Kreinik's newest blog entry is all about needles: specifically, which needle do you use for the various size of Kreinik metallics. A lot depends on the ground fabric you are using. The article has a chart for quilters and links to articles on the Kreinik website for cross stitch and needlepoint stitchers. Good information!
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2011/07/which-needle-should-i-use.html
Needlework Retailer just mentioned this article about how to update inherited cross stitch pieces. The ideas in the Comments at the bottom of the page are great and will work for many needlepoint pieces as well. Perhaps you'll take that old pillow you stitched in 1987 out of the closet and rework it....
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/good-questions/how-to-update-inherited-cross-stitch-artwork-good-question-141461
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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