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  • EMBELLISHING

    Today I have two examples provided by customers of EMBELLISHING ideas. Sheila recently purchased this mini-quilt from Jen at KNJ Studios.  It measures 17” x 10”. She embellished the carrot top with some of my ric rac.  She then added some carrot tops using Kreinik 1/16” ribbon and also added this to highlight some root…

  • TUBULAR RIBBON

    Introducing TUBULAR RIBBON.  I have not had this product in stock for quite some time but decided to dye up a small selection of colours for those of you who have requested it. TUBULAR RIBBON is a knitted rayon tube approximate 5 mm in width (3/16 of an inch).  It can be used flat as…

  • NEEDLEPOINT

    A gorgeous example of NEEDLEPOINT today.  As you all know, I love to receive photographs of projects created using my threads so you can imagine how thrilled I was to receive this.  Barb stitched this lovely design using several Colour Complements threads.  The pattern is a design by Laura Perin called Ribbons with Monogram originally…

  • FREEFORM EMBROIDERY

    Some FREEFORM EMBROIDERY today.  Patricia recently sent me an example of her beautiful embroidery. She is a member of the Wild Threads Textile Group in West Cork Ireland having joined the group several years ago.  She derives much of her inspiration from the coastline of West Cork and the rich flora in the hedgerows.  Her…

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    NEEDLEPOINT

    As promised, a NEEDLEPOINT stitch sample today showcasing my Chorus of Colours from Wednesday. The pattern is “Bali Hai” by Michael Boren and Carole Lake. It is lovely and a free pattern from the Caron Collection HERE. It measures about 3” on 18 count canvas. You will need one skein of each of the following…

  • VERY VELVET PETITE

    VERY VELVET PETITE is back in stock!  NINE new colour combinations.  For those of you who have not tried this yet, please do – it is fun to work with and creates lovely texture! Very Velvet Petite is a nylon velour thread which creates the appearance of velvet when stitched.  It is comparable to a size 5…