Lori at Waste Knot* is Instagramming about the various threads the shop carries. It's a great way to explore various threads that are available for needlepoint, especially if you don't have a shop of your own where you can see thread options in person.
First up, size 3 perle cotton--
Secondly, size 5 perle cotton--
The third thread is Planet Earth's Essentials, a strand of silk/wool perfect for 18 count that comes on 10 yard cards.
Now Lori shows you Vineyard Merino Wool.
Followed by Vineyard Silk. Both are lovely threads, by the way.
Lori likes Pepper Pot for 18 count but I do find it a little thick for 18 count. If you have tight tension, you will love it on 18.
Next is Kreinik. Lori has all the sizes and explains how/where to use them here--
Silk Road Fiber's Straw Silk comes in a huge array of colors.
Planet Earth Silk is a thicker silk for 13 count. Very pretty colors.
Lori's right, Gloriana's 12 ply silk has the prettiest colors available.
Lori shows off Silk n Ivory, which isn't the most wearable silk/wool blend, but it's very pretty and perfect for 13 count.
Next up is Soie d'Alger, a French 7 ply silk in beautiful colors.
Lori carries a lot of Impressions, my favorite wool/silk blend.
Boucle is a fun thread for curls, bushes and more.
Next Lori shows off Glisten, a wool with a sparkle filament woven in. It's not as shiny as Silk Lame Braid but gives a very nice subtle gleam. Lori uses one strand on 18 count.
Floche (from DMC) is the next thread Lori shows off. It's cotton and comes on big skeins, making it perfect for backgrounds. It's got a nice subtle sheen to it.
Lori has tips for when you use Very Velvet and Petite Very Velvet.
Here are the two weights of Very Velvet.
Next up is Silk Lame Petite, one of my favorites.
Silk Lame comes in four sizes now.
Entice is similar to Silk Lame but is rayon for the base thread.
Lori has some good tips for dealing with the kinks in Neon Rays that appear after it's wound around the Rainbow Gallery card.
The next thread Waste Knot carries is Caron's Watercolours, a favorite of counted thread designers. Lori doesn't mention the drastic color changes you can get between dye lots of these cotton overdyes; it's wise to buy plenty for your project if you are using it in a large area.
With the holidays coming, Lori goes fun with Fuzzy Stuff.
ThreadworX's overdyed cotton floss is a particular favorite of mine.
Bella Lusso wool is quite pretty and easy to stitch with.
Burmilana is another fav. Great animal fur!
Gentle Arts' Sampler Threads have lovely muted colors. This is an overdyed cotton floss that is popular with sampler repo stitches because of the faded look you get. Perfect for animals!
River Silks silk ribbon is lovely to work with, comes in a variety of widths and colors, and is tough as nails!
Another ribbon-like thread is Rainbow Gallery's Sparkle Rays (also available in Petite Sparkle Rays). You get a bit of sparkle and some pretty pastel colors, plus a really white white.
Like Lori, I think Alpaca 18 is too thick for 18 count but it has some fabulous animal coat colors and might make great hair for people.
Today Lori's talking Flair, aka Barbie's Panty Hose. This versatile thread is a delight although you might not like how the cut end unravels. This is why God invented the Thread Zapper, folks.
I like Frosty Rays. The colors are like sugar coated candy! Note that Lori only carries the Petite size.
Next is Fyre Werks. This Rainbow Gallery 1/16 inch ribbon is a quite shiny metallic. A laying tool will help it stay flat.
Lori goes over overdyed threads carried at Waste Knot: Gloriana silk, Gentle Arts' Sampler and Shaker cotton threads, ThreadworX cotton, Tilli Thomas Planet Earth Pepper Pot overdye, and Caron's three ply cotton Watercolours.
Lori now stocks the new Radiance metallic in size 18.
Lori talks very briefly about Au Ver a Soie's metallic, which she stocks in sizes 12 and 16.
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