October 2024
September 2024
- 27 - Harvest Hues 1: Design, Materials, & Set-Up
- 16 - Ready for Harvest Hues?! Kick Off with a Kit!
- 13 - Harvest Hues Materials Kit – Coming Monday!
August 2024
- 14 - Sampler Motif Gone Rogue
- 12 - The Back of Embroidery: Stitches, Starts, & Stops
- 7 - Autumn Linen Runner: a Leaf, Color, and Stitches
- 2 - Leaves On, Colors Picked
July 2024
- 31 - Lots of Colorful Test Stitching!
- 29 - Make it Odd!
- 26 - Fuzzy Stitches & Stitch Variety
- 24 - Needle ‘n Thread News: Wool & Kits & an Autumn Project
- 19 - Studio Life: Selecting Embroidery Supplies for Projects
- 15 - Cornflowers Stitch-Along: 5b: The Final Touch!
- 12 - Cornflowers Stitch-Along 5: Creating the Scissor Envelope
- 1 - Cornflowers Stitch-Along 4: All the Flowers
June 2024
- 19 - Cornflowers Scissor Envelope – Project Index
- 17 - Cornflowers Stitch-Along 2: All the Stems & Errata Notice
- 12 - Cornflowers Stitch-Along 1: Materials, Design, & Set-Up
- 3 - Cornflowers – Stitch-Along Materials Kits Available!
May 2024
- 29 - Cornflower Scissor Envelope Stitch-Along: What You Need to Know!
- 24 - Cornflowers – Embroidery Finished & Coming Soon!
- 15 - Revisiting Voided Monograms: Building with Color, Stitches, Texture, and More
- 13 - Monday Madness: Five Tries to Find the Stitch
- 3 - Things Learned in the First Round of Stitching
- 1 - Cornflowers or Bachelor Buttons? A Sneak Peek
April 2024
March 2024
- 25 - Purple Posy 5: Assembly & Edge
- 18 - Purple Posy 4: Preparing Parts for Finishing
- 8 - Purple Posy 3: Side Band & Beads
- 6 - Purple Posy Project Index
February 2024
- 28 - Purple Posy, Part 2: Embroidering the Top & Base
- 26 - Embroidery Tip: The Order of Work
- 23 - Purple Posy, Part 1: Design, Materials, and Preliminaries
- 2 - Introducing Purple Posy, a Tape Measure Cozy!
December 2023
- 13 - Stitch Snippet: Christmas Wreath, Part 4 – Beginning the Finishing
- 8 - Christmas Wreath, Part 3: Beads & Bow
- 6 - Christmas Wreath Ornament – Project Index
- 4 - Stitch Snippet: Christmas Wreath, Part 2: Embroidery
November 2023
- 29 - Wreath Ornament – Fabric Layout Correction!
- 28 - Stitch Snippet: Christmas Wreath Ornament, Part 1
October 2023
- 27 - How Many Beads
- 13 - The Festive Magic of Sparkly Beads in Embroidery
- 9 - The Art of the Mistake, or How to Improve in… Everything!
- 4 - I Found It! or The Tale of a Lost Embroidery Tutorial
September 2023
- 29 - A Little Project in the Works
- 22 - Sweet Marguerite – The Finishing Touch on the Hemstitch
- 20 - Sweet Marguerite: The Decorative Side of the Hemstitch
- 15 - Sweet Marguerite: The Functional Hemstitch
- 6 - Testing Stitching on a Lovely Linen & a Tip
- 1 - Sweet Marguerite: Hem Preparation with Mitered Corners
August 2023
- 28 - Sweet Marguerite: Preparing for Hemming I
- 22 - Sweet Marguerite: Embroidering the Leaves
- 7 - Sweet Marguerite Part 3: Satin Stitch
July 2023
- 31 - Sweet Marguerite Part 2: Tidy Up & Whitework Foundations
- 28 - Sweet Marguerite Embroidery Project Index
- 24 - Sweet Marguerite 1.5 – Finishing the Set-Up & Sizing Information!
- 21 - Sweet Marguerite Part 1: Preparation & Set Up
- 19 - Something Fishy: Picking Colors & Stitches
- 17 - Revisiting the Mini Goldwork & Silk Rose
- 14 - Sweet Marguerite – Kits Available!
- 10 - Hemstitching & the Finishing Touches
- 3 - Gingham Embroidery – Summery and Sweet!
June 2023
May 2023
- 31 - Little Blooms Part 8: Finishing Touches
- 26 - Little Blooms Part 7: Construction
- 10 - Little Blooms Part 5: Finishing the Vines
- 8 - Goldwork Finish – Getting Back on Track!
April 2023
- 19 - Little Blooms Project Index
- 14 - Little Blooms Part 3: Snap & Scrolls & More
- 12 - Goldwork – Central Medallion in Progress
- 5 - Little Blooms Part 2: Stitch the Flowers
March 2023
- 31 - Little Blooms Part 1: Materials, Design, & Preparation
- 27 - Weekend Stitching: Fish 3 … and News
- 22 - Chipping Away at Goldwork and a Workstation Rig
- 16 - Little Blooms! The Materials Kit is Available!
- 13 - Preview! Little Blooms: a Mini Snap Purse
- 3 - An Embroidery Fail: Digging Up the Past
- 1 - Somethin’ Fishy!
February 2023
- 27 - Goldwork Up Close: Where Was that Spot?
- 24 - A Stitch Snippet Sneak Peek
- 14 - Key to My Heart – Your Embroidery Valentine
- 13 - Jacobean Sea & Jacobean Bird – Project Index
- 8 - Computer Life: The Floral Heart Project
- 6 - Goldwork Altar Covers – Project Index
January 2023
October 2022
- 21 - Autumn Fire 5: Finishing for Framing
- 17 - Autumn Fire Project Index
- 5 - Autumn Fire 3: Leaves & Color
September 2022
- 30 - Goldwork Progress: Moving on to the Sparkly Parts!
- 28 - Autumn Fire 2: Transfer & The Trunk
- 23 - Autumn Fire 1: Preliminaries & Design
- 16 - Friday, Fabric, Goldwork, and Cutting Things Up
- 7 - R is the Biggest Letter in the World
August 2022
July 2022
- 27 - Goldwork & Blue & Encouraging You
- 22 - Something New, Small, and Blue – and Scissors!
- 18 - It’s All Fun & Games – Until Plunging!
