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I've heard of "paint it black" before, but not when it comes to needles... Today we look into Pony's new black line of needles, and see just how good they are for cross stitching. What Are They? I was first alerted to the Black Line of needles a long time ago, but recently they've been…
When it comes to rare DMC threads, there are a few that come to mind. The limited edition 24 carat gold 8m skein, the US only discontinued threads and the short-lived DMC linen threads. But there is one thread that is so rare that those others pale in comparison. So rare in fact that many…
Most stitchers know DMC threads by names as well as numbers, but the DMC company has never released an official set of names. Until now? At the start of June, DMC updated its website. There have been a few issues, such as free patterns requiring a credit card, many links breaking, and redirects not working…
UPDATE: 1 year on from reporting on this, it appears that Anchor have removed all embroidery spool threads from stores. It appears this experiment definitely failed! Recently the cross stitch world has been awash with opinions on Anchor Floss’ choice to move to spools in big box stores in North America, and away from the…