Ruth Schmuff has posted progress on her newest mystery class--the Zecca snowman. You will be shocked, SHOCKED, to see that she used open stitches for the background and sequins.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/12/sparkles-are-good-thing.html
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
How to Open a Skein
Mary Corbet has done it again--come up with useful information to help us stitchers. This time she talks about how to open a "pull skein" of embroidery floss. Or now not to.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2012/12/pull-skeins-embroidery-floss.html
It's a funny article about a serious subject, how to open those durn things without swearing as you create a real tangled mess. (By the way, don't miss reading the Comments. They are priceless!)
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
http://www.needlenthread.com/2012/12/pull-skeins-embroidery-floss.html
It's a funny article about a serious subject, how to open those durn things without swearing as you create a real tangled mess. (By the way, don't miss reading the Comments. They are priceless!)
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com