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Tag: metallic thread

link to Specialty Threads for Machine Embroidery: Types, Tips, and Tricks

Specialty Threads for Machine Embroidery: Types, Tips, and Tricks

Thread is at the heart of all we create as embroiderers, so it’s no surprise that we look to specialty threads to alter the look and feel of our pieces and imbue them with unexpected and surprising...

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Recreating sound waves in stitches

Hello! Kreinik Calling here, with your monthly thread inspiration. Actually, it's more than an inspiration, it's a "How-To," as in, how to make threads visualize your thoughts. Take a look at...

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link to How To Keep Metallic Threads From Breaking

How To Keep Metallic Threads From Breaking

Good morning! Kreinik Calling here, with all the answers to life's questions... Er, well, I wish. I'm sorry, I don't have the answers to everything. However, I do have some suggestions for one...

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link to How To Stitch With Metallic Threads

How To Stitch With Metallic Threads

I just returned from the Nashville Needlework Market, which is a trade show for needlework businesses. It was primarily a cross stitch event, with many independent cross stitch shops and cross stitch...

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link to How To Stitch The Write Way

How To Stitch The Write Way

I type, text, email, click, tweet, post, Instagram, snap, chat, google, and post all day, using some kind of electronic device. Yet I covet those hotel pens left on the nightstand (for years, those...

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