Here at Needle ‘n Thread, I concentrate on surface embroidery more than anything else. Just about any kind of surface embroidery does the trick – I love them all, and I pretty much work all the typical techniques at some point or another.

Occasionally, but not very often, I’ll play around with counted work. But it’s not My Thing. I have nothing against it. But it’s kind of like … I don’t know. Pasta? Noodles? I have nothing against pasta or noodles in general. I just never cook with them and rarely eat them. It doesn’t mean I don’t like them. There’s nothing quite as homey as chicken noodle soup, or a good spaghetti or alfredo dinner. It’s comfort food. But it’s never on my menu, and it doesn’t really pop up on my meal-planning radar.

Counted work is comfortable, too. But it doesn’t pop up on my radar, either, because I have so many other things to do, stitching wise, that are more My Thing. Rarely do I have a chance to stitch someone else’s Thing anymore.

Last week when I launched these lovely turned wood needlework tools, I mentioned the use of the needle “tube” key chain for help with thread organization.

Today, I’ll show you what I mean…