When in Doubt, Take a Mystery Class UPDATED

Ruth Schmuff has announced her new mystery class for the winter--Amy Bruecken's "When In Doubt, Twirl."   It is a fun piece on 13 count and there is a class in February and one in March, so it'll be a quick piece to do to compete the winter doldrums.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2014/12/when-in-doubt-twirl.html

UPDATE:  Lesson one--
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/02/twirl.html

UPDATE:  The second and final lesson--
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/03/and-twirling-we-will-go.html

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© Copyright December 14, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Threadaholic Alert: Coloured Spiral from Golden Hinde (and more)

This message is for all my fellow threadaholics--Mary Corbet has found something called coloured spiral at the Golden Hinde website in the UK. 
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/12/mesmerized-by-thread-2.html

I know you "need" some because I "need" some, too!  Spiral Posh, anyone?
http://www.golden-hinde.co.uk/Gold-Work/1768/goldwork-embroidery-supplies-coloured-spiral.html

By the way, if this is a little too thick or wide for your current canvas, check out what Julia Snyder did with Access Commodities' silk wrapped purl in a class for Bedecked and Beadazzled.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2014/12/be-merry.html

Parma Violet, anyone?
http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/catalog/metal_threads_silk_wrapped_pearl_purl.php

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 4, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.