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

sashiko stitching

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?

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"hanging by a thread" textile art dolls  A threaded Needle

Until something more happens, either assumption might true (& how to make the doll)

This is (more or less) a copy of the newsletter I wrote with a metaphor about these dolls. Since then I've been asked for the story about them, and if there is a pattern for them.

Here is the 'about' part, and at the end of it I will try to tell you how to make them. They are very simple if you don't take the task too seriously.

 

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Making a woven mend on blue jeans using the Stitch Dome Tool

How to make a woven mend using the Stitch Dome tool

This is how to use this new mending tool called "Stitch Dome" to make a woven mend.

You can also use these directions for woven mends with darning mushrooms and eggs, it's the same steps.

 

 

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