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Category: Kreinik Calling

link to What Can I Do With Silk Thread?

What Can I Do With Silk Thread?

There are times when using silk thread is absolutely worth it; just as quilters know to use the best quality fabrics for a lasting quilt, better quality threads will raise the bar on your needlework....

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link to Size Does Matter – Picking The Right Cross Stitch Threads

Size Does Matter – Picking The Right Cross Stitch Threads

Needleworkers have been cross stitching for centuries. While the simple "X" stitch hasn't changed, what we "X" ON and what we "X" WITH has changed over time. Today's threads include wool, cotton,...

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link to Why Waste Thread? – Craft Them!

Why Waste Thread? – Craft Them!

Here at Kreinik Manufacturing, we make a lot of thread (at least 20 different kinds) in many colors (at least 250+). Once the thread is made, we wind a lot of spools, cones, skeins and cards. Even...

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link to Time To Let Your Threads Go Wild In String Art

Time To Let Your Threads Go Wild In String Art

Creative chaos made from thread Take a moment and imagine your embroidery without the confines of fabric, needle, and stitches. Imagine the thread in your hand going wild and free, streaking through...

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How To Make String Art Even More Fun!

For you wonderful millennials and youngsters to come, there's a fun new way to express your creativity: string art! (For Generations Previous: it's back!) Maybe you've seen string art in home decor,...

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January threadgasm: the colors of snow

January curbs your enthusiasm, doesn't it? Holidays are over, we're back to work and school, the cold makes your bones ache, while snow puts an icy damper on excursions. Can we choose to celebrate...

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