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threadworx sampler photo shows 10585 Green River stitched in a geometric pattern

ThreadworX Floss Sample Photos Project

My current project is editing ThreadworX floss sample photos like this beauty here: This is ThreadworX 10585, called Green River and for good reason. It’s a lovely mix of forest, dark grass, and emerald greens. The floss in its skein looks like this: and it’s beautiful! However, floss in a tidy skein doesn’t always represent …

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threadworx 1154 bradleys balloons rainbow variegated embroidery thread

Celebrating 100,000 Skeins Sold!

Whoop! I’m celebrating 100,000 skeins sold! I hit this amazing number in February 2024, and getting here was unimaginable when I started selling floss in 2013. My very first floss sale was in July of 2013 and it was one skein each of DMC 4000, 4066, 4068, and 4129. I had originally envisioned Ancora Crafts …

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threadworx new floss colors 2023, including a blue, brown, green, yellow, dark gray and red, and a purple

ThreadworX New Floss Colors 2023

Here are the six ThreadworX new floss colors released in 2023: From left to right, the colors are 10215 Powder Blue, 10355 Harvest Brown, 10474 Green Moss, 11055 Sunrise, 11218 Red Night, and 11553 Victorian Plum. Up first is a gorgeous mix of light to medium sky blues – 10215 Powder Blue. The closest DMC …

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mid century modern cross stitch geometric pattern in threadworx fall lake collection colorway

Mid-Century Modern Cross Stitch Pattern

My Mid-Century Modern cross stitch sampler pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! I designed this project as a way to show off the color combinations in some of the ThreadworX Collections I’ve created. These Collections are (with a few exceptions) groups of 10 colors that I’ve put together, available in 20-yard skeins and …

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dream cross stitch pattern with rainbow colors

Dream Cross Stitch Pattern – inspired by a tattoo!

This Dream cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This Dream cross stitch project was inspired by the arm tattoo of a good friend. He is an executive for a big entertainment company and he loves his work so much that he got this tattoo. I created this project as a birthday …

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threadworx variegated floss samples - 1154 rainbow

ThreadworX Variegated Floss Samples – Collection 1

I created these ThreadworX variegated floss samples to help show the beauty of the color combinations when stitched. Above is the stitched sample of ThreadworX 1154 – Bradley’s Balloons. I stitched all of these samples with two strands of the six strand floss on 14 count Aida. It took just under four yards of two …

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anchor variegated floss replacements

Anchor Variegated Floss Replacements

I’ve identified these Anchor variegated floss replacements as, inexplicably, the company has discontinued these gorgeous colors. Fortunately, there are some really wonderful colors in the DMC and ThreadworX lines that will serve as excellent substitutes. In 2015 I blogged a detailed comparison between the Anchor Multicolor (numbers 1300-1390) and DMC Color Variation lines, never thinking that …

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35 new DMC floss colors pattern uses all 35 new solid colors DMC 2017

35 New DMC Floss Colors Pattern – Geometric Cross Stitch

This new DMC floss colors pattern uses all 35 of the solid colors DMC released in 2017. It’s now available in my Etsy shop! I created a thorough review of these 35 new colors, where you can see how they fall in the newest DMC color card and what new colors are my favorite additions. …

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DMC 35 new floss colors 2017

Review – New DMC Floss Colors 2017

Here’s my review of the 35 new DMC floss colors released in 2017. They are very welcome additions to the DMC palette, especially in expanding their range of purples, greens, yellows, browns, and grays. The last new solids arrived in 2013, when DMC released 16 new floss colors that, to this day, are only available …

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variegated christmas floss skeins

Variegated Christmas Floss Comparison

This festive variegated Christmas floss comparison will show some of the available color combinations, explain differences between brands, and show examples of how these gorgeous threads stitch. [Update 2023: There are more Christmas flosses available in my shop now, including ThreadworX 1084, ThreadworX 1087, and my 10-color ThreadworX Chrismas Collection, as well as a Christmas …

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