- 15 - Cotton Quartet 10: Finishing the Edge
- 8 - Cotton Quartet 9: Assembly & the Inside
- 6 - Letters on a Large Embroidery Frame
June 2022
- 22 - Cotton Quartet 7: Gingham Embroidery
- 15 - Cotton Quartet 6: Last Rows on the Sampler Cover
- 13 - Testing Some Texture in Goldwork
- 8 - Cotton Quartet 5: Completing the Right Side
- 6 - Goldwork Testing, 1-2-3
- 1 - Cotton Quartet 4: Bands K, L, & M
May 2022
- 20 - Cotton Quartet 3: Stitching Sampler Bands F – J
- 18 - Cotton Quartet Project Index
- 13 - Cotton Quartet 2: Stitching Lines C, D, and E
April 2022
- 29 - Cotton Quartet 1: Preliminaries & First Stitches
- 22 - Cotton Quartet – Kit News & Updates
- 20 - Cotton Quartet Materials Kit – Launching Tomorrow!
- 13 - The Great Framing Project of 2022
- 11 - Cotton Quartet: The Next Stitch Snippet – Coming Soon!
March 2022
- 22 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion, Finishing 2.5: The Top & the Stuffing
- 21 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion, Finishing 3: The Palestrina Stitch Edge
- 18 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion, Finishing 2: Side to Base Construction
- 16 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion Finishing, Part 1
- 14 - Monday Musings, News, and Interrupted Programming
- 7 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion: Adding the Beads!
February 2022
- 28 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion: Supply Information
- 25 - Tying Up this Week’s Loose Ends
- 21 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion: Little Floss Flowers
- 14 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion Project Index
- 11 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion: Stitch Your Greens!
- 9 - Big Projects: Embroidery Design Transfer Methods
January 2022
- 28 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion: Fabric & Set-Up
- 24 - Bee-Jeweled Pincushion: Design Download
- 21 - Stitch Snippets: Bee-Jeweled Pincushion, Introduction
- 15 - It is Ever Thus: That 2021 Sampler …
- 12 - Stitch Snippet Sneak Peek
November 2021
- 19 - Embroidered Dragonfly #2: Design & Materials
- 15 - The Weekend Dabble: Experimenting with Threads, Beads, Fabric
- 10 - Embroidering Dragonflies pt 4: Tail & Eyes
October 2021
- 27 - Embroidering Dragonflies, pt 2: Wee Bodies
- 22 - Embroidering a Dragonfly, pt 1: Design, Materials, Set-Up
- 20 - Embroidering Dragonflies – An Introduction
- 5 - Glad Tidings Materializing, Too!
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
- 26 - Embroidered Grapes 3: Outlining Instead of Filling
- 21 - Embroidered Bicycle & The Punch
- 6 - Embroidered Grapes 2: Three Basic Fillings
June 2021
- 30 - How to Embroider Grapes, 1: Design & Initial Color List
- 14 - Setting Up Grapes: Color & Stitching Considerations
- 10 - Sea to Stitch – Finished Monogram!
- 4 - Happy Little Camper Embroidery – Finished & Off!
May 2021
- 26 - Summer Embroidery Project – Sneak Peek!
- 19 - Embroidered Daisies Part 5: Satin Stitch & Finished!
- 14 - Embroidery Daisies 4: Long & Short Stitch and Turkey Work
- 10 - Sea to Stitch – Project Index
- 5 - Embroidered Daisies, Part 3: Stems & More!
April 2021
- 26 - How to Embroider Daisies, Part 2: Simple Petals & Stem
- 21 - Project Organization: Documenting Threads with Thread Cards
- 19 - How to Embroider Daisies: Design & Materials
- 14 - Embroidered Strawberries Part 7: Last Touches & Finished!
- 7 - Embroidered Strawberries Part 6: The Last Strawberry & Blossoms
March 2021
- 31 - Embroidered Strawberries, Part 5: Battlement Couching
- 29 - Ready-to-Stitch Garden Party & Thread Bunnies!
- 26 - Strawberries Part 4: Lattice Work & Some Thread News!
- 20 - How to Embroider (Blank): Project Index
- 18 - How to Embroider Strawberries: Burden Stitch & Leafy Bits
- 12 - Embroidering Strawberries, Part 2: Simple!
- 10 - Striped Shell, Stitching a Starfish & Getting Crusty
- 3 - Ready to Stitch Some Strawberries? Introduction
February 2021
- 26 - Stitching a Striped Shell – Again and Again
- 12 - How to Embroider Wheat part 3: More Texture with Bullions
- 3 - She Sews Seashells – Embroidered Seashells!
January 2021
- 20 - An Embroidery Hodgepodge
- 13 - A Project Update: Sea to Stitch Monogram
- 8 - A Week In: Completely Random Embroidery!
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
- 10 - Hexie Update, for the Curious!
- 6 - Beginner Goldwork & Silk Embroidery Project
- 2 - Ta Dum! An Embroidery Finish, with Close-Ups
June 2020
- 29 - Embroidery Update: Two Down, Two to Go
- 12 - Jacobean Embroidery – Almost There & Lighting Differences
- 4 - Jacobean Bird: Embroidery Finish!
May 2020
- 29 - Gertrude is Back, Better than Ever!
- 27 - Rippit, Rippit… I’m Back from a Hopping Weekend!
- 20 - Jacobean Thing 1 and Thing 2: Stitching Progress
- 15 - Tulips & Tweets – Embroidered Folk Designs
- 13 - Jacobean Progress: Embroidery, Beads, and Mistakes
- 11 - In the Embroidery Hoop this Weekend
- 4 - The Other Jacobean Embroidery Project – There are Two!
- 1 - The Stem & a Fill on Jacobean Sea – Stitching Progress
April 2020
- 27 - Jacobean Sea Embroidery Project: Troubleshooting the Stem
- 22 - Scrolly Designs: Stitches, Colors, Tips
- 20 - A Simple Weekend Embroidery Finish
- 16 - New Color Palette – Not-New Embroidery Project
- 14 - The Leafy Tree – a Project E-Book
- 8 - Two Embroidery Finishes & a Key
- 6 - Finishing, Foibles, & the Proverbial Light
March 2020
- 27 - Cut First, then Measure? Whoops!
- 20 - Ready to Stitch! Spring Variety & Floral Corners Towel Sets
- 18 - Sampling Stitches – Who Needs Decorative Fabric?
- 13 - Three Cheers for Color!
- 11 - Voided Monogram – Finished Embroidery Project & Some Tips
- 9 - Whitework Embroidery with a Touch of Blue
February 2020
- 24 - Embroidery Project Progress: Sometimes, You Have to Quit
- 17 - Hexies & Traveling Needlework Projects
January 2020
- 27 - From Color to Whitework – Same Design, Two Approaches
- 22 - Stitching Progress & Some Embroidery Tips
- 9 - And We’re Off! First Embroidery Projects of 2020
- 7 - It All Starts with Thread
December 2019
November 2019
- 26 - Folky Flakes Ready-to-Stitch Towel Sets – and some Holly, Too!
