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
November 13, 2009
Colbert embroidery is an embroidery technique that combines surface embroidery stitches and counted work in one piece of needlework. It … Continue reading Colbert Embroidery: Combining Surface and Counted Techniques
November 12, 2009
Here’s a new series of monograms for hand embroidery. I’ll be posting the sporadically, as time allows for cleaning them … Continue reading Monogram for Hand Embroidery: Fan Flowers A
November 11, 2009
Moving on to the next word in the hand embroidered lettering series, today’s tutorial concentrates on a satin stitched initial … Continue reading Hand Embroidery: Lettering & Text 7 in Satin Stitch and Chain Stitch
November 10, 2009
Today’s tutorial on hand embroidered lettering focuses on combining buttonhole stitch and stem stitch, on letters that have thick and … Continue reading Hand Embroidery: Lettering & Text 6: Buttonhole and Stem Stitch
November 9, 2009
Here’s a free hand embroidery pattern for you, in case you feel like embroidering a turkey… In America, the turkey … Continue reading Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Turkey!
November 6, 2009
The Online Needle Show for retail buyers is now open – and you’ll find quite a large collection of shops … Continue reading Highlights from the Needle Show Retail
November 5, 2009
To hand embroider relatively small letters, I like to use whipped backstitch. The letters I’m embroidering in this tutorial are … Continue reading Hand Embroidered Lettering and Text 5: Whipped Backstitch