October 2024
August 2024
July 2024
June 2024
May 2024
- 31 - Delicious Colors & Fibers: Gumnut Yarns Up Close
- 6 - Wool Comparisons: 5 More for Your Consideration
April 2024
- 22 - Wool Embroidery Threads – Article Index
- 19 - Wool on Spools: Array Wool & Hooks & Fillings
- 12 - More Wools for Crewel Embroidery
March 2024
- 15 - Wool Embroidery Threads – Stitched & News
- 1 - Crewel Threads: a Close Look at Wool Embroidery Threads
February 2024
January 2024
June 2023
January 2023
- 27 - Answering Common Questions about Floche & Other Threads
- 20 - Stitch Snippets, 2023: The First Adventure
- 18 - We Call it “Grinch Green”
- 11 - Floss Trucking & Visitors!
- 9 - Thread Talk: A Great Way to Start the Year!
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
- 20 - Embroidering with Floche: Some Tips
- 13 - A Great Way to Try Floche: Garden Bright Color Collection
December 2021
November 2021
- 17 - The Organization of Stuff: Thread, Beads, Needles, & Tools
- 15 - The Weekend Dabble: Experimenting with Threads, Beads, Fabric
- 12 - Rapunzel, Rapunzel…Or, Breaking Down More Floche
October 2021
- 22 - Embroidering a Dragonfly, pt 1: Design, Materials, Set-Up
- 20 - Embroidering Dragonflies – An Introduction
- 1 - Backorders on Threads…but Still Kitting!
August 2021
May 2021
April 2021
- 30 - Thread Organization: Solving the Twist
- 23 - Stitch Fun 2021 Sampler – Slow Stitching!
- 21 - Project Organization: Documenting Threads with Thread Cards
- 12 - Those Beautiful Twists are Silk
March 2021
- 29 - Ready-to-Stitch Garden Party & Thread Bunnies!
- 16 - Two Stitched Rows … and a Thing
- 8 - How to Stitch Strawberries, Part I: Design & Materials
- 3 - Ready to Stitch Some Strawberries? Introduction
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
- 30 - A Stitcher’s Christmas, 2020 – the Kickoff!
- 11 - Mini Sampler Christmas Stockings! I couldn’t wait…
- 6 - Pulling Silk Threads & Beads for a Project to Savor
- 3 - Embroidery with Beads – Thread Follow-Up!
October 2020
May 2020
- 29 - Gertrude is Back, Better than Ever!
- 20 - Jacobean Thing 1 and Thing 2: Stitching Progress
- 15 - Tulips & Tweets – Embroidered Folk Designs
- 8 - Thread Talk: Variegated for the Laundry
April 2020
- 16 - New Color Palette – Not-New Embroidery Project
- 3 - Pick What You Like – Color Choices for Embroidery
February 2020
- 21 - Have (Embroidered) Casket, Will Travel?
- 14 - Thread Talk: Chameleon Threads
- 3 - Raising Up the Daisy Stitch – a Tutorial
January 2020
- 31 - Appleton Real Thread Color Cards – a Give-Away!
- 27 - From Color to Whitework – Same Design, Two Approaches
- 13 - Some Call it Poison – Don’t Underestimate Color!
- 9 - And We’re Off! First Embroidery Projects of 2020
- 7 - It All Starts with Thread
December 2019
- 23 - Stitcher’s Christmas #10: Floche – the Whole Set!
- 20 - Stitcher’s Christmas #9: Get Your Red & Green On!
- 2 - Stitcher’s Christmas 2019 #1: Pick Your Own Threads!
November 2019
October 2019
- 14 - Can you Satin Stitch with It? Exploring Metallics!
- 7 - Flaking About: Color, Variety, and Workspace
September 2019
- 27 - October’s Embroidery Agenda – and More!
- 23 - Embroidered Botanicals by Yumiko Higuchi – A Book Review
July 2019
June 2019
March 2019
- 27 - Tool Talk: Thread Keeps & How to Make Your Own
- 18 - A New Embroidery Project & the Start-Up Thrills
- 13 - Stitching with Variegated Threads, Part II: Controlled Shades & Solids
- 6 - How to Stitch with Variegated Threads – Part I: Off the Skein & Reversed
February 2019
- 22 - Thread Talk: Variegated Embroidery Threads – Thoughts & Questions
- 11 - Embroidered Leaves: Adjustments & Troubleshooting
- 1 - Thread Talk: Madeira Cotton Embroidery Floss
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
- 24 - Designing & Gathering and Why It Has to be Done
- 21 - Embroidery Thread News! Who Doesn’t Like a Discount Now and Then?
