August 2025
- 21 - Blues: Experimenting and Shading on Embroidered Lettering
- 8 - Embroidered Maniturgium: Battling the Indecision of Decision Making
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
January 2025
October 2024
July 2024
April 2024
December 2023
November 2023
August 2023
May 2023
- 22 - Adding a Gemstone to Goldwork Embroidery
- 19 - Pasting the Back of Goldwork Embroidery
- 8 - Goldwork Finish – Getting Back on Track!
April 2023
- 26 - Goldwork … and Holding!
- 12 - Goldwork – Central Medallion in Progress
- 7 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: The Distress of God
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
September 2022
- 30 - Goldwork Progress: Moving on to the Sparkly Parts!
- 16 - Friday, Fabric, Goldwork, and Cutting Things Up
- 7 - R is the Biggest Letter in the World
August 2022
July 2022
- 27 - Goldwork & Blue & Encouraging You
- 18 - It’s All Fun & Games – Until Plunging!
- 6 - Letters on a Large Embroidery Frame
June 2022
- 20 - Goldwork Threads & Idea Walls
- 13 - Testing Some Texture in Goldwork
- 6 - Goldwork Testing, 1-2-3
May 2022
March 2022
February 2022
- 18 - Stitchy Bits and Kits and Books, Oh My!
- 16 - Third Time’s a Charm – on Project Set-Up
- 9 - Big Projects: Embroidery Design Transfer Methods
January 2022
- 31 - My Case for Trailing – Exploring Whitework Options
- 26 - A Huge Embroidery Project: Linen Preparation
- 5 - Cutwork Embroidery – Richelieu Kits
October 2021
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
- 21 - Advanced Embroidery Projects for Beginners
- 19 - Embroidery Projects in the Studio
- 14 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery on Linen with Floche
April 2020
March 2020
January 2020
August 2019
April 2019
October 2018
August 2018
July 2018
- 25 - Goldwork Embroidery Frame: Small Progress
- 6 - Goldwork Embroidery Frame: Linen, Felt Padding, Silk & Gold
June 2018
- 29 - Goldwork Frame Project: Selecting Goldwork & Silk Threads
- 25 - Slate Frame Adventures – Setting Up for Goldwork
- 6 - Salvaging Figure Embroidery: Combining Old & New
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
- 31 - Embroidery Archeology: Machine or Tambour, the Back and Layering
- 19 - Embroidery Archeology: First Things First – Visual Documentation and Close Examination
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
- 26 - First Communion Embroidery Design
- 14 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Old Pattern Folios & a Free Design
February 2017
October 2015
May 2015
- 19 - Raised Goldwork on Black Velvet
- 5 - Embroidered Book Cover: Assembly
- 4 - Embroidered Book Cover: The Embroidery
- 1 - Embroidered Book Cover – Colors & Set-Up
April 2015
- 21 - The New Embroidered Book Cover Design
- 3 - Figure Embroidery & Perspective – Crucifixion Chasuble
- 1 - Printing on Fabric: an Embroidery Pattern Transfer Solution
March 2015
- 26 - Floral Cross Medallion – Free Hand Embroidery Pattern
- 13 - The Embroideries at Liverpool Cathedral
February 2015
January 2015
November 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
- 17 - Silver, White, Purple, and Black – Silk & Metal Thread Embroidery
- 15 - Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Lily in a Diamond
- 2 - Reader’s Embroidery: First Ecclesiastical Piece!
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
- 15 - Tambour Embroidery: Excursion & Discoveries
- 10 - Repairing & Re-creating Hand Embroidered Vestments
August 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
- 30 - The Marian Medallion Project: from Design to Delivery – E-Book Now Available!
- 29 - Goldwork Embroidery: How to Build a Dimensional Lamb
- 28 - Deconstructing Goldwork Embroidery: Close-Up of the Agnus Dei
- 21 - Goldwork Deconstruction: Wheat
- 19 - Figure Embroidery – Painting People with Needle & Thread
- 18 - Deconstructing Goldwork – Leaves
- 8 - Deconstructing Goldwork: The Rose – & Clues
- 6 - Revisiting the Marian Medallion Project – in Book Form!
