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Weeks Dye Works Over Dyed Floss

All About Weeks Dye Works Embroidery Floss

By Ellen Johnson / October 1, 2022

Weeks Dye Works six strand floss is a hand over-dyed divisible Egyptian cotton embroidery floss. There are currently 343 exquisite colors available. Most of them are quite subtle, but some of the colors are wildly variegated. Aren’t they gorgeous? Weeks Dye Works embroidery floss is a staple thread for cross-stitchers, but I adore it for … Read more

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How to Tap Into Your Creativity

How To Tap Into Your Creativity

By Ellen Johnson / September 25, 2022

Have you ever gotten stuck on a needlepoint project? You know – been absotively posilutely unable to find a decorative stitch that will work for that space on your canvas? Maybe you’ve tried 3 or 4 (or 7!) different ones – but NOTHING looks right. So, what are you to do when your creativity has … Read more

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The pink flower petals are stitched in the reversed mosaic stitch.

The Reversed Mosaic Stitch

By Ellen Johnson / September 18, 2022

It’s National Needlepoint Month, so I thought we’d celebrate by taking a closer look at one of my all-around favorite stitches – the reversed mosaic stitch!  Ellen Johnson

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