http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/08/25/far-eastern-flair-socks-from-around-the-world.aspxFar Eastern Flair from Around the World in Knitted Socks by Stephanie Van Der Linden I&#39;ve been leading a sock club at my LYS for a little more than a year now. We started with a pair a month, but there were only a couple of clubbers that finishedenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/08/25/far-eastern-flair-socks-from-around-the-world.aspx#49395Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:48:18 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:49395FreemanC<p>Some embroidery thread does NOT wash -- DMC is one of them. &nbsp;To be safe I would use sewing thread prehaps two strands instead of 3 or even maybe a white button thread. &nbsp;DMC colored thread does not wash some will not even</p> <p>dry-clean.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.knittingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=49395" width="1" height="1">http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/08/25/far-eastern-flair-socks-from-around-the-world.aspx#49359Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:24:34 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:49359Zoe<p>This is a wonderful way to jazz up some plain socks. &nbsp;A metallic yarn could be used for the embroidery to make it sparkle.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.knittingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=49359" width="1" height="1">