October 21, 2022

Autumn Fire 5: Finishing for Framing

Today, we finish up Autumn Fire! Yay!

Autumn Fire is the third Stitch Snippet project for 2022. You can find all the instructional articles for Autumn Fire listed here in chronological order, so that you can follow along with them at your own pace.

You’ll find all the Stitch Snippet 2022 projects listed under Tips & Techniques in the main menu here on Needle ‘n Thread.

If you’re a member on Patreon, you received today’s installment last Friday, in the final downloadable PDF for Autumn Fire.

We will have a limited number of Autumn Fire kits available hopefully by mid-week next week, so if you are hankering to stitch this project – or you want to stitch it in the future when time allows – keep an eye out next week for those. I’ll announce it here on the blog when they are ready again.

Now, onto the business of the day! We’re going to prepare Autumn Fire for framing.

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October 19, 2022

Virtual Event: The Tudors – Art & Majesty in Renaissance England

This is a slight interruption to our regularly scheduled needlework program, in order to let you know about a virtual event (free) that’s going on this evening and 7:00 pm Eastern Time.

Since no art is ever isolated from its era – or from the other art within the same era – I think The Tudors: Art & Majesty in Renaissance England, a current exhibition at The Met, will be of interest to avid fans of needlework history, especially those who are enthusiastic about the Elizabethan era.

The Met - The Tudors: Art & Majesty in Renaissance England

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October 17, 2022

Autumn Fire Project Index

Today, by way of housekeeping, here’s the index for Autumn Fire, the third project in the Stitch Snippets 2022 series.

This little embroidered fall tree is a small project that provides a quick and satisfying finish.

In this project, we’ve learned how to work with spun stranded silk; how to combine colors for a nice gradual color change; and how to prepare a project for framing.

The entire project is worked in very simple stitches. It is straightforward and suitable for beginners and beyond.

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October 14, 2022

My Mellor = More Mellor

What is this gibberish? you may well ask.

I like the word mellor. Say it over and over again, and it starts to sound a little odd, but it has a nice mouth feel, for a word. Tack a British accent onto it and it sounds quite posh. Say it as an American and it sounds round and full and comfortable.

Mellor.

What is it? It’s a goldwork tool. I’ve talked it about it before on Needle ‘n Thread, but today, I’m writing about it for a different reasons. I’m writing about it today by way of REJOICING!

And I’ll tell you why…

Hand Embroidery Tutorials

October 12, 2022

Autumn Fire 4: Grass & Blocking

Here we are, finishing up the embroidery on Autumn Fire today! One more installment after today, and we’re finished with this little Stitch Snippet! Hurray!

If you are new to this project, you’ll find links to the previous stitch-along installments for Autumn Fire at the end of today’s article.

If you’re a member of the Needle ‘n Thread community on Patreon, the PDF this week – which will post before the end of the day on Friday, if not sooner – will include this installment plus the rest of the project to the end.

Before the project is over, I’ll also make a more permanent index for it under Tips & Techniques in the main menu on Needle ‘n Thread, where you’ll find the previous Stitch Snippets projects already available from earlier this year.

For those still wanting kits, yes! We will have more kits. We’re just waiting on one element. Remember, you can stitch the project at your own pace. The instructions will be on the blog for those who need to catch up later.

And now, we move forward to the next part of the project!

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October 10, 2022

Mary Linwood – Embroidery Artist & Pioneer in Many Ways

Howdy and Happy Monday!

Today, I’m going to send you down a little rabbit hole, thanks to a nudge from my pal Margaret, who dropped me a line about Mary Linwood the other day.

Hand Embroidery Books

October 7, 2022

Oh Wow! A Passion for Needlework at the Whitehouse Daylesford

Several years ago, Inspirations Studios launched a new series of books called A Passion for Needlework. Each volume is a celebration of exquisite needlework projects, displayed in extraordinary, beautiful settings.

The books are not only project and instructional books, but they are wonderful display books that are perfect for a coffee table or side table in your home. They’re a great way to share your passion for needlework with visitors, family, and friends who can enjoy meandering through the books and reveling in the beauty they present.

At the same time, they are very usable project and instruction books. The projects are, of course, inspirational in themselves. Since the first book was published, I’ve always thought that creating each project in each book would be a roadmap for an incredible embroidery journey.

A Passion for Needlework 4 / The Whitehouse Daylesford is the newest book in the series. It is also the largest – an impressive tome of beautiful needlework and sumptuous photography in 240 pages sewn into a hard cover, linen binding, gold foil, a ribbon bookmark, premium print quality, and a pocket for pattern storage.

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Autumn Fire 5: Finishing for Framing

Virtual Event: The Tudors – Art & Majesty in Renaissance England

Autumn Fire Project Index

My Mellor = More Mellor

Autumn Fire 4: Grass & Blocking

Mary Linwood – Embroidery Artist & Pioneer in Many Ways

Oh Wow! A Passion for Needlework at the Whitehouse Daylesford

Connect with Mary

How-To Videos

Embroidery Tips & Techniques

Connect with Mary

How-To
Videos