I learned to embroider when I was a kid, when everyone was really into cross stitch (remember the '80s?). Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on...read more
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I learned to embroider when I was a kid, when everyone was really into cross stitch (remember the '80s?). Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on...read more
Contact Mary
September 16, 2017
Howdy-ho and a happy Saturday all around!
Today, I’m announcing the winner of the custom hand-crafted wooden box for mounting embroidery, from Mythic Crafts, and sharing a few little needlework bits that I’ve come across lately.
So, pull up a chair, pour yourself a cuppa, and let’s have a winner party followed by a little browse!
September 14, 2017
Lately, I’ve been working in starts and stops on what I call an “embroidery archeology” project.
For those who are new to Needle ‘n Thread in the past few weeks, you can read the backstory on this project here, where you’ll find all the articles about the project so far arranged in chronological order.
Keeping in mind the whole point of this particular project – which is to salvage the figure embroidery off an old piece of ecclesiastical (or church) embroidery and to remount them on a new ground fabric – today, I’ll share with you the removal of the first figure, some considerations about how to tackle remounting it and some problems I foresee along the way.
September 12, 2017
Howdy, folks!
Today’s article is really just a housekeeping article for Needle ‘n Thread – and hopefully a solution for a problem on last week’s box give-away, which has gone a bit amuck on the technical side of things. I’ll explain below!
September 11, 2017
How about some splashy colors in hand embroidery to start your week off?
Fact is, I’m still not sure about the floss colors I picked for this embroidery project!
And come to think of it, I’m not sure about the embroidery stitches I’ve chosen so far, either.
In fact, I’m not 100% sold on the project in general – the design, the colors, the stitches – but…. I’m still having fun stitching it and testing out ideas!
September 9, 2017
Happy Saturday!
This morning, a little peruse through the needlework and embroidery bits from hither and yon that have come to my attention lately – to get you through your morning coffee!
Let’s go for a little browse, shall we?
September 7, 2017
Howdy-ho, friends! I hope your week is progressing wonderfully!
Remember last week, when I reviewed the custom wooden boxes for mounting embroidery, hand crafted by Mark Harris at Mythic Crafts?
Welllllll…. it’s time to spread the love a bit, with a give-away!
For the details, read on, read on!
September 5, 2017
Once upon a time, I started stitching an embroidery sampler that featured circles. I suppose you could call it, literally, a spot sampler.
I had a specific color scheme in mind for it, and a specific effect that I wanted to get across in the finished piece – combining texture and color in such a way that a particular mood or scene is suggested.
One day, I put the sampler aside. I had other projects to focus on. But, in the whole Sorting and Shifting going on perpetually in my workroom, I recently came across it again. So I figured I’d tell you a bit about it and chat in general about sampler stitching.
