Welcome to A Threaded Needle

Welcome to A Threaded Needle

There is an intangible but deeply felt quality contained in an object made by our own hands.

A Threaded Needle exists because I believe deeply in the importance of both making things by hand and of having made-by-hand things in our lives.

A Threaded Needle is an independent owned Canadian business (just me with occasional help)

I always like to have your ideas and comments, and absolutely I want to know if there are ever problems with my website, or products, or your orders. Please use e-mail to contact me, it simplifies my workload.

susan@athreadedneedle.com

I'm looking forward to another season of being part of your creativity!

Blog posts

sample of thick and thin sashiko thread on a stitched sampler

How to choose sashiko thread to suit your project? Part 1

The thick and thin of sashiko threads!

How to choose sashiko thread to suit your project?

There are so many variables in sashiko stitching, and one of them is in the differences between the threads available. 

If you are buying online and/or are new to sashiko stitching, it is not easy to figure out which thread to order. Here are some guidelines to help...

comparison of thickness for several brands of sashiko threads

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sashiko Japanese pin bowl

How to make a Japanese Pin Bowl

Here are directions (of a sort) for making a simple functional Japanese pin bowl.

Japanese pin bowls have become popular recently and as it turns out, despite their tiny cuteness they are really functional.

Plus they have that Wabi-Sabi (happy-imperfect) handmade zakka (heart-smile) quality about them. I love those concepts.

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Sashiko patterns on Hippari coat

How to transfer a (large) sashiko pattern to fabric using the featherweight interfacing technique

This method is suitable for projects where you need to transfer a large amount of sashiko pattern onto your fabric at once..
It's advantage is that the stitching lines will not fade or wear off as you do the stitching.  

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