April 3, 2008
Gilt Sylke Twist Strawberry – All Filled Up
Here’s my strawberry, satin stitched with the Gilt Sylke Twist. I’m dying to move a little faster on this little … Continue reading Gilt Sylke Twist Strawberry – All Filled Up
April 2, 2008
Embroidered Strawberry with Gilt Sylk Twist: Progress Report
Here’s a little progress report on my latest embroidery experiment. I’m working on a strawberry, satin stitched with Gilt Sylke … Continue reading Embroidered Strawberry with Gilt Sylk Twist: Progress Report
April 1, 2008
Japanese Embroidery Center announces New Online Store
The Japanese Embroidery Center has just announced a new online store! I just perused the new set-up, and I think … Continue reading Japanese Embroidery Center announces New Online Store
March 31, 2008
Playtime! Embroidering with Gilt Sylke Twist
One of my goals this weekend was to sit down with the new Gilt Sylke Twist and try it out … Continue reading Playtime! Embroidering with Gilt Sylke Twist
March 29, 2008
Reader’s Embroidery: Japanese Embroidery – Pansies!
Here’s another photo of beautiful embroidery work from a reader… Thank you, Anne, for sending along this photo! Anne has … Continue reading Reader’s Embroidery: Japanese Embroidery – Pansies!
March 28, 2008
Reader’s Embroidery: Crewel Work Enchanted April
I love being able to share readers’ needlework projects, and this one is really stunning. It’s a piece of crewel … Continue reading Reader’s Embroidery: Crewel Work Enchanted April
March 27, 2008
On Threading a Needle
I’m pretty sure Shakespeare’s soliloquy could be re-written for the embroiderer: To lick, or not lick, that is the question… but I won’t bother!
Whether you thread your needle by licking your thread or not, at least you ARE threading a needle!
But in case you didn’t know that there are (easy) options for threading a needle – other than licking your embroidery floss – I thought I’d present a couple tips on how to thread an embroidery needle without wetting your thread.
