THE RAIN AND NOT GET WET?

'DON'T YOU REMEMBER? WHEN 

YOU WERE TALKING TO DADDY 

ABOUT HIS CANCER, YOU SAID, '

IF GOD CAN GET US THROUGH 

THIS, HE CAN GET US THROUGH 

ANYTHING!'

THE ENTIRE CROWD STOPPED DEAD 

SILENT. I SWEAR YOU COULDN'T 

HEAR ANYTHING BUT THE RAIN. 

WE ALL STOOD SILENTLY. NO 

ONE CAME OR LEFT IN THE NEXT

 FEW MINUTES.

MOM PAUSED AND THOUGHT FOR 

A MOMENT ABOUT WHAT SHE 

WOULD SAY. NOW SOME WOULD 

LAUGH IT OFF AND SCOLD HER 

FOR BEING SILLY. SOME MIGHT 

EVEN IGNORE WHAT WAS SAID. 

BUT THIS WAS A MOMENT OF 

AFFIRMATION IN A YOUNG 

CHILD'S LIFE. A TIME WHEN 

INNOCENT TRUST CAN BE 

NURTURED SO THAT IT WILL

 BLOOM INTO FAITH.

'HONEY, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY 

RIGHT. LET'S RUN THROUGH 

THE RAIN. IF GOD LET'S US 

GET WET, WELL MAYBE WE 

JUST NEEDED WASHING,' 

MOM SAID.

THEN OFF THEY RAN. WE ALL 

STOOD WATCHING, SMILING 

AND LAUGHING AS THEY DARTED

 PAST THE CARS AND YES, 

THROUGH THE PUDDLES. THEY 

HELD THEIR SHOPPING BAGS 

OVER THEIR HEADS JUST IN 

CASE. THEY GOT SOAKED. BUT

 THEY WERE FOLLOWED BY A 

FEW WHO SCREAMED AND 

LAUGHED LIKE CHILDREN ALL

 THE WAY TO THEIR CARS.

AND YES, I DID. I RAN. I GOT

 WET. I NEEDED WASHING....

CIRCUMSTANCES OR PEOPLE CAN

 TAKE AWAY YOUR MATERIAL 

POSSESSIONS, THEY CAN TAKE 

AWAY YOUR MONEY, AND THEY

 CAN TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTH

. BUT NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE

AWAY YOUR PRECIOUS MEMORIES..

...SO, DON'T FORGET TO MAKE 

TIME AND TAKE THE 

OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE 

MEMORIES EVERYDAY.

TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON 

AND A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE UNDER 

HEAVEN.
I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO

 RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.

IT IS SAID IT TAKES A MINUTE TO 

FIND A SPECIAL PERSON, AN HOUR 

TO APPRECIATE THEM, A DAY TO 

LOVE THEM, BUT THEN AN ENTIRE

 LIFE TO FORGET THEM. TO FORGET.

KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FAMILY 

AND FRIENDS, YOU NEVER KNOW 

WHEN YOU'LL NEED EACH OTHER --

 AND DON'T FORGET TO RUN IN 

THE RAIN!

Vintage Draping Patern's

 

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Beegie Adair - Autumn Leaves

Woman's Magazine 1932 November Issue

 Taken from Woman's Magazine 1932

Easy Winter Fashion

 

Apple and Cream Cheese Dessert

 

Using fresh apples? Just core, peel and slice and stew them down with a bit of butter for about 15-20 minutes until softened.

What you'll need. One package of crescent rolls, 1/2 of an 8-ounce package of cream cheese, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, one can of apple pie filling, 1/2 stick of butter, melted, and a mixture of cinnamon and sugar for sprinkling on top.

Open the crescent roll package, unroll and divide in half, pinching the seams lightly together. Place into a 8 x 8 inch baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with non-stick spray. Please note that I am using a glass Pyrex baking dish, that I believe gives a better result. Do not reduce the oven temperature!


Mix the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract together and place on top of the crescent rolls.


Spread the cream cheese evenly all across the top.


Layer the apples on top of the cream cheese layer. Be sure to check your pie filling to see if it is regular, sugar free, or low sugar to see if you may want to add additional sweetener.


Add the other half of the crescent rolls on top of the apples.


Pour the melted butter all over the top of that.


And sprinkle generously with the cinnamon sugar mixture.


Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until golden brown.

Check this one out!

Cherry Cream Cheese Dessert - made with cherry pie filling and a nice sprinkle of granulated sugar on top instead of the cinnamon sugar.

Recipe: Apple and Cream Cheese Dessert

©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish

Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 30 min |

Yield: About 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 package of crescent rolls
• 1 can of apple pie filling
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of unsalted butter, melted
• Mixture of cinnamon and sugar*

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8" x 8" glass baking pan with non-stick spray and set aside. Hand whip the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract together until well blended.

Unroll the package of crescent rolls and cut into even halves. Pinch together the seams and place one of the halves into the bottom of the baking pan. Spread the cream cheese evenly on top of the dough and top that with the apple pie filling. If you are using a low sugar or sugar free apple pie filling, you'll probably want to add some sugar or brown sugar to the apples. Top with the other half of the dough and pour the melted butter all over. Sprinkle generously with the cinnamon sugar.

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until golden brown. Let cool long enough to set the filling before cutting.

Cook's Notes: Please note that I am using a glass Pyrex baking dish at 350 degrees F. Using fresh apples? Just core, peel and slice and stew them down with a bit of butter for about 15-20 minutes until softened. Let cool slightly before assembling the dessert. This also makes a perfectly delicious easy cream cheese danish when made without the fruit.

Tip: Several of our readers have made this in the 8 x 8 inch baking pan, but doubling the cream cheese and pill filling with great success. Thanks Ann!

Variations: Experiment with other pie fillings - cherry and blueberry are good substitutes with a plain sprinkling on top of regular granulated sugar instead of the cinnamon sugar. Try this with fresh peaches too! Mary from our Facebook page uses a cooked filling of 2 cups peaches, 1/2 cup sugar, a tablespoon cornstarch, rather than a can of pie filling. Thanks Mary! Double recipe for an oblong pan.

How to make Cinnamon Sugar: Combine 1/2 cup of sugar with 1 heaping tablespoon of cinnamon. Place into an old cleaned spice jar with a shaker top and shake well.

Best of the Best from Mississippi Cookbook
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