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 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
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!