Welcome back to another Goldworx blog! I’ve been teaching goldwork lately and it dawned on me that to the average non embroiderer/ goldwork newcomer, the vast array of all the metal thread names is probably quite confusing and complicated. Goldwork is unlike any other embroidery techniques due to the variety…
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 this most uncolorful month of January? Can we turn to our favorite indoorsy activity, stitching, to…
Come behind the scenes at Kreinik
Come along with me, behind the scenes at the Kreinik thread factory, via this month’s post. Recently, I drove over the mountains, through the woods, by the river, and into a rainbow (literally) to visit the Parkersburg, West Virginia, renovated-church-building where Kreinik makes threads. (Cue: “Hallelujah!”) It was glorious. Music…