19. Rainbow Rolled Heart
This heart features the threads left over from the number 11 Rainbow Arch Heart.
A two pair edge was started in both directions, an extra 2 twists were added between the four passives to help keep the passives to the out and inside of the trail. This adds a bit of stiffness to help hold the rolled edge.
Coloured pairs are added to one side. Windmill crossings (ctc using the two coloured pairs doubled up as a single pair pinned in the middle) with the single pairs of white help to hold the curves in place. The single pairs on the 4cm probably need 4 twists between the colours and 8-10 from the longer ones at the top. Keep the tension on these top white pairs or they will be wobbly when you remove from the pillow.
Sew the coloured ends into the inside pin of the opposite side, make a little plait to carry the colour to the outside edge where they will wait.
Finish the white edges and tie off.
Return to the coloured pairs. Choose the top colour or red. sew into the edge pinhole. Make a whipping stitch with one of the 4 red bobbins around the other 3, (similar to a blanket stitch in embroidery). Continue to next pin where orange thread is waiting. Sew the red and orange into the pinhole, lay the red back into the bundle with the other three orange threads and use the new orange worker thread to whip the 7 threads together till the next pinhole. Repeat with the rest of the colours, throwing out one of each colour, keeping about 14 in the bundle. You can use more or less than this, depending on how thick you want the roll to be, but at the end, you will need to throw out a lot more in a short space so consider this as you choose the pairs. You need at least one of each colour, preferably one with the most thread on.
I kept the colours in order and in control by using a small bobbin holder, only taking out the colour I needed.
As you approach the beginning, check that one end of the spectrum will join the waiting red, or first colour. If you need to increase the colour changes, simply swap the whipping thread earlier and make the sewing in the middle of a colour, to create slightly smaller lengths of colour.
At the red, throw out 3 threads gradually, and whip over the narrow red roll, remove three more threads gradually and work over the orange roll, remove more threads as you change colour so you never have more than the maximum you chose to make the rest of the roll. When you only have 2 left, knot into a pinhole and using a sewing needle to hide the ends when the piece is off the pillow.
There are several different stitches used to make rolled edges, choose one and be consistant. There will be a video soon and I will update this post with the link.
Awaiting video of changing colours in a rolled edge.
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