Thursday, June 14, 2012

Bullions and Milleners

Lots of people have trouble making bullion knots.  Lots of other people say to use a milliner's needle. But no one has explained how to make a bullion knot with a milliner needle as well as Unbroken Thread does in this article.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2012/06/04/bullion-knot-flowers/




Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

The Naming of the Thread

If you've ever looked at the names of your threads (not the numbers) and wondered why things like Gloriana's Sierra Haze or Lucky Old Sun got their names, you'll want to read Access Commodities' article about the special challenges of naming threads that are reproductions of ones available to the 17th Century needleworker.
http://thistle-threads.com.mytempweb.com/blog/index.php/2012/06/what-is-in-a-name-guest-blog/

By the way, I prefer "Dead Gold" as it is more descriptive of the color in question.  How about you?


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com