May 2018
March 2018
- 14 - On Thread Conditioning & Beeswax for Embroidery
- 12 - All About Real Thread Color Cards
- 7 - Stitch Tip: Short & Sweet – Eliminating Fuzzies
February 2018
- 28 - Tool Talk: The Floss Inn
- 19 - Documenting the Development of an Embroidery Project
- 2 - A Brief Guide to Cotton Hand Embroidery Threads
January 2018
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
July 2017
June 2017
- 30 - Thread Talk: The Metallics You Want to Use!
- 19 - Floss Organization: Comb Binding Hack
- 3 - News Snips: Textiles, Costumes, Needlework Travel & Winners!
May 2017
- 29 - Confessions of a Disorganized Stitcher
- 26 - Silk Embroidery Threads – a Delectable Give-Away!
- 19 - Thread Talk: Sajou’s Fil au Chinois Silk Perle #30 Up Close
April 2017
March 2017
- 31 - Silk Hand Embroidery Thread 101: Flat Silk
- 24 - Silk Hand Embroidery Thread 101: Twisted Filament Silk
- 20 - Silk Hand Embroidery Thread 101: Getting Started with Silk
February 2017
November 2016
- 25 - A Stitcher’s Christmas Give-Away #1: Thread!
- 18 - House of Embroidery Threads
- 7 - Leafy Stitching – Because it’s Fall, After All
- 2 - Vintage Cotton Candy
October 2016
- 20 - Messing About with Colors
- 11 - How to Tame a Big Hank of Floche
- 5 - Coloris Kaleidoscope: A Colorful Hand Embroidery Project
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
- 22 - Frostings Club Specialty Embroidery Threads – Unboxed!
- 15 - Colour Complements Winner and an Update
- 8 - Oh Happy Day! An Embroidery Thread Give-Away!
October 2015
September 2015
- 25 - Unraveling the Secrets of the Pull Skein
- 23 - Floss Pulling – One Strand at a Time
- 21 - Thread Organizing for a Large Needlework Project – All Done!
- 17 - Organizing Lots of Thread for Big Projects – How do You do it?
August 2015
- 21 - The Three-Stitch Bloomin’ Tree
- 19 - Thread Talk – Soie Tressage: Satouche & Flat Braid
- 18 - Tambour Embroidery with Metallics & Mirrors
- 13 - Thread Talk: The Debate I Don’t Want to Have
- 10 - Weekend Stitching: Lots of Knots and Little Leaves
- 6 - True Confessions: I’m a Messy Stitcher
July 2015
- 30 - Changing the Size of French Knots
- 28 - Branching Out with Split Stitch
- 22 - Sheesh – Some Shocking Shisha
- 16 - Two Hearts in Silk & Gold Embroidery – A Quick Teaching Project
- 2 - Dark Fabric, Metallic Threads, & Stitching Hurdles
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
- 29 - Baffled by Embroidery Thread
- 28 - Color Complements Thread – Winners!!
- 22 - You Need More Thread!
- 15 - Variegated Embroidery Thread & Ribbed Wheels
- 13 - Whimsical & Charming: Figure Embroidery on Hankies
- 3 - Figure Embroidery & Perspective – Crucifixion Chasuble
March 2015
- 11 - Colored Metal Threads for Embroidery, or In Which I do Something Stupid
- 2 - Long & Short Stitch with Floche
February 2015
January 2015
- 13 - Corticelli Silk Thread Color Card with Real Thread Samples
- 10 - What Thread’s What? Some Embroidery Thread Comparisons
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
- 21 - Hand Embroidery with Silk Chenille, part 3
- 13 - Embroidery with Silk Chenille, Part 2
- 9 - Thread Talk! Silk Chenille Embroidery Thread, Part 1
September 2014
August 2014
- 28 - More Embroidery on the Wing & the Growth of Orts
- 26 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Winging It!
- 22 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Colors for the Hummingbirds
- 18 - Stitch Fun! Can You Name this Stitch?
- 1 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Fiddling with Stitches
July 2014
June 2014
- 26 - Saving Embroidery from Color Run
- 24 - Very Fine Floche for Whitework Embroidery
- 10 - On Needles, Floss, and Hoops for Embroidery
- 2 - Washing Old Cotton Embroidery Threads
May 2014
- 29 - Thread Talk: On Old Embroidery Threads
- 27 - Thread Bits – & Newsy Bits, Too.
- 6 - Finer Threads – Not Available
April 2014
March 2014
- 27 - Red, Red, Redwork – Slow Progress
- 20 - The Thread Color I Didn’t Think Of
- 19 - Thread Organization for Whole Sets of Embroidery Threads
- 17 - Lots of Green – and Some Stitch Mistakes, Too
- 1 - Looking Ahead & Silk Thread
February 2014
- 21 - Who Won this Week’s Thread Give-Away?
