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
September 28, 2008
Continuing with the various ways you can start and end your threads in hand embroidery, this picture tutorial shows you … Continue reading Starting Your Thread: Anchor Stitches on a Line
September 27, 2008
A couple years ago, I wrote about a random sampler that I began on a road trip. Lost in the … Continue reading Saturday Play: Resurrecting a Random Sampler
September 27, 2008
A while ago, I purchased an Anchor Fleur de Lis kit titled “Spring.” It’s a small square tablecloth. I thought … Continue reading Thread Conversion: Anchor, DMC, Soie d’Alger
September 26, 2008
Here’s another reader’s question that came in this past week. I decided to post it for several reasons: 1. I’ve … Continue reading Reader’s Question: Stitching Applique and Using DMC
September 25, 2008
Here’s a little photo tutorial for another common way of beginning your threads when you embroider. This is a good … Continue reading Starting a Thread: Away Waste Knot Photo Tutorial
September 25, 2008
Just a quick post to remind you to stop in at the Online Needlework Show this weekend. It closes Monday, … Continue reading Online Needlework Show is Live…
September 25, 2008
This is a new index which I’ll be adding to the “Editor’s Floss” in the right column of Needle ‘n … Continue reading Tips and Tricks for Hand Embroidery