Kreinik Calling

You can do shading with glow-in-the-dark threads, but that may disappear somewhat when the lights go out.

Using Threads For Special Effects

Threads for needlework and embroidery aren’t just for color, they can also be used for special effects. Today, you can stitch with glow-in-the-dark thread, reflective thread or conductive thread. Find out more at Mr X Stitch!

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Dena Lenham aka Kreinik Girl

Kreinik Calling – Dena Lenham

Dena Lenham, aka KreinikGirl, is Creative Director at Kreinik Manufacturing Company, a family-owned, USA-based business that manufactures high-quality yarns and threads made of metallics, silks

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Fray a metallic ribbon for interesting effects.

Altered Threads

Every project uses thread. We need them to stitch, sew, embroider, embellish, and weave. We play with thread colors like they are textile crayons, using

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Spools of metallic threads

Back To The Future

This past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about historical needlework. My friends Donna Drachunas and Ava Coleman just started a pattern-publication series called Stories

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