- 20 - Parking Embroidery Threads
- 18 - Tool Time! Noodles ‘n Thread – and Repurposing
- 15 - Embroidery Thread Give-Away – Luscious, Fun Colors!
- 12 - Secret Garden Embroidery Project: My Thread Choice & Why
- 11 - Tool Time! New Use for an Old Tool, and Accessorizing
- 10 - Embroidery Thread Comparisons: Lining Up All the Cottons
- 6 - Comparing Cotton Threads, Stitched
- 5 - Thread Talk! Sizing Up Cotton Threads
- 3 - Cotton Floche vs. Coton a Broder – Up Close
January 2014
- 31 - Cotton Floche on a Petal & More About Threads
- 30 - Testing 1-2-3: Threads for the Hummingbirds
- 29 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Can Carelessness Pay Off?
- 10 - Introductions All Around – for All your Needlework Needs!
December 2013
November 2013
- 26 - Thread Talk: Mulberry Silks
- 13 - Couching Thread for Goldwork
- 12 - Tambour Embroidery: Learning Odds & Ends
- 4 - Gertrude McFuzz, The Tambour Work Bird – She’s Finished!
October 2013
- 30 - Goldwork Tip: Threading & Stretching Pearl Purl
- 29 - Bird of Paradise – A Tambour Embroidery Practice Project
- 23 - Needle Wars! Tambour Needle vs. Crewel Needle
- 22 - Mission Rose: Goldwork Frame and Plunging & Taming Threads
- 21 - Save the Spools!
- 18 - Mission Rose: Goldwork on the Inner Frame
- 16 - The Tambour Embroidery Project that Wasn’t Meant to Happen
- 10 - Repairing & Re-creating Hand Embroidered Vestments
- 9 - Thread Talk: Cosmo Sparkling Thread!
- 7 - Needlework Inspiration from a Pile of Scraps
September 2013
- 28 - Silk Gimp – Winners Announced! & a Great Big Thank You!
- 23 - Silk Gimp – Give-Away!
- 20 - Silk Gimp: New Thread Color Pack
- 4 - Embroidery Tip: Parking Embroidery Threads
August 2013
- 29 - Goldwork Threads from Spain – Close Up!
- 26 - Beginner Embroidery Tip: How to Separate Floss
- 21 - Choosing Colors for Embroidery: The Eyes Have It
- 17 - Overdyed Thread Give-Away – Winner Announced!
- 14 - Stitches & Colors & Letters – Oh My! Your Thoughts?
- 12 - Overdyed Embroidery Thread – A Give-Away!
- 9 - Mission Rose: Goldwork on the Bud
- 8 - Thread Talk: Overdyed Threads – Your Take?
July 2013
June 2013
- 29 - Silk Threads, Buttonhole Stitch, and Medieval Manuscripts
- 25 - DMC Diamant – Winner Announced! (and more thread talk)
- 24 - DMC Coton a Broder 25 (Art. 107): On Choosing Colors
- 20 - DMC Diamant – A Give-Away!
- 18 - Thread Talk: DMC Diamant
- 11 - Thread Talk: On Madeira Silk Floss
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
- 12 - Thread & Stitch Questions – a Prize! – and News!
- 4 - DMC Retors Mat 4 Art 89 – A Tapestry Thread with a Complex Name
December 2012
- 31 - Did You Win the Whole Set of Coton a Broder?
- 26 - A Merry Give-Away – Coton a Broder in Every Color!
- 3 - Pull Here. No. Don’t. Aaargh.
November 2012
- 12 - Playing Around with Pipers Silk Gimp
- 10 - Testing Embroidery Threads: Colorfast?
- 9 - Selecting Stitches & Threads for Embroidery Projects
- 5 - Thread Talk: Silk Gimp vs. Silk Gimp
October 2012
- 19 - Cotton Floss in Color Palettes – New from Sublime Stitching!
- 16 - Scintillating Silk: Embroidery Threads
- 9 - Embroidering Trees, Part 2: The Leaves
- 5 - Thread Talk: Silk Gimp!
September 2012
June 2012
April 2012
March 2012
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
- 27 - Thread Talk: Chinese Silk
- 19 - Easter Give-Away – Silk & Gold Thread Kit!
- 15 - The Agecroft Sweet Bag Thread Kit
- 11 - I Love Sparklies!
- 7 - Wool Thread – Pretty Colors!
