
Kreinik Manufacturing Company Happy new year! We are back from a wonderful holiday - and heading to the TNNA needlework trade show in Long Beach California this week. HOW WAS YOUR HOLIDAY?

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CELEBRATING THE HANDMADE: Stitcher Helene made a beautiful scissor case. Check it out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/helene83/42 02330674/?addedcomment=1#comment72157623 044983232
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Back of gold work scissor case.Kreinik Gold Japan 7 couched with Rainbow Gallery Splendor silk thread in "Christmas Red" on white linen. Scissor case is lined with black linen.Pattern from West Kingdom Needleworkers Guild.

Kreinik Manufacturing Company Here's how to inspire any project: choose colorful, quality, innovative threads that can be sewn, stitched, crocheted, knitted, embroidered, woven, braided, the sky's the limit. Retailers, manufacturers of finished products, and professional designers are invited to come to the Kreinik booth 4112 at the CHA (Craft and ...Hobby Association) trade show in Anaheim for hands-on demos, full color assortments, and all the inspiration you need for the next DIY, Indie craft, home sewing, needlework, sewing, quilting, crocheted, knitted...project! We will have our NEW 2010 threads at this show.
Time:10:00AM Sunday, January 24th
Location:Anaheim, California USA

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BLOG OF THE DAY: Nikki has fab photos showing how to do bead crochet: http://nikkiinstitches.wordpress.com/200 9/02/23/green-bead-soup/
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Thank you to everyone that commented on my bracelet, and thank you for all of your ideas and suggestions for future posts. I now have ideas and projects to keep me busy for months and I hope to cover all of the areas that you asked me to address. Now, drum roll please….

Kreinik Manufacturing Company STITCHING FOR A CAUSE 2: Fiberworks Needlework Shop In Iowa is looking for donations of stitched "kissing" pillows for military heading out on deployment.
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Karol Simmer, owner of Fiberworks Needlework Shop in Waverly, is making Kissing Pillows for the soldiers and children of the Iowa National Guard 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry.

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NEED A QUICK ORNAMENT? Stitching on felt is fast. Love the simple stitches and design on this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tnemily/412 8875360/in/photostream/?addedcomment=1#c omment72157622895514993
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Blogged: awesomeave.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/done-over-the-weekend...

Kreinik Manufacturing Company PLANNING YOUR STITCHING PROJECTS FOR NEXT YEAR? Put Stitching For Literacy on your calendar for spring - it's a great cause: http://stitchingforliteracy.com/
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Thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of stitchers across the country and worldwide, we collected and donated to libraries, schools, and literacy programs

Kreinik Manufacturing Company "Lily Pond" by Connie Marie Fahrion using Kreinik metallic threads for embellishments. Connie says: "Regarding the copper and silver large spool thread...I do like it. It performs well on my machines. I use a 90/14 Topstitch needle with them." Visit Connie's blog for more from this talented quilt artist: http://fiberspeak.blogspot.com

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BLOG OF THE DAY: An ornament a week for one full year? Kudos Carol!!! http://stitchingdream.blogspot.com/2009/ 12/week-fifty-let-it-snow.html
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Hello everyone! Have you ever stitched a piece that you just know, every time you look at it, will forever remind you of a certain place or event? Well, for me, Country Cottage Needleworks' "Let It Snow" will always remind me of the emergency room. ...

Kreinik Manufacturing Company Designers and stitchers share unique handmade creations accented with Kreinik threads.
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Kreinik Manufacturing Company Earrings Gwen Kinsler designed for "Jewelry with a Hook" published by Lark Books, 2005, using Kreinik metallic threads. Gwen's web site: http://www.crochetqueen.com

Kreinik Manufacturing Company EMBROIDERY HOOPLA: Have boxes of wooden embroidery hoops? Quite a few blogs and web sites show you repurposing ideas. These hoops are retro, cool, useful.
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Creative idea using wooden embroidery hoops (purchase at a craft store) and place colorful fabric in the hoops. Since these are light weight decorating items the hoops are perfect to hang from the ceiling or on the wall. Nursery by Lorena & David of San Francisco.

Kreinik Manufacturing Company Ideas for making beautiful, sparkling, special holiday projects for this year — and every year.
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Kreinik Manufacturing Company THANK YOU! Kreinik won the 2009 Best of Business Award in the Needle and Handicraft Thread category by the Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA). The selection committee uses consumer rankings, reports and feedback. Thank you! You are the reason why we make thread :)

Kreinik Manufacturing Company BLOG OF THE DAY: Wait until you see what The Cape Stitcher has done with a variety of threads - including metallics and raffia - on this ornament. Great ideas. (Thanks, Judy, for sharing it with us!)
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The little "Gifts" ornament is completed--all that remained was to replace the hay under the vessels. And there's no better way to convey the look of straw than to use the real thing!I've stitched with ...



















































