FAQ's
Questions and Answers:
Q: What are your store hours?
A: Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 am – 4:30pm, we do have summer hours, because everyone is busy with their gardens.
Q: what do you carry?
A: Canadiana is the Canadian distributor for Zweigart fabric from Germany and is a top of the line stitchery fabric. We also carry Kreinik threads, Mill Hill beads, a variety of stitch patterns, books, leaflets, stitching accessories.
Q: I’m trying to find a specialty thread…. Help
A: Well if you can bring me the name of the thread and who makes it Canadiana will try to find it and bring it in for you.
Q: A colorfast thread… is vinegar and water the way to go?
A: You may have heard that a vinegar and water solution will set any color that runs. That maybe true if an acid mordant is used. However, an acid will not alter colorfastness if an alkali mordant has been used.
It is safer – regardless of type of fiber- to rinse in several baths of cool to lukewarm water (no soap) until all excess color has been removed.
Q: What does overdyed mean?
A: Just as the name implies, overdyeing is dyeing one color on top of, of over, a previously dyed color. A solid color can be used to overdye another solid color with the degree of change dependent on the original color and the strength of the overdyeing color. A group of unrelated colors can be coordinated by overdyeing them with another color. A solid color can be used to overdye a multicolored fiber, or shades of one or more colors can be dyed over a solid base.
Q: Are hand-dyed fibers only for needlework?
A: Your imagination is your only limit. Here are some other ways threads have been put to work:
- Tassels, braids and trims
- Fiberart tapestries
- Hair ornaments and shoe laces
- Weaving
- Embellishment for antique musical instruments
- Woven throughout nubby upholstery material
- Bargello “wallpaper”
- Needle felting