October 24, 2008
Ending Embroidery Thread: Pull it Through
Continuing with this series of photo tutorials on beginning and ending your threads in hand embroidery, here’s a very simple … Continue reading Ending Embroidery Thread: Pull it Through
October 23, 2008
Opus Anglicanum: English Medieval Embroidery
Margaret Cobleigh recently attended an SCA embroidery workshop on Opus Anglicanum, a form of medieval embroidery associated with England (though … Continue reading Opus Anglicanum: English Medieval Embroidery
October 22, 2008
Heirloom Embroidery Book Give Away!
Heirloom Embroidery by Jan Constantine is a pretty book, and it’s packed full of projects for the hand embroiderer. Here’s … Continue reading Heirloom Embroidery Book Give Away!
October 21, 2008
Reader’s Embroidery: Modern Icon using Japanese Embroidery Techniques
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
Thread …. and Needles!
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
Silk and Goldwork: Christmas Ornament Progress
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
Flat Silk and Twisted Silk from Flat Silk…
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…