Threads, Glorious Threads

Updated July 7, 2022.I’m very tired today and need to take a day to rest. This is an updated article about one of my books.

It may seem old hat to some stitchers, but threads can be a very confusing subject.

We might be afraid to try a thread because we’ve heard that it’s hard to use. We may wonder whether that lovely soft alpaca thread we saw is wool or not. We think about whether buying the incredibly cheap cotton floss we saw at the dollar store will affect our needlepoint. We try to keep our packages neat but end up with a tangled, useless ball of threads.

Would you like to understand your threads better? Are you frustrated by books or sites with overview information but not the kind of practical tips and advice that will help you in your stitching life? Do you find yourself almost in existential despair in a shop with dozens of threads, wishing you had a plan for testing them and that you understood what they all were and how you could use them?

Understanding threads, a foundation of needlepoint, helps us become more confident stitchers. And yes, they are easy to understand, analyze, and use, at least most of the time. But until now much of this knowledge has been scattered around and not written down.

Touch Me, Feel Me is the Predictable Results book about thread. It’s packed full of information that will help you understand and use threads better. From the raw fiber to organizing your thread stash, you’ll learn and see so much about the exciting threads available to us every day.

Unlike index books about threads, this information won’t go out of date. Instead, it will give you the knowledge and tools you need to understand and use these essentials.

It’s available at Amazon.com. Pick up your copy today and be more confident in your use of thread!