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
January 5, 2009
Last summer, I had the best time embroidering this garden titled “Breath of Spring,” which was a project featured in … Continue reading Revisiting Breath of Spring Embroidered Garden: It’s now a Pocket
January 4, 2009
At the beginning of the New Year, it isn’t unusual to find some online needlework shops with sales going on … Continue reading Needlework Sales…
January 3, 2009
Yesterday, I touched on the topic of thread painting with one thread as opposed to two or more, showing you … Continue reading Thread Painting Tips – a Follow Up
January 2, 2009
Here’s a great example of the “less is more” theory. In thread painting – which is also called needle painting, … Continue reading When Less is More in Thread Painting and Shading Techniques
January 1, 2009
Have you ever looked at a piece of needlework in stunned silence, turned it around in your hands, looked closer, … Continue reading Unbelievable Embroidered Sampler
December 31, 2008
Last weekend, I began a marathon embroidery project on short notice. In about 35hours or so from start to finish … Continue reading Hand Embroidered Maniturgia – Ecclesiastical Embroidery in a Hurry
December 29, 2008
I’ve tried writing this post once today already, but it didn’t publish. Here we go again… If you read my … Continue reading You Know What I’m Doing!