February 2013
- 27 - Deconstructing Goldwork – The Whole Lily & the Order of Work
- 18 - Deconstructing Goldwork – Inside the Lily
- 15 - Deconstructing Goldwork IV: The Lily
- 12 - Deconstructing Goldwork – Project Index
- 11 - Deconstructing Goldwork, Part III – Goldwork Foundation
- 7 - Deconstructing Goldwork Embroidery – Part I
- 4 - Raised Goldwork – Inspiration
December 2012
October 2012
- 18 - Dissecting Goldwork & Silk Embroidery – Gently!
- 12 - Old Silk & Goldwork Fragment – Ugly?
- 3 - Goldwork Vestments for St. Therese of Lisieux
September 2012
August 2012
- 22 - Metal Thread Snips and Charcoal Blips
- 21 - 19th Century Rose in Silk & Gold
- 20 - 19th Century Silk & Goldwork… and the Destructive Side of Me
July 2012
May 2012
- 24 - Appliquéing Hand Embroidery to Ground Fabric
- 14 - Silk & Goldwork Embroidered Medallion – Finished!
- 10 - 5 Gold & Silk Roses – & Dot Discussion
- 8 - There Ain’t Nothin’ Like Linen!
- 2 - Five (x 10) Golden Rings!
April 2012
- 30 - Embroidery from the Back & Changing the Order of Work
- 24 - Stitching Outlines – Details Matter
- 19 - When Goldwork Gets Hairy
- 17 - Goldwork Tip: Sharp Corners
- 13 - Goldwork Embroidery: Never Ending, but So Worth It!
- 6 - Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Cross & Crown of Thorns
- 5 - Goldwork: Couching Stretched Pearl Purl
March 2012
- 31 - Medallion: Goldwork Galore!
- 28 - Stitching Dilemma: Think Pink
- 27 - Japanese Real Gold Thread
- 23 - Goldwork & Silk Medallion: On the Edge!
- 20 - Goldwork Dots: Lining them Up!
- 15 - Goldwork Embroidery: Filled Dots
- 13 - Goldwork Dots on the Medallion
- 9 - Stem Stitch Filling in Silk – and Decision Making!
- 6 - Medallion Update: Gold Edge Finished … and fretting
February 2012
- 25 - Lizardine & Silk Thread, Resources, & News
- 22 - Outlining with Gold & Silk
- 21 - Long & Short Stitch Filling: All Filled Up!
- 14 - Still Long & Short Stitching with Silk
- 11 - Medallion Update: Not There Yet
- 8 - Fleur de Lis – Slightly Shaded
- 6 - Medallion Update: Long & Short Stitch Filling on Felt
January 2012
- 24 - A Tiny Bit of Long & Short Stitch
- 20 - Cutting Felt Shapes for Embroidery Padding
- 19 - Long & Short Stitch Filling with Felt Padding
- 18 - Raising Stitching
- 14 - Vermicelli Goldwork – Finished, and The Back
- 13 - A Golden Finish – er, Almost!
- 12 - How Much Thread?
- 10 - Laying Flat Silk: Direction of Filling
December 2011
November 2011
- 28 - Church Patterns for Embroidery & Other Arts – Now Available
- 25 - Flat Silk & Gold Threads
- 17 - Stop Shifting – Simple Basting
- 16 - The Big Needlework Cover Up
- 11 - Marian Medallion Church Embroidery – Project Index
- 7 - Taking Embroidery Off the Frame
- 4 - Battenberg Lace: By Hand, Lots of It, No Seam
- 3 - Subtle Contrast with Stem Stitch: Thread Thickness & Color
- 1 - Hand Embroidery, with Chopsticks
October 2011
- 26 - Project Progress: Stem Stitch Filling
- 13 - Medallion Progress & Stem Stitch Notes
- 12 - Awl’s Well with the Right Tools
- 4 - Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Grapes, Acanthus, Passion Flower Border
September 2011
August 2011
- 18 - Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Rose Border
- 15 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Time Savers
- 12 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor-Style Rose: The Finish
- 9 - Goldwork on Velvet – Transferring Embroidery Design
- 1 - Ideas from the Past – Needlework Inspiration
July 2011
- 30 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor Rose: Final Petals
- 27 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor-Style Rose: An Outline
- 21 - Goldwork & Silk Embroidered Rose: Check Thread
- 20 - Goldwork & Silk Embroidered Rose, Part 3: Gold!
