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  • Wool Needle Case

    Today I’d like to share a lovely wool needle case created by one of my customers.  Jill has an Etsy shop called Fiberluscious. Fiberluscious is an authentic handmade shop, dedicated to creating fun and fabulous sewing tools, original gifts and fine, fun, fabric art.  It is all about fiber!  She makes all the items she…

  • Orts!

    What are ORTS? SOLD The word “orts” is defined as a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal!  In the needlework world, orts are leftover bits of threads once you complete stitching.  I know many of you collect your orts and I am no exception. You can imagine having a thread business I…

  • Cross Stitching

    Want a small project for cross stitching?  If you have been following the blog then you will know I have been featuring a variety of small designs suitable for card inserts.  Guilds frequently stitch cards for members who perhaps are ill or celebrations of some sort.  Over the last months with stay at home orders…

  • Colour #64

    Welcome to my Eye for Colour series featuring Colour #64 today.  My goal with the series is to hopefully provide customers with a similar experience to selecting a colour palette and thread choices as you would do in a shop. So, let’s get started. This colour is one of four I recently introduced in my…

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    Tiny Heart

    I have been posting a variety of heart patterns to hopefully inspire you for the Hearts for Hospice series.  BUT today is all about a tiny heart. This tiny heart measures about 2 ½ inches across.  Dominique (yes, I have mentioned her many times previously) is a prolific stitcher in our group.  She does not…

  • SEA STAR KIT

    Just in case you missed it last month! Sea Star kit available exclusively through Colour Complements. Last year I introduced Sea Star, a custom designed counted canvas pattern by Susan who is a member of the Embroiderers Guild of Victoria and the canvas stitch group I attend. She is a talented designer and stitcher.  I…

  • Floche

    I introduced my cotton floche to my product line earlier this year.  You can read about it in my cotton floche blog post. I have added several new colour combinations and have re-stocked previous colours that sold out. If you are not familiar with floche, it is a very fine non-divisible cotton thread.  It is…

  • Eye For Colour

    Do you have an Eye For Colour?  If not, let me help you. Make sure you watch the video above Through the years I have received many questions about what colours might look good with others. I had the idea last year to start a new series featuring colour palettes to give customers ideas for…

  • Smart Phone Case

    Don’t you just love this Smart Phone Case?  It was stitched with my new floche. I have posted about Kerry’s projects many times over the last several years.  She is a prolific stitcher and always has some project (if not many) on the go.  Well, she recently picked up a new phone and decided to…