How to Organize Your Threads

Ehrman has just posted a great video on how to organize your threads before you start to stitch one of their kits.  It's full of useful tips for those canvases that have printed color blocks on the edge of one side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6rw-bLChpI

If you have a little free time, you can explore Ehrman's YouTube channel. It has some great profiles of their designers!

https://www.youtube.com/@EhrmanTapestry

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© Copyright May 11, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Corner Minders for Mini Stretcher Bars

There is a new tool to help keep your stretcher bars square--Corner Minders.  They clip onto the back side of your stretcher bars once you have them assembled and keep them square.  Looks like they fit the mini stretcher bars only as I write this.  Keep them away from heat as they are 3-D printed and excessive temperatures will effect the material they are made of.

https://shopelizabethbrooke.com/products/corner-minders

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1488009719458237

https://woolfloss.com/products/corner-minders?_pos=2&_sid=d75345cf1&_ss=r

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 11, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Another Threadaholic Alert: Tiny Starry

Moondrake Company has a new thread called Tiny Starry.

https://morganjuliadesigns.com/products/tiny-starry-neon-crush

It is a variegated thread with a tiny bit of metallic, sized for 13 count canvas.  It is 75% Merino wool, 20% nylon and 5% Silver Stellina Sparkle (whatever that is).  Each skein contains forty-three yards.

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© Copyright May 9, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Threadaholic Alert: SIlk Wrapped Purl

Stitching Fox in South Carolina now carries Silk Wrapped Purl.  It looks like a coiled spring and is couched with the matching thread onto your canvas or cut into short lengths and attached like a bead if a bead was shaped like a U.  Use the right side arrow to glimpse some of the colors available.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYD0MT2jUa6/?img_index=1

Silk wrapped purl is a thread created for stumpwork, particularly those adorable 17th Century reproduction caskets.  These are some of the ways it can be used--

https://thistle-threads.blogspot.com/2018/11/how-are-silk-purls-used.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MykPnuTwra4

It comes in various thicknesses. Stitching Fox sells size 4 packaged with the matching couching thread.

https://www.stitchingfox.com/products/silk-wrapped-purl?_pos=1&_sid=63e622000&_ss=r

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 8, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Vintage Love Affair

Laura from House of Janet is a vintage needlepoint lover.  She's drawn to the colors, the subject matter, and the frames.  What about you?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DX9_z4FgdSq/?img_index=1

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© Copyright May 7, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.