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Mar
19
Gerry Krueger‘s technique for creating these silk-ribbon fuchsias approaches stumpwork in that she creates all the parts and then assembles them onto her work. Beautiful results! Find out more about how she does it at her Older Rose blog …
Mar
10
Here’s a great tutorial from Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World for a stitch-of-a-thousand-uses. Wendi says,
Not only do I show you how to blanket stitch – I show you how to do it without any knots. No knots! So
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Feb
5
Mollie of Wild Olive has a great idea to keep your pearl cotton from getting snarly. Check out her tutorial.
Feb
4
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint explains how to rip out stitches without damaging your needlepoint canvas. See her post.
Feb
4
This Flower Power Pincushion has the perfect amount of hand-stitched embellishment to make it stylish as well as practical. Jessica of Twin Fibers designed it and shares the tutorial at The Sewing Loft. Find out how to make one.…
Feb
4
Corinne of So September shows us how to add fabric applique to an embroidery project. Even though the example she uses is seasonal, the principles work for any design. Go to her tute.
Jan
13
Donna of Needleworker Not in Paradise shares a fabulous tip for removing creases from linen. If you’ve collected old stitchery that has been folded for a long time — maybe decades — Donna has the solution. See her blog post…
Jan
5
When you’re stitching a design that needs a padded outline, does it matter what kind of outline stitch you use? Mary Corbet says it does! And her blog post shows clearly why split stitch is a much better choice than …
Dec
17
Marjolein of Threads and Patches demonstrates how to create a beautiful, dimensional basket woven of pearl cotton. See her tutorial.
Oct
18
Palak of Make It Handmade sent me a recommendation for a site I hadn’t seen before, Sarah’s Hand Embroidery Tutorials. Palak says,
I came across this site when I was searching for handwork tutorials. She has a huge library
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Oct
16
Elizabeth of Sew in Love explains how she creates watercolor-on-fabric backgrounds for her needlework. We can do this! See her tute.
Oct
11
If you’re wanting to dip a toe into hand embroidery, Rachael of Imagine Gnats has got you covered. Her guest post at Sew Delicious covers the basics for embroidery beginners. Check out her guide.
Oct
5
Rachel of Lines Across has pulled together links to the tutorials for each style of felt flower used in her gorgeous hexie wreath. Oh, and she’s sharing instructions for assembling the wreath, too! Use the flowers all together, as she …
Oct
3
Using metallic threads and blending filaments can be tricky. Kreinik‘s Facebook readers recently chimed in with personal experience and tips for a poster who was frustrated by the tendency of delicate fibers to break. Check out the wealth of …
Oct
3
Bargello Needlepoint offers clear, concise directions for reading and understanding a bargello pattern. Check out the post.
And many thanks to Jane of Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure for pointing out this find.
