I recently became a homeowner, and have since begun to discover the many joys (sarcastic and actual) of owning my own house. Cutting the lawn, battling weeds in the driveway, creaky floorboards, retrofit installations, closet engineering, picture hanging… the list goes on! One actual joy is that I now have an extra room for use […]
Author: Nordic Needle Editor
Wilton’s Buttercream Icing
Wilton’s Buttercream Icing (stiffer consistency for piping) 1 cup solid white vegetable shortening 1 teaspoon Wilton Flavor (Vanilla, Almond or Butter) 2 tablespoons milk or water 1 pound pure cane confectioners’ sugar (approximately 4 cups) 1 tablespoon Wilton Meringue Powder A pinch of salt (optional) Cream shortening, flavoring, and water. Add dry ingredients and mix […]
Chicken Salad
Chicken Salad Salad: 3 chicken breasts, cooked and diced 1 cup celery, diced one-fourth cup green pepper, diced 2 tsp. sweet onion, chopped fine two-third cup walnuts, chopped 2 cups seedless grapes, cut in half OR 1 cup dried cranberries (Craisins) Dressing: one-fourth cup half and half cream 1 tsp. salt pepper to taste 2 […]
Stitching Together Generations
A hot topic around Nordic these days is how to keep the stitching arts alive through education. When I started working here the only “stitching” I did was knitting and machine, and then it was only as far as simple sweaters, scarves, and the occasional article of clothing. I had no idea how vast the […]
New DMC Travel Bags!
Does anyone remember those older DMC travel rolls that were great for storing your floss? They used the StitchBow system and were super handy. We were discontinuing the travel rolls when I first started and I kept saying to myself, “I need to get one of those before we’re all sold out…” but then I […]
Woven Triple Spokes
Woven Triple Spokes After wrapping of the bars is complete, bring your needle up at point A, two threads into the fabric. Insert the needle in the center hole B. As the thread is brought back to A, wrap it around the suspended thread two times, keeping the suspended thread tight at all times. Insert […]