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Sep

3

Inspiration: The Floss Box

September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Emily of The Floss Box blog has been working on a stump-work farm scene, and I’ve been lurking around enjoying every minute of it. Every speckin bit of it is wonderful but…oh, my goodness, look at the sheep! Read the details on Emily’s blog. Wait…go back to the beginning and read all of the posts [...]

Aug

25

How Paula made the book

August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

I’ve been following the development of an amazing stumpwork-sampler cloth book by Paula Hewitt of The Beauty of Life blog. Now Paula has put together a lighthearted tutorial that demonstrates the pitfalls of constructing a book such as this. Thank you, Paula, for the great information and lots of smiles along the way.
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Aug

15

Everything you always wanted to know about stump work

August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This beautiful example of stump work (dimensional embroidery) was created by Paula Hewitt of The Beauty of Life blog. Would you like to know more about how to produce 3D embroidery? Paula has done our community a service by posting a whopper list of stump work links on the stitchin fingers Ning site. The list is [...]

Jul

30

Embroidery in 3D

July 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

Paula Hewitt of The Beauty of Life blog has posted a great list of online stump work resources. You’ll find links to general information about this dimensional embroidery technique, lots of free patterns and tutorials, and web sites with kits and patterns for sale. Be sure to bookmark the page! And thank you, Paula!
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Jul

19

Tutorial: Stumpwork embroidery

July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Stumpwork sounds like something sweaty done outside with a grinder. But in the needlework world, it’s a dimensional style of embroidery that can produce lifelike results. The Needlework Tips and Techniques site has posted a stumpwork tutorial that is appropriate even for beginners. Check it out and try your hand.
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Jul

9

Great idea: bottlecap ornaments

July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Emily of The Floss Box produces exquisite stump work. In a recent blog post, she shares how she makes small embroidery works into bottlecap ornaments. While these would be lovely hanging anywhere in a home or office, I think they would make especially wonderful and cherished Christmas ornaments. See her tutorial.
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