The Best Ways to Stitch a Curved Line

Kreinik's Instagram page shows you how best to stitch a curved line--couch it!   They show examples from the master stitcher Jill Rigoli who likes to couch Kreinik threads with a thinner matching color in Kreinik or clear sewing thread if you can't access a matching color.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7mvGJ5tXzd/?g=5&img_index=1

Chaparral takes another route--wrapped backstitch!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DAtLI2ERnof/

Wrapped chain stitch works, too, and is more dimensional.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_1d65PqO0/

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Laurel Burch: The Movie

Are you a fan of Laurel Burch's designs?  If you don't know her work, you can see her needlepoint canvases here.

https://www.danjidesigns.com/

The San Diego Chapter of ANG has posted a video presentation about her work, how Laurel got into design, how Danji got the rights to her work, and how it is translated into needlepoint. The section with Jill explaining how she stitches various Laurel Burch pieces is fascinating.  (You can stop watching at the end when the chapter has prize drawings.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhPA1Hl6X9M

If you want to browse Old Town Needlework's website, here's the link.

http://www.oldtownneedlework.com/

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© Copyright February 20, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Master Class on Couching

Kreinik just posted a wonderful video of Jill Rigoli of Danji Designs explaining various ways to couch using Kreinik threads:  metallics, Facets, and chenille.  Jill even shows you have to couch with beads.  It's an easy way to create a solid line on your canvas with little effort.
https://www.facebook.com/Kreinik.Manufacturing.Company/videos/309156673099885/

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Breaking News: Danji Has a New Owner!

Kreinik breaks the news officially: Danji has been sold to Old Town Needlework's owner Janice!
https://www.facebook.com/Kreinik.Manufacturing.Company/videos/312011792908823/

Have fun, Janice!  And Jill, enjoy being semi-retired!

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Using Size 4 Kreinik Braid on 18 Count Canvas

Kreinik has posted a nice video on Facebook of an interview with Jill Rigoli showcasing how she used size 4 Kreinik very fine braid on two 18 count Danji canvases.
https://www.facebook.com/Kreinik.Manufacturing.Company/videos/10154222271990940/

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© Copyright March 30, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Piped Icing on a Gingerbread House

Kreinik posted another of their fun short videos on their Facebook page this week. This time they show off one of Danji's gingerbread houses with Jill Rigoli of Danji explaining how she created the piped icing on the front of the gingerbread house. Neat! 
https://www.facebook.com/Kreinik.Manufacturing.Company/videos/10153207320410940/?fref=nf

This thread is called Hot Wire and it comes in a nice range of colors.  Easy to work with, and great effects!
http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Hot-Wire.html

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If You Are Allergic to Beads....

Not everyone likes beads attached to needlepoint canvas.  Not everyone wants beads on their needlepoint canvas, either, but if anyone can convince you that beads have a place in needlework, that person is Jill Rigoli. Jill's been teaching a Laurel Burch/Danji design at Bedecked and Beadazzled in Maryland and thankfully, the shop owner took lots of photos. 
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/03/wheres-sun.html

What do you think?  Are you willing to try this on the right canvas?
(Tips on attaching beads can be found in the "Tutorials and Hints" tab above.)

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The Swan Goddess

Needlepoint Land is back from the Dallas show, arms full of goodies, but the photo she choose to put on her blog this morning isn't a new canvas--it is Danji's Swan Goddess, probably as stitched by Jill Rigoli.  Jill taught this Laurel Burch design at Designers Desk this summer sometime and posted progress photos on Facebook.
http://needlepointland.com/2014/09/09/coming-home/

It's a magnificent piece of needle art, and since it is also on the cover of the September/October 2014 Needlepoint Now, I thought I'd mention it here so that folks who are following the stitch guide in the magazine had another photo to refer to.

Great job, Danji!  Thanks to Erin for posting the photograph.

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I am Wired

Kreinik has just announced a new wired thread, Wired Facets.  The original Facets looks a little like a string of beads and is perfect for those who like the look of a row of beads but don't want to actually have to deal with them.
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2013/07/new-wired-facets.html

This is what regular Facets look like.  The photos really convey the beads effect.  This is the unwired variety.  The wired Facets will look the same except for the "bendability" factor.  Is that a word?  LOL
http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Facets.html

Kreinik already has Hot Wire, which is #16 braid with wire down the middle.   This comes in a variety of colors.  Here's information for comparison purposes.
http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Hot-Wire.html

DMC offers Memory Thread, which is wire wrapped with cotton floss.  This is what it is like.
http://www.dmc-usa.com/Products/Needlework-Threads/Specialty-Threads/Memory-Thread.aspx?technique=Embroidery

Three wired threads, three different effects.  Isn't it good to be a stitcher these days?!

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