The middle of the week has arrived once again and our conversation topics include Debbie Rowley’s Angles class, Natalie Dupuis’ Beribboned class, Anchor threads, backing up and protecting your computer data, and stitching on perforated paper. Join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. It’s a Stitch and Chat show at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. Sunday’s guest: Shirley Pygott of Shirley P Designs, New Zealand–Cindy and Gary
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- Needle in a Haystack website
- Backblaze website
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RE: needlepoint wool
So, Paternayan was a brand name of Persian wool. Persian wool is the 3-stranded wool you are thinking of. Paternayan is no longer producing yarn, but the Paternayan colors are now made by Colonial Needle Company in their line of Persian wool.
If you’re going to use wool on an 18 count canvas, one option is to use a single strand of the Persian.
However, most needlepointers who are using wool on 13 or 14 count don’t use multiple strands of Persian wool, but tapestry wool. Tapestry wool is a broader, softer wool and the primary producers are DMC, Anchor, Appleton, and Elizabeth Bradley. The Anchor tapestry wool is what Michael’s is now carrying. There are also a couple of Merino wool threads out there that folks use on 13 count, one made by Vineyard and one by Bella Lusso.
Crewel wool, BTW, is completely different from both Persian wool and tapestry wool. Do you remember the old DMC Medici? That was crewel wool. Appleton still does crewel wool, and probably a zillion other companies I’ve never heard of!
Thank you Marcy Brown for the info on Paternayan and where/how to find an equivalent (sort of) product that is currently available. I have a whole book of Barbie doll clothing – both knit and crochet – that call for Paternayan. I now have a decent stash, which took me a while to collect from sales on e Bay!