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Come see what Texture Magic can do for you and your creative process. Use it with paper, and all kids of fabrics. Attach it to fabric by spray glues or sewing. Add batting to puff it up. If you are a shop owner , set up your shop today. I will do most of the work for you.

 

WHAT’S NEW (This Month) From Superior Threads Newsletter
1.  Revised Inventory List. 24 pages of easy-to-print Inventory List.  This helps you keep track of your thread inventory and makes a convenient shopping list. 

 

2.  Facebook and Twitter.  Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter and to hear about new products and specials.  If the Facebook link above does not take you directly to our page, here are the instructions:
From your Facebook page, click on Friends at the top, and then Find Friends. Search for Superior Threads in the search box. Click on the Pages link on the left-hand side of the screen. You should then see the Superior Threads logo. Click on Become a Fan.

3.  MasterPiece neutral bobbin sets.  Neutral colors are the most popular when it comes to bobbin thread.  We now have two new assortment sets.  Neutrals Light contain four light MasterPiece colors x 3 bobbins each.  Neutrals Dark contain four darker MasterPiece colors x 3 bobbins each.
Item number for the LIGHT set is L-12-MPLT.
Item number for the DARK set is L-12-MPDK
These same color sets are also available in regular spool sets (not prewound bobbins).

4.  Longarm needles.  A smaller needle, SAN 11 #14 (MR 3.0) is now available.  Recommended for very fine threads such as The Bottom Line, MonoPoly and Kimono Silk (coming soon).            

5.  Updated catalog, What Makes Us Superior?  The newest edition contains 78 pages of great information.  Color sheets for all products, All Thread Reference Guides, Thread Selection Guide, Troubleshooting Guide, and much more.  The newest catalog is light green in color and dated September 2009.  Sold at our printing cost of $2.

6.  Updated Longarm Thread Reference Guide.  Includes a cross reference for the MR scale and number scale.

7. Texture Magic Christmas Stocking pattern. 


Just in time for Christmas, an easy-to-make Christmas stocking with a designer flair.  Very easy-to-follow instructions.  Three different styles and three different sizes.  December Special:  Order together and get this new pattern AND a pack of Texture Magic for a special price of  $19.00 (reg. $21.00). 




WHAT’S NEW (Last Month)
1. Texture Magic patterns. We currently have 14 different patterns available. These patterns include quilt patterns, clothing patterns, baby accessory patterns, and patterns for bags and totes.  Also please check out the Texture Magic section in the Gallery. 
We receive many requests to view and resell other patterns for Texture Magic products. We decided to refer these to a pattern professional, The Quilt Pattern Shoppe, an online pattern reseller. Here you will see a Texture Magic Patterns section on their website and pattern designers can contact them to submit pattens for consideration. 

 

SHOPS; get free shipping on $300 orders and exclusive patterns & exclusive bolt at a special price.

 

EDUCATION: Longarm Machine Needles

A needle catalog may contain over 4,000 different sewing machine needles -- needles for dozens of machine types and hundred of applications.  Multiply those by 6 to 10 sizes each and it’s easy to see why there are more than 4,000 different needles.  
In the longarm quilting world, one of the most popular needles is the MR (Multiple Range) needle, originally made by Singer.  This needle was designed with less flex to accommodate sewing through multiple layers and thereby reduce needle breakage.  Another needle, the SAN (Special Application Needle) was developed as a multi-directional needle by Groz-Beckert company.  SAN needles were developed to accommodate computerized machines and longarm machines because both require multi-directional stitching.  Groz-Beckert bought the Singer industrial sewing machine needle division about 10 years ago and has recently integrated these two needle designs.  As a result, we now have Multi Range and Multi-directional functions combined into a single needle type.  These new needles are available with titanium-coating and last 5-8 times longer than standard needles.  They are packaged in green plastic cases and are labeled using the MR designation. They are available in sizes ranging from MR 2.0 (#70) to MR 6.0 (#23) with the most common sizes for quilting being MR 3.0 through MR 4.5.  (To view needles on our website, click here.)

In the past, there have been differences in cross reference guides for the MR system and the number system needle sizes.  Now that Groz-Beckert needles and Singer needles are under the same roof, the absolutely correct cross reference system supplied by the manufacturer is available.  Here is it.
Needle Size
#14 = MR 3.0
#16 = MR 3.5
#18 = MR 4.0
#19 = MR 4.5
#20 and #21 = MR 5.0


BOB'S TEACHING SCHEDULE Thread Therapy with Dr. Bob
Jan. 6, 2010. Peoria Quilt Guild. Peoria, IL
Jan. 7, 2010. HAAQG. Bloomington, IL
Jan. 15-16, 2010. Ontario, CA. Road to California.  Bob will present two lectures and Superior Threads will teach two hands-on classes using Texture Magic.
Feb. 11, 2010. Scottsdale, AZ. Sew From the Heart
Feb. 25-28, 2010.  Sewing & Stitchery Expo. Puyallup, WA.  Bob will present four lectures and Superior Threads will teach one hands-on class using Texture Magic.
April 16, 2010.  Providence, RI. MQS show
July 1-3, 2010: School of Threadology goes to HAWAII as part of Quilt Hawaii 2010.