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All about Aurifil 12 wt thread

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The world of Aurifil - 12 wt thread...   Wound on a red spool, Aurifil 12wt thread is the thickest that they offer. It is perfect for hand embroidery, hand quilting, cross stitch, embellishment, handmade lace, machine art quilting, Sashiko, Kantha, redwork, lower looper serging, and longarm quilting.   It comes in all 270 colours on three different sized spools:     Needle : This is a thick thread and it needs a little more room in the needle - use a 100/16 or 90/14 in your domestic machine (denim needles) and a 4.5 on your long arm. Designers and Artisans worldwide use this 12wt to create stunning works of art. From Kantha to Sashiko, embroidery to visible mending, big stitch quilting to longarm quilting, there is an Aurifil thread for everyone!  Projects & Tutorials: 12wt for Machine Sashiko by Patricia Belyea Handstitching with 12wt by Natalie Barnes Embroidery Ret

Our First Post and some fun "First news"

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We are sew excited to be back from the annual VDTA/SDTA trade show in Las Vegas. The show is an annual event for Vacuum Cleaner and Sewing Machine Dealers in Las Vegas. It's a chance to see and learn about new products, take classes, meet up with vendors and fellow shop owners and bring back fun new ideas for you all. This year we had the pleasure of meeting and visiting with Allison and Annette from Sweet Pea Embroidery Designs. You all may know them for their fun, fresh in the hoop projects.  They were dolls and we loved meeting them both. And the best part was seeing their booth and all of their wonderful samples and stitch outs! So inspiring! But I know you all want to find out about the really good stuff.. I mean the REALLY REALLY good stuff, right?  Ok.....  We're a new official retailer for Sweet Pea! That means we'll be carrying their dealer exclusive only designs in store!  But Wait there's MORE!! We are also an official affili