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An easy way to find the nap of thread

June 3, by Denise Felton. 2 Comments

Trish Burr has posted a hint from her reader, Pat Jay, about how to keep track of the nap of thread so you can thread the correct end into the needle. See her post.

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Comments

  1. Heidi says

    June 3, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    There is a right and wrong end? Wow – what happens when it is the wrong end? This is news to me.

  2. Denise Felton says

    June 3, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    I know, right? For casual stitchers like me, it probably doesn’t matter very much. For serious needleartists and thread painters like Trish Burr, I’m sure it matters a lot.

    Denise

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