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Mary Corbet

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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

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Monograms for Hand Embroidery: Daisy & Rings – C, D

 

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Last week, I added the Daisy & Rings monogram alphabet to the patterns page here on Needle ‘n Thread, and introduced the alphabet with the A and B.

Today, I’m adding C and D to the list for you!

I really love this alphabet – but the reason I’m sharing it now has more to do with the fact that, in the “near-ish” future, we’ll be looking at monogramming a little closer, and in case you decide you like monogramming, too, I want you to have access to some easily printable monogram patterns.

Near-ish is such a relative term. Right now, with the Secret Garden still progressing, I don’t want to move off on a monogramming tangent.

But just so you know, it’s a-comin’…

Free Monogram for Hand Embroidery: C
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Tool Talk: The Making of Scissors

 

Embroiderers love their scissors!

I’m no exception. I am easily infatuated by scissors, but only under certain conditions.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I am not really a collector of scissors. I don’t collect embroidery scissors just to have them. If they’re just cute or pretty, that’s not quite enough for me.

This doesn’t mean I don’t have a small collection of favorite scissors. I do. They just aren’t collectibles. They’re functional tools that I use over and over and over again, and I don’t care if they are trendy, cute, beautiful.

To me, when it comes to scissors, the beauty is in the functionality and workmanship that makes them a Good Pair of Scissors.

Ernest Wright & Son Scissors
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Secret Garden Embroidery: Fiddling with Stitches

 

I’m still fiddling with embroidery stitches on the hummingbird.

Last time, we chatted about the neck band and some textured stitching there, but I was still hemming and hawing about the embroidery on the bird’s chest, where the emerald green fly stitch outlines were bugging me.

As usual, you’ve come through with lots of constructive criticism and suggestions!

Today, I’ll show you where I’ve arrived and clear up a couple issues that keep coming up.

Secret Garden Embroidery Project: Embroidering the Bird
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