- 23 - What’s your Hoop?
- 18 - Finishing Trims for Embroidered Ornaments & Smalls
- 11 - More Embroidered Snowflakes… and Blizzards
October 2019
- 28 - Weekend Stitching: A Few Flakes Down, Two to Go
- 18 - Testing Embroidery Ideas: It Doesn’t Always Work!
- 14 - Can you Satin Stitch with It? Exploring Metallics!
- 12 - Leafy Tree Group, Errata Notice, Last Call for Kits!
- 7 - Flaking About: Color, Variety, and Workspace
- 3 - Festive Fall: Patterns, Materials, Instructions, & Stitch Guide
September 2019
- 30 - Weekend Stitching: Experimenting with Uncounted Cross Stitch
- 27 - October’s Embroidery Agenda – and More!
August 2019
- 29 - A Finish – Embroidered Table Runner for Fall
- 16 - A Hodgepodge of Hand Embroidery Musings & Updates
- 9 - Reframing Embroidery Part 2: From Botched to Better
- 2 - Embroidery Frame Up: A Quandary – and Other News
July 2019
- 31 - The Leafy Tree Kit – Coming August 1st!
- 29 - Looking Ahead & Playing with Embroidery Designs
- 22 - Hexagons, Happiness, and Expanding my Project Organization
- 20 - Preparing Kids’ Embroidery Classes for a Monday Start!
- 15 - Weekend Embroidery: Stitching the Trunk, Floche, and Changing my Mind
- 10 - Jacobean Blues – Just a Bit of Embroidery
- 8 - Weekend Stitching: Finishing Up a Bright Garden Scene
- 5 - Embroidery Kitting Adventures – On Boxes and Thread
June 2019
- 26 - Weekend Stitching: Embroidering a Different Scene
- 22 - Fabric Sticks for Embroidery Kits … & Other News
- 17 - Weekend Stitching: Simple & Quick Embroidery Motif
- 14 - A Stitch Sampler Needlebook & the Next Thing
- 10 - Weekend Stitching: Name those Stitches!
- 7 - Sampling Stitches – that is, Doing What I Love!
- 3 - Weekend Stitching: Project Preparation, Color Selection, & Beads
May 2019
- 17 - Small Progress: Padding Needlepainting
- 13 - Weekend Stitching: An Exercise for Needlepainting
- 1 - Non-Embroidery Related, but Needle and Thread Related, Project
April 2019
- 17 - Jacobean Whitework: Rethinking & a New Start
- 15 - Weekend Stitching: Making Adjustments on Flowers
- 5 - Bloomin’ Poppies… & Other Addictive Embroidery
- 3 - A Stitching Diversion: Playing in a Wheat Field
March 2019
- 29 - Embroidery Ground Fabric Matters
- 25 - Weekend Stitching: Thinking through Whitework and Not Getting Far
- 22 - Floral Corners: Three Hand Embroidery Projects for Beginners & Beyond!
- 18 - A New Embroidery Project & the Start-Up Thrills
- 15 - Friday Finish: An Embroidered Flower Line
- 11 - Finishing Idea for Tapestry Smalls: Pocket Watch – & Kits in Stock!
- 4 - Putting Things in Perspective: Size & Photography with Embroidery
- 1 - Should I Leaf it Alone? An Embroidery Finish
February 2019
- 25 - Weekend Embroidery: That Stylized Flower Line & Hoop Crushing
- 20 - Springy Stitching – Because I was Cold
- 18 - Embroidered Pocket on a Tote: Finished!
- 13 - That Embroidered Kaleidoscope Pocket
- 11 - Embroidered Leaves: Adjustments & Troubleshooting
- 4 - The Ones that Have to Go – Reverse Stitching Ahead!
January 2019
- 28 - Stitching a Tree, and Color Transitions
- 16 - Textile Research Center, Rabbit Holes, and Available Holly Towels,
- 9 - Tapestry Small, A Grinning Deer & Stitching on the Go
- 1 - Bye-bye 2018, Hello 2019!
December 2018
- 14 - Holly & Evergreen: Details, Free Patterns, and More!
- 5 - Holly & Evergreens: A Stitching Break – and a winner!
November 2018
- 14 - A Thousand Flowers: Four Tapestry Smalls to Stitch
- 7 - Other Art that Inspires Needlework: My Favorites
October 2018
- 24 - Small Stitching – It’s Engrossing & Mesmerizing!
- 10 - Fantasia in Silk: An Embroidery Design Exploration
September 2018
- 26 - Embroidery for Stitching & Thinking
- 24 - Designing & Gathering and Why It Has to be Done
- 7 - Making it Work: A Butterfly & Some Stitchy Bits
August 2018
July 2018
- 25 - Goldwork Embroidery Frame: Small Progress
- 17 - Embroidery & Time – It’s Not Meant to be Fast
- 6 - Goldwork Embroidery Frame: Linen, Felt Padding, Silk & Gold
- 4 - Happy Fourth! & a Little Christmas in July for you!
June 2018
- 29 - Goldwork Frame Project: Selecting Goldwork & Silk Threads
- 18 - Weekend Embroidery: Filling Outside the Void
- 8 - Embroidery Supplies Rolling In & Preliminaries for Kids’ Classes
May 2018
April 2018
- 11 - Color Choices and Stitching Up Some Monograms
- 5 - Crewel Creatures – Hazel, on the Wild(er) Side
- 3 - Party in Provence: Adding the Beads and Finished!
March 2018
- 26 - Embroidery Projects & that In-Between Stage
- 19 - Weekend Stitching: My Leafy Tree Sampler of Sorts
- 9 - Party in Provence: The Little Medallion
- 5 - Weekend Embroidery: Learning & Starting Anew
- 2 - Embroidery Projects: From One Extreme to the Other
February 2018
- 19 - Documenting the Development of an Embroidery Project
- 16 - Party in Provence: Embroidering Outer Elements
- 5 - Embroidered Kaleidoscopes – An Index of Step-by-Step Projects
January 2018
- 29 - Party in Provence 4: Lots of Little Swirls
- 26 - Two Felted Mittens, Embroidered! The Finish & Recap
- 24 - The Bird in Between – Another Needlepainted Mini
- 22 - Embroidered Wool Mittens – One, Anyway!
- 19 - Party in Provence Embroidery Project: Big Petals & Little Flowers
- 15 - Embroidered Mittens Progress – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly!
