Creativity 350 Contest
1 commentCrafting and being earth conscious seem to go hand in hand. Now, a new campaign to raise awareness of carbon dioxide reduction is sponsoring a crafty contest!
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How to Hand-Stitch an Outline Stitch
Did you know that this basic stitch, primarily used for outlining, is actually made up of straight stitches that overlap? Learn the steps to making a graceful stitch.
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How to Embroider a Greeting Card
6 commentsMany embroidery stitches take just as well to paper as they do to cloth. This tutorial shows you how to stitch up a pretty card for a special occasion.
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Can you Machine Embroider a Bathing Suit?
Use the "Secret" to learn how to add hot embroidery to your own swim suit...and much more!
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Bobbin Embroidery Takes Center Stage
Here is a new way for you to try out bobbin work: a cool technique that lets you stitch out embroidery designs on the underside of your hoop.
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Become a Stitch N Pitch Fan
7 commentsAmerica's favorite past time just got a whole lot sweeter. With some cool new program features, this year's TNNA annual Stitch N Pitch season is getting ready to swing.
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Initial Your Work with Snazzy Monograms
2 commentsMonograms have long been symbols of elegance and luxury. Although they are fairly simple to make yourself, the hardest part is usually finding a cool monogram style to suit your personality. Here is a nifty embroidery tool that allows you to choose just about any font type for any size monogram.
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Meet the Editor of Designs in Machine Embroidery
Get some face time with Designs in Machine Embroidery editor Eileen Roche this week in Arlington, Texas.
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Calling All Sewing and Embroidery Fans
Check out Martha's Sewing Market this week in Arlington, Texas.
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A Collaboration Between Friends
1 commentThe challenge is a year long collaboration between two craft bloggers, each embroidering a 4-inch linen square inspired by a new word every two weeks.
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Make Your Own Large-Spool Stand
4 commentsI love to pass on new ideas I get from friends, teachers, students, and customers. Here is a great way to manage large spools of thread such as those used for your bobbin: Use the spool from packages of new, blank CDs.
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Check Out the Hand-Stitching Wonder of Jenny Hart
Jenny Hart’s thought-provoking portraits feature breathtaking detail. See her work at a new exhibit at The Art Center in St. Petersburg, Florida from May 23 to August 16, 2008.
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How to Make Your Embroidery Thread Behave
1 commentWhether you are hand embroidering or machine embroidering, how you handle your thread can make or break its performance. Here are some tips to keep your thread in line and running smoothly.
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Embroiderers Style Accessories with Needlepoint
1 commentNeedlepoint is making a huge comeback. The pages of fashion magazines are showing how this traditional, hand-crafted embroidery technique gives super-trendy flair to belts, bags, and home décor.
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Sheers to You: Where to Find Embroidery Designs For Your New Sheers Online
1 commentFind amazing embroidery designs to suit your needs and tastes.
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Needlepoint-in-Style Video with Amy Holbrook
Learn more about Amy Holbrook's personalized needlepoint notebooks in this how-to video.
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Use Specialty Bobbin Thread for Your Embroidery
Are you new to embroidery? Did you know that there is special thread that is made for use in the bobbin while you’re embroidering?
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Embroidery Meets the Needle-Felting Machine
Have you tried those new needle-felting machines yet? They’re fantastic! It’s like embroidery with wool roving and other fibers (instead of threads). When I first got my hands on one, I used it to (of course) embroidery on my jeans!
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Use these Tricks for Embroidering with Metallic Threads
5 commentsI was inspired to share this information with you because I just finished making a cool embroidered skirt out of my favorite pair of old jeans. To give this restyled garment some sparkle, I embroidered with some metallic threads. I was happy to find that some true tricks of the trade made the project easier, and the resulting skirt is now a new favorite.
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Restyle Alert: Vintage is Hot!
Vintage has exploded onto the pages of Vogue magazine, and embroidery designer, Hope Yoder, is way ahead of the curve! I almost swooned when I saw this dainty, girly shrug that was adapted from a new shrug pattern. It's so sweet, and sweeter still, Ms. Yoder says that there's more to come.
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