When most of us were growing up, there were a handful of basic life skills that just about everybody learned. They were simple, useful abilities, like changing a tire, making a dress from a pattern, ...

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I mainly use DMC embroidery floss. For DMC No. 5 and No. 8 and for linen thread, I embroider with a single strand.

Embroidery is a breeze in this stellar debut from designer Brasfield. Suggesting that the craft can go a long way in combatting day-to-day stress, Brasfield notes that “embroidery taught me that it’s ...

Stephanie Newman will lead three fiber craft classes for adults and older teens at the Gaston County Museum this summer.