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Published: Fri, 07/07/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-07-07 07:30:00-04 Sampling Hand Embroidery on Cotton Twill Earlier this week, we chatted about using cotton twill and…

Published: Wed, 07/05/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-07-05 07:30:00-04 Keep It Simple: A Lesson Learned Long Ago Once upon a time, in the Deep, Dark Woods of the North (or…

Published: Mon, 07/03/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-07-03 07:30:00-04 Twill and Duck: If at First You Don’t Succeed… It seems like ages ago that we chatted about my…

Published: Fri, 06/30/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-06-30 07:30:00-04 Thread Talk: The Metallics You Want to Use! My friends, my friends! If you have been embroidering for…

Published: Wed, 06/28/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-06-28 07:30:00-04 Maybe or…Maybe Not? Hand Embroidery Start Up Library Class A couple weekends back, I mentioned a new…

Published: Mon, 06/26/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-06-26 07:30:00-04 Gingham Embroidery Watermelons: Free Pattern & Instructions A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial for…

Published: Fri, 06/23/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-06-23 07:30:00-04 Shisha & Variations: How to Add the Magic of Mirrors (& More) to Your Needlework! I’ve long been…

Published: Wed, 06/21/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-06-21 07:30:00-04 Embroidery Archeology: Salvaging Ecclesiastical Embroidery I’ve been asked to salvage a couple…

Published: Mon, 06/19/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-06-19 07:30:00-04 Floss Organization: Comb Binding Hack A quick start to the week here, with a little “hack” for…

Published: Fri, 06/16/17

Visit Needle 'n Thread! 2017-06-16 07:30:00-04 How to Stitch a Leafy Border in Chicken Scratch Embroidery on Gingham Gingham lace, chicken scratch,…