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.
I'm looking forward to another season of being part of your creativity!
Blog posts
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.
Should I Sashiko stitch through one layer of fabric, or two?
This is a quick blog to answer a question that comes up fairly often.
Should I Sashiko stitch through one layer of fabric or two?