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 12, 2008
Somewhere in the not-so-distant past, at some point, I made some statement about a hand made Christmas, didn’t I? Embroidery … Continue reading Hand Embroidery on Paper: Christmas Cards Assembled and Decorated
December 11, 2008
I don’t know about you, but I still have plans to finish a heap of Christmas needlework projects! Heh heh. … Continue reading Some Free Stuff and Some Stuff on Sale…
December 10, 2008
This month’s embroidery stash contest is officially over… and the winner is drawn… It was kind of hard at first … Continue reading December Embroidery Stash Winner!
December 9, 2008
Have you tried Treenway Silks? They make a glorious-looking silk thread, hand-dyed, with matching silk ribbon. I haven’t tried them … Continue reading Treenway Silks – Hand-dyed Silk Ribbon and Thread
December 8, 2008
Yesterday, I showed you how I finished my goldwork and silk embroidered Christmas ornament for the swap that I joined … Continue reading Beaded Angel Swap Ornament Received!
December 7, 2008
Here’s my run-down on the finishwork on my goldwork and silk Christmas ornament that I made for a swap… First, … Continue reading Goldwork & Silk Ornament: How I Finished It, Several Times
December 6, 2008
Orts are those little pieces of left-over thread snippets that collect when you’re working on an embroidery project. If you … Continue reading Revisiting Orts, or Cleaning up a Heap o’ Little Threads while I wax Poetic