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

May 11th, 2006

needlework rotation revised

After a week or two of experimenting with my initial rotation, I’ve decided to scrap the “you must work on Project A on Monday” course of action. Embroidery, while I enjoy it, doesn’t satisfy the same creative addiction that cross stitch does. The “embroidery days” became “needlework avoidance days”. I don’t expect […]

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May 3rd, 2006

Progress Update, Egyptian Sampler

Yesterday was an exciting needlework day. I finally got to start stitching Egyptian Sampler! When I first bought the chart and floss, I also made up my project floss cards. Noted the chart symbol next to the hole on the card, and filled ‘em up. For the blended colors I just […]

By Deb -- 2 comments

May 2nd, 2006

Coffee is Magic in the Morning

Yesterday I began working on the Dragon Dreams ‘Coffee is Magic’ piece. Had to buy a couple of floss colors I didn’t have on hand (and still need to get some Wisper threads by Rainbow Gallery, can’t find it locally). Other than organizing all my floss and cutting my fabric, I did not […]

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April 29th, 2006

Needlework Rotation Chart

I use the term “chart” loosely, but I’ve put together a Daily Rotation Chart. I considered doing a weekly rotation, but soon realized that I simply have too many I want to work on and make progress on. I may tweak this list over time and make adjustments if it seems like I […]

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