- 14 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor Rose Stitching Instructions, Part I
- 11 - Tudor Rose in Silk & Gold – Finis!
- 8 - Trial & Error & Plunging – Goldwork is Fun!
- 7 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor Rose
June 2011
- 29 - Elizabethan Twist Couched on Silk Fabric
- 28 - Couching Gold Thread over Flat Silk
- 27 - Basketweave Stitching in Gold Threads
- 24 - Fabric for Embroidery: Final Take!
- 23 - Fabric for Embroidery: Take Two
- 22 - Choosing Fabric for Embroidery Project: Narrowing Down
- 20 - Embroidery Design Process: Haphazard at Best?
- 12 - Church Embroidery: Inspiration!
- 2 - Church Embroidery Pattern: Decorative Cross & a Question
April 2011
March 2011
December 2010
October 2010
- 31 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Salvator Mundi Vestment
- 19 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery Pattern: Pall Design
August 2010
- 16 - Hand Embroidered Pall: Finishing Work
- 11 - And Thus the Tale Ends…
- 9 - Embroidered Pall: Finished and Half-Way Finished
- 2 - Filling Letters with Stem Stitch
- 1 - Gold Silk on White Linen – It’s Coming Along!
July 2010
- 27 - Hand Embroidered Pall: Slow Progress
- 22 - Hand Embroidery Pattern: Cross & Lilies
- 10 - Embroidered Faces: Perspective
April 2010
- 23 - Church Embroidery Step-by-Step: Agnus Dei
- 3 - Historical Ecclesiastical Embroidery & a Happy Easter!
- 2 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery with Interesting Texture
September 2009
- 29 - Revisiting and Rethinking an Embroidery Project
- 16 - Church Embroidery: Watch This Progress!
- 15 - Needlework Magazines Bring Pleasant Surprises
July 2009
June 2009
- 16 - Adding Texture with Seed Stitch
- 13 - Thread Ridges and Seed Stitch to Come
- 10 - Backstitch? Ya Gotta Be Joking…
- 9 - Catching Up with Stitching and My Day
- 5 - Reader’s Embroidery: Dormition Icon in Silk and Gold
May 2009
April 2009
- 12 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Elaborate Altar Super Frontal
- 10 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Crucifixion, Revisited
December 2008
- 31 - Hand Embroidered Maniturgia – Ecclesiastical Embroidery in a Hurry
- 28 - Cramming Another Embroidery Project
November 2008
September 2008
- 21 - I want to Embroider a Face
- 13 - Needlework is my Carrot
- 2 - Some Shaded Embroidery – What Do You Think?
August 2008
- 26 - Silk and Goldwork Cope Hood Photos
- 13 - FInishing the Linen Pouch – What Joy, What Bliss!
- 8 - Whitework Completed for Linen Pouch
- 1 - Goldwork Article – Interesting Bit on the History of Goldwork…
July 2008
- 27 - Hand Embroidered Linen Pouch: Earwig
- 20 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Processional Canopy in Disrepair
- 10 - Transferring your Embroidery Pattern onto a Dressed Slate Frame
May 2008
- 30 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Goldwork and Silk
- 5 - Embroidered Crown: Raised Work and Seed Stitch
- 1 - Free Embroidery Pattern: Cross, Crown, Flowers
April 2008
March 2008
- 22 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Pelican Altar Frontal (Superfrontal)
- 21 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Cope Hood
- 20 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Last Supper Chasuble (with many photos!)
December 2007
September 2007
August 2007
June 2007
April 2007
- 6 - Crucifixion Chasuble: Historical Needlework Sample – Gorgeous!
- 4 - Hand Embroidery Project Completed!
- 1 - Embroidery Project Update – Almost Finished!
March 2007
- 28 - Hand-embroidered Cope Photos: Gorgeous Needlepainting Examples
- 27 - Agnus Dei Project Update – Embroidering against a Deadline!
- 22 - Historical Needlework: Klosterstitch
- 14 - Embroidery Design: Some Words from Hinda Hands
- 13 - Embroidery Project Update 4 – Goldwork on Silk Background
- 5 - Embroidery Project Update 3 – The Sky is In
February 2007
January 2007
- 27 - Embroidery and Textile Photos from Rome
- 9 - Embroidered Eyes: Animals
- 4 - Embroidered Eyes: Part II
- 4 - Embroidered Eyes: Part I