- 12 - Party in Provence: First Round and Layering
- 10 - Hand Embroidery on Felted Wool Mittens
- 8 - A Wee Needlepainted Bird – First 2018 Finish
- 3 - Let’s Get this Party Started!
- 1 - It’s 2018 – Happy New Year!
December 2017
November 2017
- 27 - More Addictive Stitching & a Cyber Monday Sale!
- 22 - My New Stitching Addiction!
- 20 - Tulip Festival Part IV – The Finish!
- 13 - Tulip Festival Part III: Tulips & Borders
- 10 - My Case for Silk in Hand Embroidery Projects
- 8 - Tulip Festival II: Embroidering Outward
- 6 - Tulip Festival Embroidery Project I: Getting Started
October 2017
- 27 - Embroidered Kaleidoscope – Birthday Bash Finish!
- 16 - Chain Stitch Corners & Sharp Points: Embroidery Tip
- 6 - Embroider a Pumpkin Basket for Fall: Free Pattern & Stitch Guide
- 2 - Embroidery Project Progress: That Paisley Thing
September 2017
- 29 - Goldwork & Silk Christmas Ornament: Project Index
- 27 - About Those Threads, the Learning Process, and a Video!
- 25 - Octoberfest! Autumn Embroidery with Specialty Threads – Available Now!
- 20 - That Color Splashy Embroidered Kaleidoscope Thing – Again.
- 14 - Embroidery Archeology: Revealing the Back of the Figure
- 11 - Splashy Colors on a New Embroidery Project
August 2017
- 21 - I’ve Been Eclipsed – to Your Advantage!
- 16 - Embroidery Project Progress: Likes, Dislikes… & Lots of Texture!
- 7 - Weekend Embroidery Finish…and a question!
July 2017
- 28 - What’s in my Embroidery Rotation – and What’s Not!
- 14 - Opposite Faces: A Few Good Laughs in Embroidery
- 7 - Sampling Hand Embroidery on Cotton Twill
- 5 - Keep It Simple: A Lesson Learned Long Ago
- 3 - Twill and Duck: If at First You Don’t Succeed…
June 2017
May 2017
- 22 - Weekend Embroidery: A Touch of Bead
- 17 - Picking out Stitching: The Fabric Difference
- 12 - Stop Stitching! What’s Your Time Worth?
- 8 - Finish! Embroidered Prayer Book Cover
- 3 - Embroidered Book Cover: Set Up & Progress
March 2017
- 13 - 56-Count: The Peacock, Colors, and Craft Foam
- 6 - 56 Count: Turning the Corner & Keeping Things Straight
- 1 - February Finish – Modern Crewel! & Books Winner!
February 2017
- 27 - Modern Crewel – Close to Finished & Handling Shortages
- 22 - Modern Crewel – Tips on Twists & Needles
- 6 - Colorful Threads, Spring Inspiration
- 3 - 56 Count: Stumbling through Some Strategies for Stitching
January 2017
- 30 - Modern Crewel: Pomegranate, Stems & Leaves
- 20 - I’m a Sucker for Embroidered Pomegranates
- 13 - 56 Count: Setting Up Silk Gauze for Embroidery
- 11 - 56 Count: Miniature Tree of Life
- 6 - Padding Embroidery Stitches: Two Approaches & Some Tips
- 4 - Organization: Managing Multiple Embroidery Projects
- 2 - Happy 2017! Looking Back & Looking Forward
December 2016
November 2016
- 28 - Crewel Corrections & my Case for Rabbits
- 21 - Crewel Embroidery: Satisfying Stuff & Tips!
- 11 - My Love – Hate Relationship: A Wooly Tale
- 7 - Leafy Stitching – Because it’s Fall, After All
October 2016
- 20 - Messing About with Colors
- 13 - Autumn & Late Harvest Embroidery
- 5 - Coloris Kaleidoscope: A Colorful Hand Embroidery Project
- 3 - Two Stitches, Two Threads, & Done Today
September 2016
- 26 - Purple & Green – A Thistly, Leafy, Dotty Monogram
- 22 - Embroidered Monograms Tips & Techniques – Index
- 7 - Embroidering a Pretty Monogram with Simple Stitches
August 2016
- 31 - A Simpler Approach to a Voided Monogram – E
- 24 - Hairy Edges, Knobby Bits, & the Back of the Hoop
- 18 - Remember that Embroidered Kaleidoscope?
- 16 - A is for…Almost Finished!
- 8 - Embroidering a Voided Floral-Themed Monogram
July 2016
- 23 - The Embroidery Designer’s Most Difficult Job
- 18 - Silk, Glorious Silk!
- 11 - Forget the Adult Coloring Books – This is Much More Fun!
- 7 - Stitcher’s Block
- 2 - Late Harvest Update & A Personal Note
June 2016
May 2016
- 17 - Speeding Up Large Leaves in Long & Short Stitch
- 6 - Reader’s Embroidery: New Ideas for a Lavender Needlebook
- 2 - Bead Embroidery Funky Mushroom and a Deadline
April 2016
March 2016
- 29 - Making Adjustments on Stumpwork Elements
- 14 - Lattice on a Stumpwork Leaf, Thank You, and an Extension
- 10 - Spring! Let’s Celebrate with a Sale!
- 8 - Half: Embroidery, Pessimism, and Optimism
- 2 - Battlement Couching, Bullions, Beads & Progress
February 2016
- 22 - Embroidering Flat Back Crystals onto Late Harvest – the Grapes
- 16 - Late Harvest: A Lavish Leaf & Retrospective Tips
- 10 - Big Beads, Little Stitches, and Levels of Embroidery
- 8 - Embroidery Tip: Evenly Spaced Straight Lattice Fillings
- 1 - Embroidery Frame vs. Embroidery Hoop – A Dilemma!
January 2016
- 29 - Late Harvest: A Long Stumpwork Leaf & Some Tips
- 21 - My Guilty Little Pleasure – Tiny Kits
- 19 - Needlework Adventures for 2016: My List
- 15 - My Stumpwork Snafu – with a Fairish Finish
- 6 - Late Harvest: Long & Short Stitch, Inside Out – It Works!
- 4 - Happy New Year – Backwards and Forwards!
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
- 24 - Rose Swirl – Free Hand Embroidery Pattern
- 21 - The Three-Stitch Bloomin’ Tree
- 10 - Weekend Stitching: Lots of Knots and Little Leaves
- 6 - True Confessions: I’m a Messy Stitcher
July 2015
- 22 - Sheesh – Some Shocking Shisha
- 21 - On Embroidery Kits & Following Instructions
- 16 - Two Hearts in Silk & Gold Embroidery – A Quick Teaching Project
- 13 - A Long-Overdue Finish: the Redwork Runner!
