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
October 21, 2008
Anne sent along the following little masterpiece that she embroidered – it’s an icon in a modern style, worked with … Continue reading Reader’s Embroidery: Modern Icon using Japanese Embroidery Techniques
October 20, 2008
For most people, Mondays are met like the plague, but I like Mondays, and I LOVE Mondays with mail. I … Continue reading Thread …. and Needles!
October 19, 2008
After considering the hanging direction of my Christmas ornament, I finally realized I wouldn’t know for sure whether it would … Continue reading Silk and Goldwork: Christmas Ornament Progress
October 18, 2008
You know by now that I’ve got this problem I call Fiber Infatuation. I’m a thread-a-holic, and I love anything … Continue reading Flat Silk and Twisted Silk from Flat Silk…
October 17, 2008
Oh golly. I’m just speeding along on this Christmas ornament (! not quite !), but I do at least have … Continue reading Embroidered Christmas Ornament: Which Direction?
October 16, 2008
For those of you who have been longing for the return of the Royal School of Needlework courses after the … Continue reading The Royal School of Needlework is Back in the US!
October 15, 2008
I love seeing what readers are doing out there in the embroidery world. And it especially thrills me when they … Continue reading Reader’s Embroidery: Monogrammed Towels