SNOW HILL, Md. (AP) -- Janine Dufrene's fingers gingerly guided her needle into the soft, cotton face of the quilt stretched on a quilting frame. Around her, half a dozen ladies worked, their short, ...

I mainly use DMC embroidery floss. For DMC No. 5 and No. 8 and for linen thread, I embroider with a single strand.

If you’ve ever tried your hand at darning clothing, you might’ve stuck a needle through a thin layer of skin on your hand by mistake. But one artist, David Cata, has been consciously sewing his hand ...