Recently, I was working up a list of social media posts for my Needle ‘n Thread Facebook page.

I was putting together a “revitalization” series on Facebook for older content, when it struck me that it might be a good idea to do that here on the website, too. There are about 20 years of content here, and I figure newcomers and old friends alike might appreciate a reminder about some of the tutorials, tools, designs, projects and more that they kind find tucked away in the archives.

Every series needs a theme. I decided my revitalization theme would be the alphabet, in the old “A is for Apple” format. With each letter of the alphabet, I’ll find some corresponding tidbit of content to revitalize for you. I won’t do one every day. This will just be a running series that I’ll include here and there.

And while I’m doing something similar on Facebook, the content here will be slightly different and explored a little more deeply.

Ready?

Let’s kick off the series with A is for… Ampersand! Here are a couple examples of embroidered ampersands that are accompanied by tutorials that you might find helpful in your stitching and creative journey.