- 9 - The Finished R Monogram
June 2015
- 26 - Summer Stitching & Home
- 22 - Finding Color Inspiration for Embroidery
- 18 - The Pondering Project – Thinking While Stitching
- 10 - Remember the Redwork Runner?
- 2 - A Case for Magnification, Light, and Newspapers
May 2015
- 29 - Padded Buttonhole Stitch on Late Harvest, and Stitching Should be Fun!
- 20 - Save This Spot – a Little Finish
- 13 - Guess What’s Finished…
- 9 - Stitch Sampler Photo Sharing…and more!
- 6 - Embroidery Projects in the Works
- 5 - Embroidered Book Cover: Assembly
- 4 - Embroidered Book Cover: The Embroidery
- 1 - Embroidered Book Cover – Colors & Set-Up
April 2015
- 30 - Errata Notice for Stitch Sampler Alphabet
- 21 - The New Embroidered Book Cover Design
- 20 - Embroidered Book Cover: The Journey to… Nowhere!
- 1 - Printing on Fabric: an Embroidery Pattern Transfer Solution
March 2015
- 27 - Embroidered Feathers – Up Close & a Full Shot
- 19 - Embroidered Feathers on the Brain!
- 12 - Stitching Commitments and How They Really Work
- 9 - Setting Small Stitching Goals
February 2015
- 26 - Redwork Runner – Beginning the Hem
- 12 - Setting up My Embroidery Carrot
- 9 - Throw it in the Wash! Redwork Runner – the Next Step
January 2015
- 27 - Late Harvest Embroidery Kit by Hazel Blomkamp, Reviewed
- 22 - Hungarian Redwork Runner … It’s… It’s….
- 21 - Figure Embroidery – Musings & Designs
- 19 - Forward with Feathers & the Slowness of Stitching
- 8 - Color Balance & Clearing Up Controversy
December 2014
- 31 - Red, Red Everywhere and Not an End in Sight!
- 24 - Hand Embroidered Christmas Ornaments – Index
- 23 - How to Finish an Embroidered Christmas Ornament
- 22 - Hand Embroidered Christmas Ornament, Part 3
- 19 - On Embroidery, Timing, and Inner Voices
- 17 - Embroidered Christmas Ornament from Stash, Part 2
- 12 - DMC Memory Thread: the Whats and Hows
- 11 - Embroider a Christmas Ornament from your Stash – part 1
- 5 - The Disorganized Stitcher
- 1 - Embroidery Sneak Peek: Fiesta Fob
November 2014
- 25 - Two Beaks are Better than One & Color List
- 18 - Stitch in Time, Stitch in Time! My Nightmare
- 12 - Better Beak Battle!
- 6 - A Bird in the Hand…
- 4 - I Believe in UFOs!
- 3 - Redwork Embroidery – Stalled, but Not Forgotten
October 2014
- 31 - Nine Feathers to Embroider
- 22 - Succumbing to Fishbone Stitch! (and how to shade with it)
- 6 - Embroidering Tail Feathers: Colors & Considerations
September 2014
- 19 - A Few Stitches, A Subtle Difference
- 17 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Un-Stitching & Re-Stitching Some Feather
- 11 - Secret Garden: The Wing is Finished (ish)!
- 9 - Secret Garden: Embroidering Feathers!
- 2 - D is for Doing
- 1 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Top of the Wing
August 2014
- 28 - More Embroidery on the Wing & the Growth of Orts
- 26 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Winging It!
- 22 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Colors for the Hummingbirds
- 5 - Secret Garden Embroidery: A Bit of a Tail
- 1 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Fiddling with Stitches
July 2014
- 30 - Secret Garden Hummingbird: Adding Texture
- 28 - Embroidered Scales on a Hummingbird
- 25 - Stitching the Scallops on the Hummingbird
- 23 - Secret Garden Hummingbirds – Stitching & Un-Stitching
- 18 - First Stitches on the Hummingbirds
- 16 - Hummingbirds: Initial Color Selection
- 9 - Secret Garden: Flowers Finished & Color Kerfuffle
- 2 - Embroidering the Last Secret Garden Flowers…
June 2014
- 25 - Confessions of an Embroidery Optimist – or Re-Thinking Embroidery Projects
- 21 - Another Secret Garden Embroidery Project
- 18 - The Crewel Rooster – Several Variations
- 6 - A Call for Embroidery Project Photo Contributions!
- 5 - Six Embroidered Flowers, One Embroidery Stitch Alteration
May 2014
- 28 - Secret Garden Embroidery – Flowers 5 & 6-ish
- 24 - Secret Garden Embroidery Photo Spot – & Some Fun Stats
- 23 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Upside-Down Halfway Point
- 22 - Hungarian Redwork Runner: The Chain Stitch is Finished!
- 15 - Something is Not Right: Skewed Stitches
- 13 - Pistil Stitch – Elongated French Knots – Tutorial
- 7 - Flower Stitching Tips for the Secret Garden
- 5 - Secret Garden Flowers: Thread Colors & Stitch Details
- 3 - Secret Garden: A Bit of Color!
April 2014
- 28 - Secret Garden Embroidery: The Green is Finished!
- 25 - All. Most. There.
- 23 - Long & Short Stitch Shading – Changing the Order of Shades
- 16 - Secret Garden: Two Leaves & The Whole
- 14 - Mission Rose Embroidery Project – Framed
- 7 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Leaf Order Comparison
March 2014
- 31 - How to Simplify the Embroidery
- 27 - Red, Red, Redwork – Slow Progress
- 25 - Leaf Clusters & the Order of Stitching
- 24 - Silk Embroidered Blue Bird & Lessons Learned
- 20 - The Thread Color I Didn’t Think Of
- 17 - Lots of Green – and Some Stitch Mistakes, Too
- 14 - Long & Short Stitch Shading on Leaves
- 12 - Embroidery Fix & Foreshadowing
- 11 - Secret Garden: Embroidering Leaves & Musing & Pausing
- 7 - Secret Garden: Vines & Leaves & Stitching Tips
- 5 - Secret Garden: Embroidering the Small Leaves
- 3 - Secret Garden: Muting Vines with Brown
- 1 - Looking Ahead & Silk Thread
February 2014
- 28 - Stem Stitch Curls & Spirals
- 27 - Stem Stitch Filling Tips
- 25 - Secret Garden: Embroidering the Center Vines
- 20 - Parking Embroidery Threads
- 19 - Starting and Traveling – Stitching Efficiency
- 17 - Secret Garden: More Vines & Stitching Tips
- 14 - Secret Garden: Working out the Vines
- 12 - Secret Garden Embroidery Project: My Thread Choice & Why
- 10 - Embroidery Thread Comparisons: Lining Up All the Cottons
- 7 - Framing Up the First Secret Garden Embroidery Project, with pointers
- 6 - Comparing Cotton Threads, Stitched
- 3 - Cotton Floche vs. Coton a Broder – Up Close
January 2014
- 31 - Cotton Floche on a Petal & More About Threads
- 30 - Testing 1-2-3: Threads for the Hummingbirds
- 29 - Secret Garden Embroidery: Can Carelessness Pay Off?
