Tips from Fern Ridge Collection

Fern Ridge Collection has a page of tips on their website you need to visit.  Need a ruler?  Use your finger to measure an inch.  (And from the tip of your middle finger to your elbow is usually 18 inches unless you are a TALL basketball player.  This is useful when cutting 18 inches of thread to stitch with.)  Have a knot you can't get out of that thread?  Flatten it, then use your needle's tip.

https://www.fernridgecollections.com/tipsandtricks.php

Thanks for the lead, NJNA!

By the way, Fern Ridge has a lot of fun needle books or cases to stitch.  All counted thread, but who doesn't have needles?

https://www.fernridgecollections.com/products.php?cat=1

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© Copyright June 29, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Today is Scissors Fob Day UPDATED

Well, this isn't an official holiday but I found new scissors fobs for sale everywhere this week, so I am announcing that today is the day to add fobs to your collection. If, like me, you don't like to use scissors fobs*, then pick up your favorite to use as a zipper pull on that fabulous project bag you just couldn't resist last year.   BeStitched has a nice selection of owl fobs from Barbara Elmore to celebrate fall and Halloween.
http://www.bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/store/fob-by-barbara-elmore/dp/17979

Needle Works is having a Fern Ridge Collection trunk show (fifteen percent off).  These are scissor fob kits and look to be very light weight.  Love the mermaid!
http://www.stitchinginthetexashillcountry.com/the_needle_works/2013/10/fern-ridge-scissor-fobs-trunk-show.html

Of course the ultimate in Halloween Bling fobs is from Ruth Schmuff, who has some amazing Boo! fobs for sale.  (Don't miss the Hello Kitty one, either.)
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/needlepoint/--b-1.asp?category=53

*Personally I find scissor fobs heavy, always in the way when I'm cutting, and I never go anywhere so I don't need to know which pair of scissors is mine.  Here in CH, they ALL are!  LOL  That doesn't mean I don't want some of these fobs Just Because....

UPDATE:  More scissor fobs!
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2013/10/fobs-canvases.html

http://weoftheneedle.blogspot.com/2013/10/many-new-products-now-in-shop-and.html

http://www.theneedlebug.com/blog2/2013/10/new-scissor-fobs/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.