March 25, 2026
Plique-à-Jour is Available!
Woohoo! I’m happy to announce that the complete embroidery kits for Plique-à-Jour are available now! You will find them right here!
March 23, 2026
Plique-a-Jour Embroidery Kit – Details and Launch Time
Gosh, it’s been a year since we finished the first sample stitching on Plique-à-Jour, the embroidery kit I’m going to tell you about below.
Before the first sample project was even finished, we started ordering silk and gold threads to turn it into a kit. It was not until this past autumn that the goldwork threads arrived.
The kit has been a long time coming, but I’m happy to say, we’re ready to launch it!
March 20, 2026
Friday Finish: Here’s That Runner
Happy Friday, my friends!
I thought I’d share with you some photos of the finished runner that I’ve been working on from home lately. It’s always nice to finish the week with a project finish, after all!
Also, there’s a little reminder below about next week’s kit launch for Plique-á-Jour, and the beginnings of my latest “at home, night time, something-to-do” project.
March 18, 2026
O is for Orts! and Other News
Continuing on with the ABC Archive Dive here on Needle ‘n Thread, I’d like to introduce you to O for Orts!
Orts, if you’re not familiar with the term, are leftover scraps of thread. Way back in the history of philology, orts were leftover scraps of food, but somehow, at some point, the word was adopted for thread.
And I know not when, nor why, nor where.
Nor do I care.
I like the word orts. And I like the fact that my laptop tries to auto correct the spelling of it. Oh, you ignorant piece of technology!
March 16, 2026
Hemstitching a Hem on this Small Runner
My “home project” that I’ve written about here and here over the past many weeks is finished, except for the hem. The hem is almost finished, and hopefully, by the time you read this, it will be completely finished.
I haven’t taken as many photos as I normally would since I’m working on this at home. But we’ve done this type of work before here on Needle ‘n Thread, so I can refer you to previous tutorials, if you want to do the same thing on any of your own projects!
March 13, 2026
ABC Archive Series Index
We’ve been diving through the archives of Needle ‘n Thread since September of 2025, using an A-B-C format to pick out various topics that I’ve covered on the blog over the 20 years I’ve been writing it.
This index will give you a place to find the links to all the A-B-C highlights from this series.
You can find the Index under Tips & Techniques in the main menu here on Needle ‘n Thread, and you can also bookmark the index for future easy access.
As the series continues to develop, I’ll add the new link to each new article in the series.
March 10, 2026
N is for Needles!
There’s no surprise I’m highlighting Needles for the N feature in the ABC Archives series we’ve been exploring here on Needle ‘n Thread!
Needlework, after all, would be pretty difficult without needles. They’re about the only tool you have to have for embroidery. You could get away with no scissors, no hoop. But could you embroider (as in, regular embroidery) without a needle?
I don’t think so.
