Bristly Thistle Needlepoint News

Anyone who has been in the shop during my first year knows that I have been adding threads that I love. The latest is Trebizond from Access Commodities, who also provide us with Accentuate. Trebizond is an incredible twisted silk thread that you use “as is” for 18 mesh canvas. The colors (all 197 of them) have a gorgeous sheen that makes your canvas glow with color. And, of course, I bought all 197 colors—with thanks to Vicki for fitting them into the store on their new rack. Here’s a thought—combine Trebizond with Accentuate to make your own metallic silk combinations! (posted by Michele)

I had always dreaded using a blending filament—they snap while you are stitching with them or the entire skein explodes into a tangled mess when you cut it. Accentuate comes on a 50 meter spool and is a joy to use. The filament comes in 143 luscious colors, allowing you to turn any thread into a blended metallic. Or you can use it alone, multi-stranded, to get the effect of transparency, for example, in window panes. Use Accentuate and Trebizond to make your own metallic silk combinations. (posted by Michele)