- 22 - SG Embroidery Project: Ground Fabric, Design Transfer, and More
- 21 - Hungarian Redwork Runner – A Little Progress
- 18 - Secret Garden Hummingbirds – Project Index
- 15 - Secret Garden Embroidery Project: Preliminaries
- 13 - Mission Rose – Finished! And Some Extra Notes
- 11 - Mission Rose: Corner Treatments & Finishing Touches
- 8 - A Shocking Blue Silk for the Mission Rose
- 6 - Mission Rose: Very, Very Close
December 2013
- 31 - 2013: Almost Over, but Not Quite Finished!
- 26 - This is Not an Embroidery Book … Or is It?
- 20 - Goldwork Tip: Plunging Twist
- 18 - Long & Short Stitch in Wool – Fixed, and…
- 14 - Embroidery & Scotch Tape – A Match Made in Heaven
- 13 - Mission Rose: Goldwork Outer Frame – Slow Progress. And a Weird Fluke!
- 11 - Viewing Embroidery – The Angle of Viewing
November 2013
- 19 - Mission Rose: Overcoming a Big Nagging Problem
- 5 - Mission Rose: Big Gold Thread!
- 4 - Gertrude McFuzz, The Tambour Work Bird – She’s Finished!
- 2 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor-style Rose – All Boxed Up
October 2013
- 30 - Goldwork Tip: Threading & Stretching Pearl Purl
- 29 - Bird of Paradise – A Tambour Embroidery Practice Project
- 28 - Mission Rose: Inner Frame Covered with Gold!
- 23 - Needle Wars! Tambour Needle vs. Crewel Needle
- 22 - Mission Rose: Goldwork Frame and Plunging & Taming Threads
- 18 - Mission Rose: Goldwork on the Inner Frame
- 17 - Tambour Embroidery Project Finished – And a Tambour Hoop & Stand
- 16 - The Tambour Embroidery Project that Wasn’t Meant to Happen
September 2013
August 2013
- 19 - The Squirrel that Never Was
- 16 - Mission Rose: Goldwork & Vermicelli
- 13 - Mission Rose: Change of Plan!
- 10 - Embroidery Projects: Lessons from the Past
- 9 - Mission Rose: Goldwork on the Bud
- 6 - Mission Rose: Goldwork Outlines
- 1 - Mission Rose: Curls & Leaves
July 2013
- 30 - Mission Rose: Large Rose Finished
- 24 - Mission Rose: More Goldwork!
- 23 - Mission Rose: Beginning the Goldwork!
- 18 - Mission Rose: Goldwork Foundations
- 17 - Organizing Monograms with William Morris
- 16 - Mission Rose: Applique Finished! What’s Next?
- 12 - Lavender Honey & Other Little Things: It’s Out!
- 10 - Organizing Future Embroidery Projects
- 5 - Embroidered Little Things – Getting Closer!
- 2 - Mission Rose Embroidery Project: This Could Be a Mistake
June 2013
- 27 - Mission Rose: The Bud
- 24 - DMC Coton a Broder 25 (Art. 107): On Choosing Colors
- 21 - Mission Rose: Finished Stem & Beginning Bud
- 19 - Misson Rose: The Stem
- 17 - Needle ‘n Thread Sneak Peeks!
- 14 - Mission Rose: Satin Stitch Complete & Stem Decisions
- 12 - Mission Rose: Satin Stitching – Still…
- 6 - Stitch Fun: Lattice Sampler – ‘Tis Finished, but There’s More!
- 5 - Mission Rose: Outer Petal Edge
May 2013
- 31 - Mission Rose: The Inner Petals
- 27 - Mission Rose: Leaves Accomplished – Rose … Getting There!
- 23 - Working with Soie de Paris (& Other Filament Silk)
- 22 - Mission Rose – Small Leaf Dilemma
- 15 - Mission Rose – All Thumbs!
- 10 - Mission Rose: Little Leaves in Satin Stitch
- 8 - Lattice Sampler – Almost Finished!
- 6 - Mission Rose – The Second Leaf Re-Do
April 2013
- 30 - Hungarian Redwork Runner – Halfway! and Beyond!
- 29 - Mission Rose: Leaf 1 and Leaf 2 and Dr. Seuss
- 25 - Mission Rose: Embroidering a Large Leaf
- 22 - Mission Rose: Protecting the Ground Fabric
- 19 - Mission Rose Embroidery Project: Color Choices
- 17 - Hungarian Redwork Runner: Red Tape and a Fix (or, Why I Don’t Watch Movies While I Stitch)
- 16 - Mission Rose in Silk & Gold – Embroidery Project Index
- 13 - Mission Rose Embroidery Pattern
- 10 - Mission Rose Embroidery: Frame & Design Transfer Decisions
- 9 - Mission Rose Embroidery Project: Ground Fabric!
- 5 - Stitch Fun: Embroidering a Thick Stem or Branch – Simple, but Effective
- 4 - Hungarian Redwork Runner: Slow Progress… & Mind Games!
March 2013
- 30 - The Marian Medallion Project: from Design to Delivery – E-Book Now Available!
- 27 - Embroidery on Eggs: The Last Two
- 25 - Finishing Little Things
- 13 - Goldwork & Silk Project Consideration – My Quandary
- 6 - Revisiting the Marian Medallion Project – in Book Form!
January 2013
- 25 - Hungarian Redwork Runner – End Finished!
- 11 - Stitch Fun: Doodling with Lattice Stitches
- 10 - Seeing Red – Project Update!
December 2012
- 27 - Hungarian Redwork Runner: Some Progress, but Not Much!
- 24 - Joy 3 – Putting the Design Together & Patterns
- 17 - Hungarian Redwork Runner – Coming Along!
- 14 - Padded Satin Stitch: The Fix, part 2
- 13 - Padded Satin Stitch Blooper – The Fix, Part 1
- 10 - Short & Sweet – Project Update!
