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Stages of cross stitch needle eyes during production
Cross stitch needles have two different eyes. And we don't just mean those double eyed cross stitch needles either, one side of the cross stitch needle is slightly more open than the other. Let us explain. How They're Made We're not going to go into a lot of detail here, but we will talk about…
DMC threads B5200 BLANC ECRU and 310 (Source: theembroiderer.co.nz)
When I first started amassing threads in an effort to collect all 500 DMC threads, I came across the three threads that weren't numbered like the others. These threads had special names, specifically BLANC/WHITE, B5200, and ECRU. It's that last one that interests me the most now as, despite the fact that I've had…
Clear center finding ruler (Source: Amazon)
I love a random tool I didn't know I needed but ends up being the best thing since sliced bread. Odds are, you probably do to, which is why I've reviewed everything from cross stitch travel scissors to cross stitch identification cards and scissors that make frogging easy. However, all of those have something in…
kreinik glow in the dark threads (source: kreinik.com)
When it comes to annoying threads, metallics take the first spot. They plain suck, well, before we put together a list of how to make cross stitching with metallic threads easy that is. However there is one thread type that's a close second, and whilst it doesn't get as much focus, it has its own…