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

April 26th, 2006

The Cross Stitcher’s Bible

I spied a copy of this book at my favorite local used/new/swap book store, and bought it. I think all good stashes include at least a couple of books and a few magazines. :) This book won the mental tug-of-war and made it to the checkout mostly because the physical size is […]

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April 25th, 2006

Needlework rotation stitching

When I first started reading in the online needlework communities, I didn’t really have a good grasp of what a needlework rotation was, or why people would do them. I figured it was probably mostly a way to justify having a big Stash (enlarging one’s Stash is always fun!).

I am finding in […]

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April 24th, 2006

Double Needle update

I had every intention of trying my new double-pointed needles this weekend. I appear, however, to have bought Size 22 needles. In the graphic above (the variation in needle size didn’t show well in the scan, but you can see the difference in the size of the eyes), the Size 22 double needle […]

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April 23rd, 2006

Double-pointed needle

Needles!

The Needles! weblink is to a double-pointed tapestry & cross stitch needle. I saw these at my LNS a couple days ago, and bought a packet. The idea is that by having the floss in the center of the needle (instead of on one end), you can just stuff the needle through the […]

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April 22nd, 2006

Needlework and Earth Day

22nd April is a fun day of the year for me. As if an excuse were needed to enjoy fresh air and beautiful living things and clean places. As a person who loves needlework and other arts and crafts, though, I often find myself conflicted when it comes to the supplies and materials […]

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