Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced stitcher, you will, at some point, muse over just how to get that … Continue reading Transferring Embroidery Patterns: Solvy, Part II

This past summer, I had the pleasure of teaching a group of about 20 children how to embroidery. The girls … Continue reading Embroidery for Children: Small Projects

How do you transfer designs onto your fabric to hand embroider? Personally, I think I’ve tried everything. Prick-and-pounce, transfer pen … Continue reading Transferring Embroidery Patterns: Experimenting with Solvy

Here’s a photo of one complete side of the stole featured previously. Only two types of stitches are used: satin … Continue reading Silk on Silk, Satin Stitch – Complete Stole

Working on gold Italian silk, using soie d’alger by Au Ver a Soie, this stole is an on-going project that … Continue reading Silk on Silk & Satin Stitch

This “linen pouch” (a bag used by a priest to store small altar linens in) was made four years ago … Continue reading Embroidered Pouch for Linens