Vote for Kreinik!

If you love Kreinik threads, we'd like your vote! We are nominated in the cross stitch category of the British Craft Awards. Vote here: www.britishcraftawards.com

Thank you for your support! We love making threads for you to make your creative ideas come to life. Feel free to share comments or questions with us at any time via our blog here, email info@kreinik.com, or our social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).

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Threadworx is making this Kreinik thread even better

The hand-dyed specialty thread company called Threadworx out of California has been transforming Kreinik's metallic Braids into variegated wonders for years. Now they are hand-dyeing Kreinik's fuzzy metallic threads, Micro Ice Chenille, in the most gorgeous colors.

Take a look at the photos and pick your favorite...we can't because we love them all. With names like Galactic Night, Seaweed, White Crystal and Ghost Gray, we're coming up with ideas already.

Micro Ice Chenille is one of Kreinik's fly fishing fibers, a staple for forming bodies on various fly fishing lures. Once needleworkers saw it, they knew it would make fun effects in embroidery, needlepoint, and cross stitch and it has been gaining popularity ever since.

You want to couch this thread in your needlework designs, rather than stitch in and out of the fabric with it. Simply couch with a matching color of Kreinik Very Fine #4 Braid, or have fun couching it with any thin metallic or non-metallic thread. You may create one-of-a-kind fiber art with your color combinations.

You can also crochet with Kreinik Micro Ice Chenille (makes great mini wreaths). Use it along with Kreinik Facets and the Kreinik Custom Corder to make trim—the Facets add the look of beads. So many applications for this fun thread, just get a few of your favorite colors and start experimenting.

For more Threadworx information

Threadworx fibers are sold in needlework stores. Visit their website for more information. For the original line-up of Kreinik Micro Ice Chenille colors, visit the Kreinik website.

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Meet the newest Kreinik color Sea Glass

By designer demand (aka, Associated Talents!) this gorgeous blue-green metallic thread color is debuting at Kreinik. Meet 096 Sea Glass, and we are making it 'round the clock right now.

We are making it in Fine #8 Braid first, which will be followed by production in your other favorite Kreinik metallic thread sizes: Tapestry #12 Braid, Very Fine #4 Braid, Medium #16 Braid, and 1/16" Ribbon. Give us a few months for full production, as we actually do make our own threads, but look for the new colors in needlework stores starting now. Retailers who attended the Destination Dallas trade show were first on the list. Help us spread the word now to other retailers and stitchers that there's a gorgeous new metallic color from Kreinik.

Speaking of Destination Dallas, the wholesale needlepoint trade show held in September of every year: we held the new color next to painted canvas designs and found it matches perfectly to something in just about every design line. Don at Associated Talents knew what we all needed when he suggested this color. Now we wonder how we ever lived this long without it!

A big thank-you to Needlepoint In Paradise in Florida who came up with the winning name.

Welcome Kreinik color 096 Sea Glass to your needlework fiber stash.

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Farewell to this Kreinik color

We hate to discontinue colors, but sometimes it is necessary. Due to production issues, we have to discontinue one of our holographic colors: 031L Berry Red. Please make a note of it if you are using it in a project (stock up to make sure you have enough). This applies to all thread sizes, including Braids, Ribbons, Filament and Flash.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by stoppage or shortage in colors. Some good alternatives to 031L include the antiqued version, 153V Vintage Burgundy or 080HL Garnet Hi Lustre.

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You're invited to the Kreinik Outlet Sale

Time to enhance your fiber stash to get you through winter—AND have some fun at the actual Kreinik factory in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

The Fall 2018 Kreinik Factory Outlet sale October 4-6, 2018, features deals on Kreinik fibers, accessories, overstocks, discontinued items, and more. It's a dream spree for any cross stitcher, needlepointer, crocheter, knitter, weaver, quilter, finishers, teachers, costumers, textile schools, fly fishing fan...anyone who makes things with Kreinik threads.

• Where: 1708 Gihon Road, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101 USA
• When: October 4-6, 2018
• Hours: Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Make the trip to bountiful: It truly is "almost heaven" at this West Virginia thread spot. Spend at least $125 and get a free "I Got My Stash At The Kreinik Factory" deluxe tote bag (it has a zipper! and a pocket!).

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Needlepoint Shop Day is September 20

Support your local needlepoint shop! We need them to stay in business and to continue bringing fabulous threads, designs, and classes to stitchers.

If you have a local needlepoint shop, we encourage you to visit them frequently, but especially on September 20, 2018. This day has been set aside for special promotions, events, and excitement to bring awareness to independent needlepoint shops. Do you know that many people have no idea independent needlework shops exist...all they know are chain stores. Let's show them how much indie shops have to offer. Shop owners are passionate about stitching just like you are, and offer a space filled with ideas, inspiration, and supplies for your next fabulous project.

This is the first year for this "needlepoint shop day" and we hope it grows every year. There is a Facebook group posting events happening around the country. If you are a cross stitcher or an embroiderer, don't let the name keep you away: needlepoint shops carry threads, accessories and many items you can use in your stitching techniques too.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/1695077600576608/about/ for more information about Local Needlepoint Shop Day 2018. Help us spread the word too. Share with your stitching friends all over the world. Many shops sell online via their websites, and this supports "local" shops if you don't have one in your town.

Speaking of shopping, the Kreinik crew is heading to Dallas, Texas, this week for the Destination Dallas Needlepoint Trade Show. If you are a needlework shop, teacher, or designer, come by the Kreinik room to see what's new. Businesses can get more info on the show at http://destinationdallasmarket.com/marketinfo.html

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How to stitch a night sky

It's almost time for Halloween; are you busy stitching Halloween projects? October 31 has become the second most popular stitching holiday after Christmas, meaning there are designs galore out there to help you decorate in style. The best part is that it gives you a good reason to use fibers with special effects. Yes, this is the Glow-In-The-Dark Holiday. Have fun with it.

Do your Halloween project have a night sky?

Here's an idea for customizing some of the night scenes in cross stitch, embroidery or needlepoint designs: add Kreinik glow-in-the-dark thread to add spooky yet fun effects Watch the video above as we demonstrate on a fabulous Pepperberry Designs needlepoint canvas.

Glow-in-the-dark threads are fun all year, but they're must-haves for Halloween stitching. Make eyes glow (cat eyes, bats, jack o'lanterns, etc), use it to write subliminal messages in areas, outline spider webs, and more. Kreinik off-white color 052F Grapefruit in particular blends perfectly into moons, stars, clouds, and ghosts. Look for Kreinik colors that have an "F" in the color number, which represents fluorescent or glow-in-the-dark colors. 

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