- 6 - Hungarian Redwork Runner: Starting & Ending Threads
- 1 - Project Progress: Seed Stitch, Stippling & Snipping
November 2012
- 27 - Embroidery In Hand, No Hoop
- 20 - Hungarian Redwork Runner: Embroidery Design Transfer
- 14 - Embroidery Design Layout – Basting Guidelines
- 13 - Preparing Linen for Embroidery
- 10 - Testing Embroidery Threads: Colorfast?
- 9 - Selecting Stitches & Threads for Embroidery Projects
- 7 - Hungarian Redwork Runner Project Index
- 6 - Hungarian Redwork Project: Final Design Preparations
- 1 - Clover Transfer Mesh – Testing 1-2-3
October 2012
- 29 - Hungarian Redwork Embroidery Project – Take 2
- 25 - Silk Embroidery Project – Update
- 24 - Hungarian Redwork Project: Preliminary Design Preparations
- 16 - Scintillating Silk: Embroidery Threads
- 15 - Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Hungarian Redwork
August 2012
- 15 - Blocking and Stitching Little
- 14 - Two New Projects Underway
- 1 - Turkey Work Goes Haywire – And Other Tails
July 2012
May 2012
- 28 - Not-So-New Embroidery Project Up Next
- 24 - Appliquéing Hand Embroidery to Ground Fabric
- 17 - Hand Embroidery: Purpose in Relation to Cost
- 15 - Hand Embroidery Cost: The Price Tag of the Medallion
- 14 - Silk & Goldwork Embroidered Medallion – Finished!
- 10 - 5 Gold & Silk Roses – & Dot Discussion
- 8 - There Ain’t Nothin’ Like Linen!
- 2 - Five (x 10) Golden Rings!
April 2012
- 30 - Embroidery from the Back & Changing the Order of Work
- 27 - Grab-n-Go Needlework Project
- 24 - Stitching Outlines – Details Matter
- 19 - When Goldwork Gets Hairy
- 17 - Goldwork Tip: Sharp Corners
- 13 - Goldwork Embroidery: Never Ending, but So Worth It!
- 5 - Goldwork: Couching Stretched Pearl Purl
March 2012
- 31 - Medallion: Goldwork Galore!
- 28 - Stitching Dilemma: Think Pink
- 27 - Japanese Real Gold Thread
- 23 - Goldwork & Silk Medallion: On the Edge!
- 20 - Goldwork Dots: Lining them Up!
- 15 - Goldwork Embroidery: Filled Dots
- 13 - Goldwork Dots on the Medallion
- 9 - Stem Stitch Filling in Silk – and Decision Making!
- 6 - Medallion Update: Gold Edge Finished … and fretting
February 2012
- 25 - Lizardine & Silk Thread, Resources, & News
- 24 - Pitching a Curve: You Need One
- 22 - Outlining with Gold & Silk
- 21 - Long & Short Stitch Filling: All Filled Up!
- 14 - Still Long & Short Stitching with Silk
- 11 - Medallion Update: Not There Yet
- 8 - Fleur de Lis – Slightly Shaded
- 6 - Medallion Update: Long & Short Stitch Filling on Felt
January 2012
- 25 - Setting up Silk Gauze for a Little Stitching
- 24 - A Tiny Bit of Long & Short Stitch
- 20 - Cutting Felt Shapes for Embroidery Padding
- 19 - Long & Short Stitch Filling with Felt Padding
- 18 - Raising Stitching
- 14 - Vermicelli Goldwork – Finished, and The Back
- 13 - A Golden Finish – er, Almost!
- 12 - How Much Thread?
- 10 - Laying Flat Silk: Direction of Filling
December 2011
- 17 - Silver Thread, Silver Thread…
- 13 - How To End Couched Goldwork Threads
- 9 - Upside Down Stitchery, Silk, and Perfect Bliss
- 8 - Step Your Stitches
- 3 - Vermicelli Goldwork
November 2011
- 30 - Silk on Suede Embroidered Snowflake Progress
- 26 - Silk, Silver, Suede Snowflake
- 25 - Flat Silk & Gold Threads
- 22 - Evolution of an Embroidery Pattern
- 17 - Stop Shifting – Simple Basting
- 16 - The Big Needlework Cover Up
- 11 - Marian Medallion Church Embroidery – Project Index
- 8 - The Nesting Place – Some Fabulous Finishes!
- 7 - Taking Embroidery Off the Frame
- 3 - Subtle Contrast with Stem Stitch: Thread Thickness & Color
October 2011
- 27 - Slanting Stitches, or Why Start in the Middle?
- 26 - Project Progress: Stem Stitch Filling
- 24 - Floche + Satin Stitch = True Love
- 21 - Hand Embroidery: A Small Step
- 13 - Medallion Progress & Stem Stitch Notes
- 12 - Awl’s Well with the Right Tools
September 2011
August 2011
- 12 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor-Style Rose: The Finish
- 11 - Needlework Sneak Peek! Online Class Project
- 5 - Royal Blossom Stitch-A-Long Update
- 4 - Considering the Scale of Your Embroidery Project
July 2011
- 30 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor Rose: Final Petals
- 27 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor-Style Rose: An Outline
- 21 - Goldwork & Silk Embroidered Rose: Check Thread
- 20 - Goldwork & Silk Embroidered Rose, Part 3: Gold!
- 19 - Persian Blossom Crewel Embroidery Project Update
- 17 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor-Style Rose Tutorials – Index
- 16 - Goldwork & Silk Rose Stitching Instructions, Part 2
- 14 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor Rose Stitching Instructions, Part I
- 11 - Tudor Rose in Silk & Gold – Finis!
- 8 - Trial & Error & Plunging – Goldwork is Fun!
- 7 - Goldwork & Silk Tudor Rose
June 2011
- 29 - Elizabethan Twist Couched on Silk Fabric
- 28 - Couching Gold Thread over Flat Silk
- 27 - Basketweave Stitching in Gold Threads
- 24 - Fabric for Embroidery: Final Take!
- 23 - Fabric for Embroidery: Take Two
- 22 - Choosing Fabric for Embroidery Project: Narrowing Down
- 20 - Embroidery Design Process: Haphazard at Best?
May 2011
- 24 - Another Needlework Finish in the (Near?) Future
- 19 - Miniature Stitching: Cluny Project Finished
- 17 - Cluny Countdown – the Blues Begin
- 12 - Cluny Countdown – Closer!
- 10 - Call Me Naive
April 2011
- 26 - Miniature Stitching: Another Person!
- 23 - Hand Embroidered Monogram – Finished!
- 16 - Miniature Cluny Tapestry Update
March 2011
- 26 - Miniature Stitching, Slow Progress
- 18 - Miniature Embroidery Project Update!
