How do you store your spools of Kreinik blending filament and metalics? Or over floss/fibers on spools? Cheryl

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I went back today and took my shopping list. Got 15 spools of Kreinik (for Marbek Nativity--someday) for $9.55. A couple of them are old enough to be the old pink spools without end caps. Would have bought more but they were out of everything else on my list. -- Brenda NEW to Styx, classic to...

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Wood and bone carving has existed on the territory of Kazakhstan for a very long time. According to historians, during the Sak-Massaget epoch (8th - 3rd BC) decorative ornaments (stylized images of various animals and ornamental motives) were made from wood and bone. During the Turkic khanate (6th...

I saw a new magazine at Chapters today called Needle Pulling Thread, a Canadian magazine.. A first issue. There were 7-8 pieces on different forms of needlework broadly defined (so it included beaded drapes for Christmas balls, a purse using rug hooking, and fabric art that was primarily rubber...

So, I finally made that draft snake I asked about before. I filled it with poly beads which worked really well. Thanks for the suggestiongs! Here's my issue now: I'd like to keep the snake by the door when I go in and out since it won't help much to not be under the door while I'm gone. Any...

Hi again Group! Well, I got the Zweigart afghan delivered yesterday. Kind of surprised to see that the edges are not finished. Selvedge on 2 sides, but the other ends are just cut. I don't want to fringe the edges. What other options do I have? Should I hem the edges? Or do an overcast stitch...

Please tell me where I can find a Dimensions to DMC conversion chart ? Almost finished with a kit and am running out a thread - need just a little more, not enough to bother Dimensions sending me any! Thanks! Donna in Southern Indiana

Wilma's coming! Cheryl

I forget how to figure out time when stitching. I am working on a piece right now that will be 9.27 "L X 12 " W when finished. I'm using two threads (eterna silk mini-twist) on a 33 ct. silk mesh. The stitches are 306 X 396, which means there are 121176 stitches total. I am less than half way...

Before I say anything else, this is NOT meant to be a solicitation of any form. I'm looking for advice and ideas only. Whew! Okay, a needlework teacher from Italy has asked me to be her North American distributor for her needlework technique booklets. She's written nine I believe, two of which she...

Nikki Tervo...Australian handmade ceramic button and quilt designer is doing a trunk show, 1st time in America!! Her extraordinary buttons are so original in design and style that she developed patterns (quilts, embroidery, dolls, etc.) just to embellish them. Now the patterns are as wonderful as...

I made it over to Fancy Threads (the shop going out of business) this morning. First off, I'd like to confess I made a mistake--they are only open until 2:00 this Saturday which is their last day. I picked up a skein of Needle Necessities overdyed #104 (I used most of the one I had for a baby...

Last week, we bought a pet parrotlet (think miniature parrot) and he has finally become comfortable enough around us to climb on us and fly around us. Except, I can't figure out if he loves or hates needlework! He thinks gold French knots are seeds and tries to eat them and chews on...

With all that's been going on lately with storms, flooding, hurricanes and the like, I've been wondering if the disaster stash is still up and running and, if so, what does it need. Does anyone know? Marjorie

Is pink the big color elsewhere also? Every kid on DS's team has pink tape on their sticks. And pink tape is selling like the proverbial hotcakes. Cheryl

I just bought a house, so I'm moving during this next 2-3 weeks, and my baby's due some time in December (nobody knows exactly when but the due dates range from the 7th to the 29th). Let me know where I am on the list (over-one hands, I believe), and to whom to send my new snail mail address so I...

If you could only have one subscription to a needlework magazine, which one would it be? Lucille

There was an article in the Akron Beacon Journal this weekend about the closing of the Bath Township shop Fancy Threads. It has been open for 33 years and Saturday will be their last day of business. It is really sad that I've lived here for five years and never heard of this shop until now. For...