Your Daily Thread
Today I got a warning (a threat?), a message of doom, one that I wasn’t expecting and that I certainly didn’t have time for this
Today I got a warning (a threat?), a message of doom, one that I wasn’t expecting and that I certainly didn’t have time for this
Take a look at this gorgeous new design by Ellen Brown of Waterweave, a needlepoint canvas company. She has recreated in thread a vibrational phenomena known as Cymatics; the design shows
Before I met the people behind Kreinik threads, I thought they were a big corporation. Based on their professional packaging, the fact that they were
Welcome December! Actually, I’m not smiling on you, December, because you arrived too quickly and are somehow speeding up time faster than any other month.
There’s one thread type that has stood the test of time—it has been used since embroidery began, practically. It had an affair with silk thread in
Do you believe in ghosts? What about stitching ghosts? (Not ghosts who stitch, which is actually kind of a nice thought, but rather stitching ghost
The most important factors to prevent metallic thread from breaking are adjusting tension, using shorter lengths, and making sure you have the right needle.
Have you ever walked up to a painting in a museum, a quilt in an exhibit, or a relief on a building, and thought: “Wow,
Isn’t the world of needlework fabulous right now? You can stitch anything, on anything, with anything. With the internet, you can share what you make,
Stitching for the holidays is one of the top ten motivators for needleworkers. Whether we are making decorations for our home or making gifts for
Knock knock, Kreinik Calling! Happy new year, happy new projects, maybe happy new techniques to learn, new threads to use, new creative ideas to try
Hello there, Happy November! The weather outside our little thread factory is turning frightful this week with a pre-winter freeze, but this is our busy