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
January 6, 2010
Keeping with the crewel embroidery theme, if you’re looking for source books for designs or inspiration for your own designs, … Continue reading Crewel Embroidery Design Books: Double Review
January 5, 2010
Oh, golly. Picking out threads for an embroidery project is Hard Work! ‘Course, as work goes, it’s the kind of … Continue reading Crewel Embroidery: Wool Threads – What Colors?
January 4, 2010
The first step in a crewel project, once you’ve selected your design, is to get the project ready for stitching. … Continue reading Crewel Embroidery Rooster: Setting Up on Linen Twill
January 3, 2010
I love the pomegranate as a symbol in art, and I especially love it rendered in embroidery, so I was … Continue reading Embroidering a Pomegranate in Wool… Hm.
January 2, 2010
I’m on a crewel kick, if you hadn’t noticed (and the crewel puns are probably getting pretty old!) But as … Continue reading It’s a Crewel, Crewel World
January 1, 2010
Happy New Year to All! I wish you all a wonderful 2010, full of many blessings for you and yours! … Continue reading Happy New Year! Reminiscing, Resolutions, and a Revised Rooster
December 31, 2009
For my upcoming comparison of wool and wool blend threads for hand embroidery, I needed a design to embroider. I’ll … Continue reading Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: The Crewel Rooster