Color Your Own Beading Thread UPDATED

Someone mentioned this on Facebook (I'm sorry, I don't remember who) and said that Meredith Willet of M's Canvashouse and Elizabeth Turner Designs recommends this technique of coloring beading thread.  Please note that the person at Beading Daily is a jewelry maker who uses a braided beading thread, not floss or the brands of beading thread we are familiar with through Sundance and our local shops.  I would assume that you can color any beading thread besides the braided but I don't know that for a fact and of course some colored threads markers won't do much to change.
http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/inside_beadwork_magazine/archive/2012/11/29/stitch-pro-coloring-braided-beading-threads-like-fireline.aspx

UPDATE:  Vicky DeAngelis is the person!  Here's what she said in the Comments section of this article~
"That was me Jane...and you might want to mention that it is not just any colored markers, they are Sharpies. And the thread should be waxed."

Thanks, Vicky!

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The Alligator's Girlfriend

Christmas Alligator Makes a Mess of Decorating

The Christmas Alligator is done! All I have to do is make him up into an ornament. I'm not going to have time to do that for this Christmas but perhaps after the holiday rush is over I can sit down and do the finishing that is piling up here in Chilly Hollow.  Hope you like him.  This is a Jude Designs ornament.

Fortunately Alligator Has Help Decorating

I've already started on my next small project, an angel holding a star garland from Petei.  For now, Petei canvases are not available so I feel lucky to have snagged this little beauty.  What you see is step one of the background, which I want to look like a starry sky.  You'll have to wait and see how it turns out....

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

Stitches for Advent

Sheena is doing a fun Advent contest on her blog, Sheena's Sweet Stitches, but she is also posting stitch diagrams for all sorts of wintery or Christmas stitches.   Today's is a great darning stitch for snow and Sheena even reveals what threads she used for a snowy hill effect.  Do take a visit and explore all the stitch diagrams that started showing up on December 1.  Thanks, Sheena!
http://www.sheenasstitches.com/darning-patterns/

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