the picture above is an example of beautiful glass art. It’s by Steve Immerman of Clearwater Glass Studio. His vast experience working with glass has given a library of knowledge that he shares with you on his tutorial page. Today we’re looking at devitrification. No one wants devitrification on their fused glass. Over at Clearwater Glass Studio Steve has a tutorial that goes over what devit is, how to prevent it and options for what to do if it does occur. For those that don’t know what devitrification is, it’s a crystalization on the surface of the glass that creates a kind of haze or what looks like a film over your pretty glossy glass. Not good. And not easy to get rid of. I know I’ve taken pieces out of the kiln and had my heart sink when I’ve seen the tell-tale signs. It’s not pretty and more important it’s not professional. So here’s the information you need to overcome this glass fusing problem.
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How to Store Embroidery Needles
I have a complicated relationship with my embroidery needles. Which is a fancy way of saying I don’t really take care of my needles at all. Even though I know I have embroidery needles to use for cross stitch and sewing, needles that are certainly still in their packages, I can rarely find them when I need them.
So when I saw this post from Crewel Ghoul about how to store your embroidery needles, it hit close to home for me.
It doesn’t really say anything I didn’t already know, but it is good advice that might also serve as a reminder for you to take better care of your needles when you cross stitch or do other hand-sewing projects so that you’ll be able to find your needles again when you need them.
It would help me a lot if I had a dedicated place to keep needles I’m not using, including the needles that are still in their packages from when I bought them. You’d think I would keep them with my embroidery floss but apparently you would be mistaken about that.
Another good idea for me is to have a place to put needles I’ve been using when I am done with them. Because goodness knows I’m not going to put them back in the package. (Which may actually be a good thing because then I know which one I’ve been using and which ones are fresh. Not that I replace my needles regularly, but still.) I own pincushions but I don’t really use them for anything, which is silly.
Check out the post at Crewel Ghoul to see all the options available for storing your embroidery needles properly. I’d love to hear what you do, especially if you have a better system than I do (which, honestly, would be any system at all).
[Photo: Crewel Ghoul]