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Tangled Thread - Tips, Trick and Tutorials in Sewing & Stitching

June 7th, 2006

Shopping for Silks

Over the last few months I have looked through the floss displays at the craft and hobby shops I’ve visited locally. DMC cotton 6-strand floss can be found just about everywhere, including WalMart. Some of the specialty DMC flosses, and Kreinik fibers (blending filament, #4 braid) can be found in limited variety. […]

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June 1st, 2006

Mouse Floss and the End of the World

Well, maybe not the end of the world. Last evening in a break from needlework, but still feeling crafty and creative, I wheedled an armful of assorted old computer bits from HB. I wanted to make a mobile/windchimes thing-a-ma-bob, and only use stuff I already had. I think I achieved a post-apocalyptic […]

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May 30th, 2006

Blended Floss & Egyptian Sampler

I’ve stitched various projects in the past using single floss colors in the needle, and I have to say now that I’ve been working on Egyptian Sampler that I love the result you get using blended floss. It gives the work some depth and dimension, instead of being somewhat flat in feeling. As […]

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May 6th, 2006

Stash- floss and threads

For several years now I have used cardboard or plastic bobbins, and plastic bobbin boxes, to store my DMC flosses. I have the worst luck trying to just pull floss from the skein without it knotting, and when I started using the bobbins/boxes I didn’t even know there might be other storage systems available. […]

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March 30th, 2006

To Knot or Not

This question is one that comes up on many discussion boards, mailing lists, and anywhere stitchers gather to discuss their art. It is my opinion that there is no right answer. I am not fond of spending the time to knot my threads, but if the piece I am stitching will be handled […]

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