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Price Increase for Aurifil Threads

Posted by Stacy Pomerleau on

Price Increase for Aurifil Threads

As you know, the cost of just about everything is on the rise these days. The cost of Aurifil has risen for a second time since the beginning of the pandemic. You did not notice the last increase because I let it slide, however the time has come to adjust the Aurifil pricing. The spools and kits that are currently in stock will stay at the current prices ($15.50 for the large spools and $59.95 for the cones) for the month of May. At the end of the month, Color Builder 50WT Italian Cities (2020) will become $48.50. Color Builders...

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Machine embroidery is awesome!

Posted by Betsy on

Machine embroidery is awesome!

So I spent the whole day getting to know my machine. It was a love hate relationship, and nothing seemed to go right at first. I first chose my pattern from Urban Threads. I love their stuff! I chose an 8 color cherry blossom tree. I got all set up. I ironed on my stabilizer, and chose my thread.   It went pretty badly from there. Thread kept breaking, the white thread from the bobbing underneath started coming through, my bobbing ran out of thread. It kept going. There's a pile threads on my craft desk that look like some...

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Counting Embroidery Floss

Posted by Stacy Pomerleau on

We are carrying the full line of the solid DMC. We got our inventory from Emeline & Annabelle's close out sale. We are sorting through and taking inventory to make sure we know how many of each thread we have. It is a big project with 454 solid colours! Here is a picture of about 25% of the stock! Soon they will all be counted! **images lost in the transfer**

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Big Launch Giveaway!

Posted by Betsy on

Big Launch Giveaway!

We are finally launching tonight! That's right. Tonight at Midnight, the store is finally open for business. To celebrate, we are offering 20% off for the whole weekend! Just enter coupon code 20THANKS when checking out and save! Some items in the store are unique, and once they sell out we won't be able to get them again, like the Tibetan Beads and some of the Thai Silver. We'll have great holiday options as well, like finished pieces of jewelry that are one of a kind, kits for earrings and tools for the crafters and sewing fans in your life....

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TrueCut System - Part 4 - TrueCut TrueGrips

Posted by Betsy on

TrueCut System - Part 4 - TrueCut TrueGrips
So TrueCut came up with a great cutter, a way to sharpen your blades and great rulers.  The final piece is to keep your ruler from slipping all over your fabric.

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