May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
- 12 - Thread & Stitch Questions – a Prize! – and News!
- 4 - DMC Retors Mat 4 Art 89 – A Tapestry Thread with a Complex Name
December 2012
- 31 - Did You Win the Whole Set of Coton a Broder?
- 26 - A Merry Give-Away – Coton a Broder in Every Color!
- 3 - Pull Here. No. Don’t. Aaargh.
November 2012
- 12 - Playing Around with Pipers Silk Gimp
- 10 - Testing Embroidery Threads: Colorfast?
- 9 - Selecting Stitches & Threads for Embroidery Projects
- 5 - Thread Talk: Silk Gimp vs. Silk Gimp
October 2012
- 19 - Cotton Floss in Color Palettes – New from Sublime Stitching!
- 16 - Scintillating Silk: Embroidery Threads
- 9 - Embroidering Trees, Part 2: The Leaves
- 5 - Thread Talk: Silk Gimp!
September 2012
June 2012
April 2012
March 2012
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
- 27 - Thread Talk: Chinese Silk
- 19 - Easter Give-Away – Silk & Gold Thread Kit!
- 15 - The Agecroft Sweet Bag Thread Kit
- 11 - I Love Sparklies!
- 7 - Wool Thread – Pretty Colors!
March 2011
- 23 - Spooled Threads & How I Hold ‘Em
- 22 - Embroidery Threads, Inspired by the Garden
- 4 - Separating Floche
February 2011
January 2011
- 21 - Pomegranate Corners Wool Embroidery Project: Thread Selection
- 15 - Jumble Project: Chain Stitch Swirls in Spun Silk
- 8 - Jacobean Jumble: Sneak Peek
- 6 - S-Twist vs Z-Twist Embroidery Threads, Stitched
- 5 - S-Twisted vs. Z-Twisted Embroidery Threads
December 2010
- 29 - Keeping a Thread Log
- 28 - A Glance at Silk Embroidery Threads
- 2 - Needle Arts Class: Color Control
November 2010
- 12 - Spontaneous Hand Embroidery, Spontaneous Musing
- 10 - Felt and Floche and Embroidered Chaos
- 7 - ThreadworX Hand Embroidery Threads – Here’s a Look!
October 2010
September 2010
August 2010
- 20 - Two-Stranded Embroidery Thread, off the spool
- 17 - Cosmo Embroidery Floss: First Impressions
- 14 - DMC Coton a Broder #12: RIP
- 13 - Floss Talk: Coming Up!
- 4 - On Silk Threads and Blogging
July 2010
June 2010
- 29 - Spring in Italy Sampler: Pearsalls Silk
- 25 - Spring in Italy Sampler: Cotton Floche
- 22 - Spring in Italy Sampler: Wool Threads
- 21 - Needlework Threads: On Natural Dyeing, Part 2
- 19 - Needlework Threads: On Natural Dyeing, part 1
- 16 - Easy Embroidery for the Road
- 12 - Lizardine vs. Pearl Purl: Goldwork Embroidery Threads
- 9 - Do You Accentuate your Needlework?
- 6 - Elizabethan Twist on the Flower
May 2010
March 2010
- 22 - Give-Away! Crewel Wool by Renaissance Dyeing Company
- 20 - Gumnut Yarns: Hand-dyed Embroidery Threads from Australia
January 2010
- 28 - Crewel Embroidery: The Flowers Again
- 27 - Comparison of Wool Threads for Crewel Embroidery, part 1
- 26 - Cotton Floche: What’s Not to Love?
- 7 - Stem Stitch Filling on a Stem Stitched Stem
- 5 - Crewel Embroidery: Wool Threads – What Colors?
- 4 - Crewel Embroidery Rooster: Setting Up on Linen Twill
December 2009
- 28 - A Crewel Finish!
- 27 - A Crewel Weekend
- 12 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 12: Coral Stitch and Adding an S
- 11 - Slub-a-Dub-Dub, My Thread’s Got a Slub
- 1 - Access Commodities, Linen Twill and some Wool!
November 2009
October 2009
August 2009
- 28 - Goldwork Embroidery: A Thread Tidbit
- 24 - Three Types of Silk for Hand Embroidery
- 14 - Embroidered Curtains: Another Upcoming Project!
- 10 - Historical Needlework in Give-Away Form!
- 5 - Vintage Embroidery Supplies – A Treasure!
July 2009
- 28 - A New Old Metal Thread: Silk Purl – Have you Seen It?!
- 24 - Organizing Embroidery Threads for Projects
- 6 - Coton a Broder Questions, Floche, and Danish Flower Thread
June 2009
May 2009
March 2009
February 2009
- 13 - Thread Organization Tips for Embroidery Threads
- 6 - Another Goldwork Thread: Gimp Cord
- 3 - A New Gold Thread: Flatworm
December 2008
- 9 - Treenway Silks – Hand-dyed Silk Ribbon and Thread
- 6 - Revisiting Orts, or Cleaning up a Heap o’ Little Threads while I wax Poetic
- 1 - A Wee Bit of Christmas Embroidery Accomplished
November 2008
October 2008
- 28 - Needle Book Finish – At Long Last!
- 26 - Soy Luster: Embroidery Thread made from … Soy??
- 20 - Thread …. and Needles!
September 2008
- 28 - Starting Your Thread: Anchor Stitches on a Line
- 27 - Thread Conversion: Anchor, DMC, Soie d’Alger
- 26 - Reader’s Question: Stitching Applique and Using DMC
- 25 - Starting a Thread: Away Waste Knot Photo Tutorial
- 22 - A Banner Day!
- 3 - Goldwork Threads: Specifically, Sadi
August 2008
- 28 - More Threads: This isn’t Building Stash – No, You Can’t Have It!
- 18 - Cotton Floche vs. Danish Flower Thread
- 17 - Breath of Spring – a Surface Embroider Sampler of Sorts?
July 2008
- 24 - Thread Comparison: Cotton Embroidery Threads – Floche, Perle, & Stranded
- 15 - Gilt Sylke Twist: New Colors Out!
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