Threadaholic Alert: Fine Merino Wool Collections from AFE

The Royal School of Embroidery sells color sets of fine Australian merino wool (think crewel weight) from the Japanese thread company AFE.  There are seven sets of colors, all beautiful and all hand dyed in Japan.

https://royal-needlework.org.uk/product/fine-merino-crewel-wool-colour-packs-by-art-fiber-endo/

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Hannah's Sampler (Berlin Woolwork)

The Embroiderers Association of Canada has a section of their website dedicated to historic samplers from their collection. This includes Hannah's Sampler, which is a wool Berlin woodwork piece. Click on the small photo to see a large photo and read about Hannah Renshaw Gaskill's stitching.
http://www.eac.ca/heritagesmplrs.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 15, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Thread Talk UPDATED

Because I'm a threadaholic of the worst kind, I love reading about new threads and new colors.  So here are some thread reviews and news from the Blog-o-sphere for my fellow thread lovers.  First, here are the new colors of Merino Wool.  I wish I knew the manufacturer of this line but I don't and Google failed me.  Anyone know?
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-merino-wool-colors.html

UPDATE: Looks like the Merino Wool that Ridgewood was talking about is from Vineyards Silk.  Several manufacturers have a thread called Merino Wool and I wasn't sure which one it was.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2011/05/vineyard-merino-wool.html

Curious about the Chinese silk you see advertised on eBay?  Mary Corbet talks about the skeins she got with a kit from the Suzhou Embroidery people.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/04/thread-talk-chinese-silk.html

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