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
December 16, 2009
For the next word on my hand embroidered lettering sampler, I’m using a wonderful silk by Treenway Silk out of … Continue reading Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 13: With Treenway Silk
December 15, 2009
Ready to go browsing with me through favorite needlework haunts, blogs, shops, and so forth? When time allows it, I … Continue reading Needlework Browsing, or Avoiding What I Should Be Doing!
December 14, 2009
Sometimes, I’m a sloppy stitcher. I admit it! And it’s kind of embarrassing! Of course, I go through phases of … Continue reading Are you a Sloppy Stitcher?
December 13, 2009
Here’s the H in the latest series of free embroidery monogram patterns called “fan flowers.” If you’re looking for stitching … Continue reading Monogram for Hand Embroidery: Fan Flower H
December 12, 2009
Coral stitch is one of my favorite embroidery stitches, when I’m in the mood for it. When I’m not in … Continue reading Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 12: Coral Stitch and Adding an S
December 11, 2009
Linen is SLUBBY. There’s no way to get around it. Some linens have fewer slubs than others, but linen and … Continue reading Slub-a-Dub-Dub, My Thread’s Got a Slub
December 10, 2009
Lately, I’ve received several e-mails asking for a source for Pearsall’s silk in the US. I like this question, because … Continue reading Crewel, and Pearsall’s, and Stuff