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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

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Tag: figure embroidery

July 2024

  • 8 - Figure Embroidery Close-Ups: the Mind Boggles

April 2019

  • 19 - Ecclesiastical Figure Embroidery

August 2018

  • 1 - Figure Embroidery: A Salvaged Saint

June 2018

  • 6 - Salvaging Figure Embroidery: Combining Old & New

March 2018

  • 30 - Comparing Figures in Ecclesiastical Embroidery

July 2017

  • 19 - Embroidery Archeology: First Things First – Visual Documentation and Close Examination

June 2017

  • 21 - Embroidery Archeology: Salvaging Ecclesiastical Embroidery

June 2015

  • 12 - Figure Embroidery and Technology

April 2015

  • 3 - Figure Embroidery & Perspective – Crucifixion Chasuble

January 2015

  • 21 - Figure Embroidery – Musings & Designs

August 2013

  • 15 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Pattern Chasing

March 2013

  • 19 - Figure Embroidery – Painting People with Needle & Thread