- 12 - Wool Embroidery: Re-Thinking the Pomegranates
February 2011
- 25 - Wool Embroidery Project: Perspective is Everything!
- 17 - Wool Embroidery: Pomegranate Parts
- 10 - Wool Embroidery: Padded Satin Stitch on the Pomegranate
- 7 - Jacobean Jumble Project – Wool Felt for Padding Goldwork and Silk Stitches
- 5 - 15 Minute (& more!) Project Update: Micro Stitching on Cluny
- 3 - Wool Embroidery Project: One Leaf. One Lousy Leaf.
January 2011
- 31 - Wool Embroidery Project: Pomegranate Corners Index
- 29 - 15 Minutes: Update 2 on Micro Stitching Project
- 27 - Wool Embroidery Project: The Leaves Go In. The Leaves Go Out.
- 25 - Pomegranate Corners: The Stitching Begins
- 24 - Pomegranate Corners Wool Embroidery: Framing Up
- 22 - 15 Minutes with Needle & Thread
- 21 - Pomegranate Corners Wool Embroidery Project: Thread Selection
- 17 - Wool Embroidery Project: Pomegranate Corners
- 15 - Jumble Project: Chain Stitch Swirls in Spun Silk
- 8 - Jacobean Jumble: Sneak Peek
- 4 - Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Pomegranate Corners
December 2010
- 28 - A Glance at Silk Embroidery Threads
- 14 - Proserpina: Choosing Linen and Transfer Method
- 13 - Make your Own Light Table for Tracing Embroidery Patterns
- 3 - Embroidery Linen: Puritan Gray from Legacy
November 2010
September 2010
- 17 - A Few More Spots on the Sampler
- 16 - Embroidery Project Planning: Phase 1 (and a half)
- 12 - Spot Sampler Progress
- 8 - Blackwork Fish Fin-ished.
August 2010
- 15 - Embroidery Project of Unknown Origins: Can you Help?
- 11 - And Thus the Tale Ends…
- 8 - Troubles of Stitching Bubbles
July 2010
June 2010
May 2010
- 31 - Embroidered Rose Before and After
- 28 - Picking Out My Stitching is Good
- 27 - The Dark Side of Embroidery: The BACK!
- 26 - The Blackwork Fish: Stalled, but Not Sunk
- 25 - Elizabethan Twist: Rooling and Spigging
- 21 - Floral Glove Needlecase: The Fix – Sort of…
- 19 - Floral Glove Needlecase: Decisions, Decisions…
- 11 - A Frame Job – the Goldwork Pomegranate
- 10 - The Blackwork Fish Is Coming Along Swimmingly!
April 2010
- 28 - Follow the Blackwork Fish
- 26 - The Blackwork Fish – Coming Along…
- 21 - Crewel Embroidery Project Step-by-Step: Crewel Rooster
- 21 - Goldwork Embroidery Project Step-by-Step: Stylized Pomegranate
- 20 - Blackwork Embroidery: The Lower Half of a Fish
- 14 - Floral Glove Needlecase: Silk and Gold Embroidery
- 9 - Stitch on Fish: The Blackwork Fish Revisited
- 6 - Goldwork Embroidery: Finis!
- 3 - Goldwork Embroidery Project: Finishing the Stem
March 2010
- 31 - Goldwork Embroidery: More Green & Answers
- 29 - Goldwork Embroidery: Back to Silk
- 27 - Goldwork Embroidery: Finishing the Fruit!
- 23 - Goldwork Embroidery: Finishing the Tips with Passing Thread
- 18 - Goldwork Embroidery: Filling with Passing Thread
- 16 - Goldwork Embroidery: Pearl Purl Outlining
- 13 - Goldwork Embroidery: Chip Work and Check Purl
- 12 - Goldwork Embroidery: Check Thread
- 10 - Goldwork Embroidery: Smooth Passing Thread
- 8 - Goldwork Project: Finishing the Silk
- 6 - Goldwork Embroidery: Stitching Continues…
- 5 - Goldwork Embroidery: Time to Stitch!
- 4 - Selecting Colors for Goldwork Embroidery Project
- 1 - Goldwork Embroidery Project Underway!
February 2010
- 25 - Different Take on Blackwork Embroidery & a Fish Face
- 24 - Blackwork Threads Lost & Found and Something Fishy
- 22 - Two Down, Two to Go, and Where’s My Black Thread??
- 18 - Inspirations and an Embroidered Box. Hey. It isn’t Just Me!
- 15 - The Crewel Rooster: Finished!
- 13 - Embroidery Projects Everywhere – and Narry a Spot to Stitch
- 10 - Sketching an Embroidery Project
- 6 - Crewel Embroidery Rooster: More Knots and Not Finished!
January 2010
- 31 - I Considered Long and Short Stitch
- 30 - Weekend Stitching: Lots of Knots
- 28 - Crewel Embroidery: The Flowers Again
- 21 - Crewel Embroidery: Rooster Head, Neck, Crown
- 20 - Crewel Rooster: Tail Feathers. Again.
- 19 - Crewel Rooster: Winging It
- 15 - Crewel Tail – Over For Now!
- 14 - Wooly Feathers: More Tail Progress on Crewel Rooster
- 11 - A Crewel Tale … er … Tail
- 10 - Rooster Breast and Scallops: A Crewel Recipe
- 5 - Crewel Embroidery: Wool Threads – What Colors?
- 4 - Crewel Embroidery Rooster: Setting Up on Linen Twill
- 2 - It’s a Crewel, Crewel World
December 2009
- 31 - Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: The Crewel Rooster
- 29 - Needlebook Kit: The Finish!
- 23 - Germaine Needlebook Embroidery Kit – Unboxed
- 17 - Needlework Goodies, Soap Boxing, and Your Input
- 11 - Slub-a-Dub-Dub, My Thread’s Got a Slub
- 7 - Needlebook Kit: The Back
- 3 - Embroidered Needlebook – I Fixed It
November 2009
- 28 - Time for Needlework! Needlebook Progress!
- 23 - Needlebook Progress: Satin Stitch Drawbacks
- 19 - Hand Embroidered Needlebook Kit Underway
September 2009
- 29 - Revisiting and Rethinking an Embroidery Project
- 23 - Hand Embroidery Patter: Quaker Motif for Surface Stitches
- 21 - Quaker on Paper: the Embroidered Card that Wasn’t
August 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
August 2008
- 21 - A Few More Stitches on Breath of Spring
- 17 - Breath of Spring – a Surface Embroider Sampler of Sorts?
July 2008
June 2008
- 14 - Hand Embroidered Monogram on Linen Guest Towel
- 12 - Weekend Embroidery Project: Silk Ribbon Kit