Working with overdyed floss is a fun experience. We developed our SAMPLER THREADSTM and SIMPLY SHAKERTM threads especially to give new pieces an aged appearance. The thread colors are muted; the color variations per strand are subtle.
To work, unhook the skein and pull out one length. Cut this length in half, strip the floss strands needed, and you are ready to stitch.
Because these threads are hand-dyed in small amounts, there may be color and shade variations from dye lot to dye lot. We want our threads to evoke a "mood" rather than a static, assembly line look. We have named our threads with "moods" in mind — Evergreen, for example, can be like a blue spruce or Cape Cod scrub pine — each has different shading but are still an evergreen. Please keep these changes in mind when you work with our threads.
Part of the excitement of working with SAMPLER THREADSTM and SIMPLY SHAKERTM is that no two stitched pieces will look the same. Each finished piece is an original.
Experimenting with overdyed floss is exciting. Sometimes just one overdyed color can add depth and variety to a piece. In many cases an entire piece looks terrific worked exclusively with overdyed threads. With overdyed threads, you need not worry about constantly changing thread colors in your needle; one strand of our floss takes the place of several individual thread colors.
Since our threads have such subtle color changes, it is possible to cross stitch the Danish method (working a row of half crosses out in one direction, then
