11. Make Tassels
Embroidery and craft thread is perfect for making tassels! Add one to a bookmark, ornament, or card.Sarah, About.com Guide to Knitting, explains how to make tassels with yarn but the same math and rules apply to smaller sizes too. Follow her tips to make great tassels with embroidery thread or craft thread too.
12. Collage Artwork
Add embroidery floss to magazine photos, tissue paper, fabric remnants, and almost anything else that can be attached to a surface to create collage artwork.13. Crochet a Sock Edging
Use embroidery thread or craft thread to add decorative edgings to socks of all sizes. It is especially cute on baby socks.14. Nesting Material for the Birds
Place small scraps of thread, yarn, and even unraveled Cross Stitch fabric in mesh bags for the birds to use in building their nests. Some fibers should not be offered to the birds, however. Melissa Mayntz, About.com Guide to Birding / Wild Birds has a wealth of advice in her article, Attract Birds with Nesting MaterialGot Cross Stitch Questions?
Get answers in the About.com Cross Stitch Forum. It is open 24/7 every day of the year. Stitchers from around the world visit and are happy to answer your questions and to ooh and ahh over the photos of your latest projects.
