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Bag your floss

November 15, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shares some great tips for organizing your embroidery floss. See her post.… Read More ...

Make your stitching stand out

November 13, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has some excellent guidance about choosing a background color for your needlepoint. See her post.… Read More ...

Doodle while you stitch

November 6, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Alice of BeStitched advises needlepointers to keep a doodle canvas handy. What’s a doodle canvas? Go to her post to find out.… Read More ...

How to tension a full frame

November 2, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

When a work fills a slate frame, how do you tension the piece further if you need to? There’s no room. Thanks to one of her readers, Mary Corbet has an awesome tip for coping with this situation. Check out … Read More ...

Recent tatting tutorials

November 1, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Check these recent tutes from Tatted Treasures:

Finishing a Tatted Motif with a Folded Join
How to Hide Ends with the Magic Thread Trick
Taking out Stitches
Avoiding the Folded Join… Read More ...

Achieve smoother shading

October 26, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Needlepainting expert Trish Burr shares ten tips for smoother shading. See her blog post.… Read More ...

Keeping silk thread smooth

October 20, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has a fresh idea for how to keep silk threads from snagging on your hands and nails. Check it out.… Read More ...

A thread tutorial

October 19, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread compares two embroidery threads–floche and coton a broder–and explains their uses. Check out her tute.… Read More ...

Tidy up your floss

October 14, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Eniko of il giardino segreto shows us how to tidy our stashes by using clothespins as floss bobbins. The blog is not in English, but it doesn’t matter; you’ll find out everything you need to know from the photos. See … Read More ...

Quick tip for labeling floss

October 12, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Monica of Happy Zombie has a tip for labeling your embroidery floss with the color number quickly and easily. See her post.… Read More ...

Free e-book of needlework tips

October 10, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Helen of Bustle and Sew says,

You may remember that way back at the beginning of the summer I asked for contributions to put together a free hints and tips books for us all to share.  It’s taken a little

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Recent stitch tutorials

October 8, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

(1) Chain stitch with variations from My Sweet Prairie
(2) Backstitch, stem stitch, double-threaded backstitch, French knot from My Sweet Prairie
(3) Needles and tension (needlepoint) from Be Stitched
(4) Updated chain stitch video from Needle ‘n’ Thread
(5) Outlining … Read More ...

Stitch realistic SRE leaves

October 7, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Di van Niekerk shares a tip for taming silk-ribbon leaves and shaping them realistically. Go to her blog post for the lowdown.

Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well … Read More ...

A handy stitching gadget from the housepaint department

October 3, 2011 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Karen of Sew Many Ways shares a tip that is absolute genius. See the little clamp in the photos above? It’s a tool available in the paint department of home improvement stores. You’re supposed to clamp it onto your paint … Read More ...

Embroidery Pattern – Add life to your flowers

September 29, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Bring flowers to life with some stitching tips and a long-and-short stitch tutorial from Yesteryear Embroideries. See her post.

Still looking for more patterns? Check these flower embroidery patterns out on Etsy.… