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 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
December 5, 2008
I’ve been doing this monthly embroidery stash give-away for 12 months now, and it’s kind of fun – I’m thinking … Continue reading December Embroidery Stash Give-Away: My Favorite Things
December 4, 2008
If you’re left-handed and you embroider, and you find embroidery stitches and diagrams difficult to follow, you might be interested … Continue reading Hand Embroidery for Lefties! Attention Left Handed Stitchers!
December 3, 2008
Thanks for the feedback on my embroidered towel frustrations. I like embroidering on towels, don’t get me wrong! It’s fun. … Continue reading Hand Embroidery on a Christmas Card: Not Quite as Frustrating!
December 2, 2008
Yes, well. This Christmas Towel. Satin stitching. Long and short stitch. Sometimes, I could just kick myself! Originally, I was … Continue reading Hand Embroidery on a Christmas Towel: How to Successfully Frustrate Myself for No Good Reason
December 1, 2008
Beats me how the weekend can possibly go by so fast! But I did manage some embroidery this weekend, and … Continue reading A Wee Bit of Christmas Embroidery Accomplished