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Unfortunately we recently became aware that our Newsletter subscription pop up was not working, and neither was the Contact Us Page on our website.
Our web consultants have been working on these issues and I am very pleased to advise that these glitches have both been fixed as of the 24th April 2025.
If you have tried to subscribe to our newslet...
With so many public holidays coming up, here are our opening days for the remainder of April 2025 and also into May where there will be changes to the days we are open for browsing. Browsing hours will not change. Our normal trading days will resume in June 2025. Our online shop will remain open 24/7 with internet orders processed and posted as ...
Classic Colorworks discontinued their range of Perle 5 threads some time ago, to focus and ensure supply of their stranded cotton range. This obviously has affected some of the "called for" threads in the Shepherd's Bush Christmas Stockings.Â
As a result Tina from Shepherds Bush has supplied us with a conversion list of the colours in the Weeks ...
In August 2022 Cottage Garden Threads made the decision to retire some of their Signature range. The colours they are retiring are not the popular colours - just some of those that are less popular. We have stock of all colours at the moment however as the retired colours sell out, they will obviously not be replaced.
Cottage Garden Threads has ...
These are our tips for stitching with variegated or hand dyed threads:
Variegated threads can be used as a substitute for solid colours in most forms of embroidery and give you a very personal result. They look fantastic when doing a cross stitch that requires only one colour - (eg) Long Dog Samplers!Â
Look carefully at the skein, the varia...
Have you tried the Caron Collection Watercolours threads? They are a 3 ply cotton thread that are handpainted in various colours and with a silky sheen. They are made in the USA, and each skein contains 9metres (10yards). When you see a skein of Watercolours on the rack, they appear very chunky and are therefore often overlooked. Don't be decei...
Cottage Garden Threads -Â an Australian range of hand dyed threads. We carry the full range of stranded cotton threads (222 colours), and a large range of the more popular colours in the perle 8 and 12 threads. If you require a perle thread that we don't ordinarily carry we are happy to order it in for you.
An Allthreads exclusive - the co...
Gumnut Yarns are an Australian range of beautiful embroidery threads. Gumnut Yarns threads are hand-dyed using natural silk wool and mohair.
As with all ranges of hand dyed threads, each dye lot is unique and some variations can occur. We strongly recommend that quantities required for each project are calculated carefully and that you allow a l...
In late 2018Â I was asked to participate in the Barocco project, which is a decade-long embroidery project by UK textile artist Kirstie Macleod. The project is centered around a single red dress which has been contributed to by embroiderers all over the world.
Since 2009 parts of the dress have traveled around the world and been embroidered on b...
Recently we had a call from a lady who had stitched a project with hand dyed threads and which required washing as she had used Solvy. When washing the solvy out, some of the dye in the darker threads ran into her fabric. As the threads were stranded silks from Cascade House I called Robyn to see if she could offer a solution to this problem. I ...
One of the morning tea favourites at Allthreads is a White Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Slice. It is one of my very easy but delicious slices and always very popular. I had many requests for the recipe so I thought it best to post it on my blog.
Ingredients:
125g melted butter
1 packet butter cake mix
1 cup coconut
150g (approx) of white chocoal...
The book Home Sweet Home by Carolyn Pearce has been has been incredibly popular since it was first published. We have copies still available as well as all the requirements that you will need to complete this project. The items can be found separately on our website or if it is easier, just email us and we can prepare a kit with all that you req...