March 2011
- 23 - Spooled Threads & How I Hold ‘Em
- 22 - Embroidery Threads, Inspired by the Garden
- 4 - Separating Floche
February 2011
January 2011
- 21 - Pomegranate Corners Wool Embroidery Project: Thread Selection
- 15 - Jumble Project: Chain Stitch Swirls in Spun Silk
- 8 - Jacobean Jumble: Sneak Peek
- 6 - S-Twist vs Z-Twist Embroidery Threads, Stitched
- 5 - S-Twisted vs. Z-Twisted Embroidery Threads
December 2010
- 29 - Keeping a Thread Log
- 28 - A Glance at Silk Embroidery Threads
- 2 - Needle Arts Class: Color Control
November 2010
- 12 - Spontaneous Hand Embroidery, Spontaneous Musing
- 10 - Felt and Floche and Embroidered Chaos
- 7 - ThreadworX Hand Embroidery Threads – Here’s a Look!
October 2010
September 2010
August 2010
- 20 - Two-Stranded Embroidery Thread, off the spool
- 17 - Cosmo Embroidery Floss: First Impressions
- 14 - DMC Coton a Broder #12: RIP
- 13 - Floss Talk: Coming Up!
- 4 - On Silk Threads and Blogging
July 2010
June 2010
- 29 - Spring in Italy Sampler: Pearsalls Silk
- 25 - Spring in Italy Sampler: Cotton Floche
- 22 - Spring in Italy Sampler: Wool Threads
- 21 - Needlework Threads: On Natural Dyeing, Part 2
- 19 - Needlework Threads: On Natural Dyeing, part 1
- 16 - Easy Embroidery for the Road
- 12 - Lizardine vs. Pearl Purl: Goldwork Embroidery Threads
- 9 - Do You Accentuate your Needlework?
- 6 - Elizabethan Twist on the Flower
May 2010
March 2010
- 22 - Give-Away! Crewel Wool by Renaissance Dyeing Company
- 20 - Gumnut Yarns: Hand-dyed Embroidery Threads from Australia
January 2010
- 28 - Crewel Embroidery: The Flowers Again
- 27 - Comparison of Wool Threads for Crewel Embroidery, part 1
- 26 - Cotton Floche: What’s Not to Love?
- 7 - Stem Stitch Filling on a Stem Stitched Stem
- 5 - Crewel Embroidery: Wool Threads – What Colors?
- 4 - Crewel Embroidery Rooster: Setting Up on Linen Twill
December 2009
- 28 - A Crewel Finish!
- 27 - A Crewel Weekend
- 12 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 12: Coral Stitch and Adding an S
- 11 - Slub-a-Dub-Dub, My Thread’s Got a Slub
- 1 - Access Commodities, Linen Twill and some Wool!
November 2009
October 2009
August 2009
- 28 - Goldwork Embroidery: A Thread Tidbit
- 24 - Three Types of Silk for Hand Embroidery
- 14 - Embroidered Curtains: Another Upcoming Project!
- 10 - Historical Needlework in Give-Away Form!
- 5 - Vintage Embroidery Supplies – A Treasure!
July 2009
- 28 - A New Old Metal Thread: Silk Purl – Have you Seen It?!
- 24 - Organizing Embroidery Threads for Projects
- 6 - Coton a Broder Questions, Floche, and Danish Flower Thread
June 2009
May 2009
March 2009
February 2009
- 13 - Thread Organization Tips for Embroidery Threads
- 6 - Another Goldwork Thread: Gimp Cord
- 3 - A New Gold Thread: Flatworm
December 2008
- 9 - Treenway Silks – Hand-dyed Silk Ribbon and Thread
- 6 - Revisiting Orts, or Cleaning up a Heap o’ Little Threads while I wax Poetic
- 1 - A Wee Bit of Christmas Embroidery Accomplished
November 2008
October 2008
- 28 - Needle Book Finish – At Long Last!
- 26 - Soy Luster: Embroidery Thread made from … Soy??
- 20 - Thread …. and Needles!
September 2008
- 28 - Starting Your Thread: Anchor Stitches on a Line
- 27 - Thread Conversion: Anchor, DMC, Soie d’Alger
- 26 - Reader’s Question: Stitching Applique and Using DMC
- 25 - Starting a Thread: Away Waste Knot Photo Tutorial
- 22 - A Banner Day!
- 3 - Goldwork Threads: Specifically, Sadi
August 2008
- 28 - More Threads: This isn’t Building Stash – No, You Can’t Have It!
- 18 - Cotton Floche vs. Danish Flower Thread
- 17 - Breath of Spring – a Surface Embroider Sampler of Sorts?
July 2008
- 24 - Thread Comparison: Cotton Embroidery Threads – Floche, Perle, & Stranded
- 15 - Gilt Sylke Twist: New Colors Out!
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
September 2007
July 2007
June 2007
- 22 - Recycled Silk for Embroidery?
- 19 - Silk Embroidery Floss by Needlepoint, Inc.
- 15 - Needlework Stash – Some New Embroidery Threads