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Although industry changes are becoming less dramatic, manufacturers are continually returning to the drawing board in an effort to improve their offerings and make the embroiderer's life a little easier. From threads to needles, hoops to backing - in the end, all elements work together to create the embroidered product.

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The most recent additions to the Coats & Clark family of threads emphasize the decorative. The Charlotte, N.C., company's Multi-Color Embroidery Thread is imbued with random variegation for visuali

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