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Ellen of Serendipity Needleworks had a 3-hour Zoom class on thread and stitch choices for winter/snow scenes recently.

I went through my full-to-the brim white/off-white drawer looking for threads for snow scenes. Here’s a thread (can’t remember where I found it) that would definitely be couched to your canvas. I haven’t used it yet.

Here’s a thread that could be couched in place for a beard. Santa is always nearby with snow scenes. It looks like it would be great for anyone avoiding bullion knots.

YLI woukd be an alternative ribbon to Neon Rays+ or Kreinik (neither are included in a photo).

The PE Silk Opal (Cloud 097) has such a tiny amount of sparkle that I don’t find it’s very useful.

Nordic Gold isn’t worth the effort. It says it is very fine and easy-to-use, but it falls apart/unravels (for me anyway). Although this is not the best photo and I missed Flair too, I am not rephotographing.

Using Neon Rays N02, Petite Very Velvet V602, and Crystal Braid CR01, I stitched from left to right: Double Straight Cross Stitch, large Tied Double Cross, Slanted Beaty Stitch, small Tied Double Cross, Double Parisian Stitch, Diagonal Brick, and Burden Stitch. I hadn’t seen the Tied Double Crosses (different threads would be better) or a Diagonal Brick before (offset rather than rows would be nice to try too).