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Displaying embroidery in a hoop
Q: Why shouldn’t I just take a pair of scissors and hack off all the excess fabric that sticks out behind my wooden embroidery hoop? A: 1) Because you’ve gone to all this trouble to stitch something nice, it’s a shame to rush through the finishing like a knucklehead. 2) Because you are not a knucklehead. Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, fabric, Hell2Breakfast, sewing, thread
Tagged craft, Embroidery, embroidery display, embroidery finishing, Embroidery hoop, hoop display, Needlework, Running stitch
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How To : : Headbands (bookbinding)
Most frequently used by bookbinders today, the Headband with a Bead on the Edge features a two-color stripey band with little ‘beads’ of alternating colors that sit right on top of the paper and just underneath the headband itself. Continue reading
Posted in bookbinding, sewing, thread
Tagged craft, Headband, how to, multicolored, Tutorial
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Make a Spool Bird
The Project: There is a very cute bird softie project over on Spool Sewing that I fell in love with the instant I saw it. Right away I made a trial bird, in pink and yellow— a week later she … Continue reading
Join a movie-themed embroidery swap: the Phat Quarter
The Project I have ❤‘d Mr X Stitch loooongtime, but didn’t have the nerve to join one of their FFF of F (Fifth Friday Festival of Fabulousness) swaps until now. The theme this time is Movies…something I have not had … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, fabric, Recycle That S#!T..., thread
Tagged movies, mr x stitch, phat quarter, pussycat, swap
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