August 19, 2014
Stitch Fun! Here it is!
Yesterday, I asked if you recognized a certain embroidery stitch and could name what it is, and several of you came through with the goods!
Let’s look at it again, shall we?
August 18, 2014
Stitch Fun! Can You Name this Stitch?
I’ve been playing with several embroidery stitches lately, to add some tutorials and stitch ideas to the Stitch Fun series here on Needle ‘n Thread.
This latest stitch I’ve been playing with is, I think, one of those under-appreciated, not-often-used stitches, but it has great potential, especially because it’s easy!
There’s nothing complicated about it at all, and yet it yields results that rival some of the more complex braid stitches.
August 16, 2014
Monograms for Hand Embroidery: Daisy & Rings E, F
Here’s the E and the F in the latest monogram alphabet that I’m adding to the free embroidery patterns section here on Needle ‘n Thread.
This particular E is quite pretty, I think! It’s scripty, without being elongated, too scrawly, or over-formal. I like it!
August 15, 2014
Blackwork Embroidery Class Winner!
Today, a very quick little announcement to let you know who won Tanja Berlin’s online blackwork embroidery class from last week’s give-away…
August 14, 2014
A Beautiful Embroidered Wedding Dress & Its Story
I have a Thing for hand embroidered wedding gowns from days of old – like this gorgeous wedding dress from 1914, that I wrote about a few years ago.
The other day, I spent a delightful bit of time reading up on Elizabeth Bull’s wedding dress – a Colonial era hand-embroidered wedding dress held by the Bostonian Society.
August 13, 2014
Initials, Ciphers, & Monograms, Oh My!
I’ve been writing a little bit lately about (and working in the background a lot lately) on monograms for hand embroidery.
The funny thing about monograms – and maybe it isn’t funny at all – is that the monograms that we think of as monograms these days aren’t necessarily monograms at all. And perhaps I’m perpetuating the problem, by calling the letters that I share here on the website, “monograms.”
Today, people often refer to decorative initials as monograms. They aren’t. To clarify, here’s a little primer on technical terms for decorative lettering used in embroidery.
August 12, 2014
Needlework News Snips
Lately, I’ve come across some little snips of needlework news that I think are worth sharing with you – just bits here and there that I thought I’d pass on.
You might find a little gem of information here that you didn’t know about – upcoming classes, a sale, supply news, another interesting video.
