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
March 26, 2010
After dipping into crewel embroidery with the Crewel Rooster project, and following up on quite a bit of talk about … Continue reading Crewel Embroidery: A Practical Guide – Book Review
March 25, 2010
Well, that was a fun and enthusiastic give-away! Thank you to Andie of Renaissance Dyeing for the beautiful crewel wool … Continue reading Renaissance Dyeing Crewel Wool Winner!
March 24, 2010
Ooooh – a behind-the-scenes, personal post! You aren’t obliged to read on – there are no embroidery tips here, no … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at Needle ‘n Thread
March 23, 2010
Here’s a little more progress on the goldwork embroidery project I’ve been working on lately! Today, we’re going to finish … Continue reading Goldwork Embroidery: Finishing the Tips with Passing Thread
March 22, 2010
Today’s give-away is courtesy of Renaissance Dyeing, a company that hand-dyes wool threads using natural dyes, creating gorgeous ranges of … Continue reading Give-Away! Crewel Wool by Renaissance Dyeing Company
March 20, 2010
Gumnut Yarns makes a thread called Poppies, which is a wool / silk blend, and I had the occasion to … Continue reading Gumnut Yarns: Hand-dyed Embroidery Threads from Australia
March 19, 2010
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any monograms for hand embroidery! In fact, I had almost (almost!) forgotten about … Continue reading Monogram for Hand Embroidery: Fan Flower I