Hints from Heloise

Dear Heloise: This is a hint that many of my friends have thanked me for, and I thought your readers might find this useful:

I often purchase vintage embroidery projects, which may or may not have been previously started and ended up at an estate sale. Embroidery projects such as tablecloths are often worked on over several or more years and many times are left for another generation to finish. It is often difficult to match brands and colors of threads on unfinished projects. I now take the label with the brand and color number and loosely sew it to the project using the colored thread from the skein. Sometimes I also sew the entire skein to the project if I intend to set the item aside, using the label to attach the skein. Now I no longer have to spend frustrating hours taking the article to the store and trying to color-match threads on old projects. – Bobbie, via e-mail

I liked your hint, and so will others, I’m sure. – Heloise