All About Weeks Dye Works

The latest video from Needlepoint.com talks about Weeks Dye Works' solid and overdyed cotton flosses.  This is a six ply cotton floss that is a favorite of cross stitchers.  I didn't know that they were based in North Carolina (which is the Needlepoint.com headquarters).  I think that the plies are a tiny bit thinner in diameter than DMC's cotton flosses but there isn't much of a difference.

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/thread-talks-all-about-weeks-dye-works

If you want to see more of the Weeks Dye Works colors, here is their website.  They also sell perle cotton and crewel wool as well as fabrics and sewing thread.  I think their colors are often gently faded looking, which suits their primary customer base of reproduction sampler stitchers.

https://weeksdyeworks.com/

If you want to try some of the Weeks Dye Works products but your local shop doesn't carry this, you can shop for cotton floss here-

https://www.123stitch.com/weeks.html

They also carry the crewel wool...

https://www.123stitch.com/Weeks_Dye_Works_Crewel_Wool_Yarn.html

...and the size 5 perle cotton.

https://www.123stitch.com/Weeks_Dye_Works_Pearl_Cotton_Five_Floss.html

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Reviews and New Looks

Sandra Arthur's Shapes of Needlepoint is a new book that focuses on finding stitches to fit certain shapes.  As you know, I often choose stitches that mimic the shape that I need to fill.  Sandra's book is an organized way to make this happen and has the nice touch of helping you resize a stitch to fit inside the space available. Here's Janet Perry's review of the book.
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/shapes-of-needlepoint-book-review

Orna Willis has revamped her blog to match the new direction she is taking her stitching.  Stay tuned.
http://ornadesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/adorn-is-word-i-was-looking-for-all.html

Weeks Dye Works has also redone their website.  Now there are links to free charts using their threads and a place to download a PDF list of their best-selling colors.
http://www.weeksdyeworks.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com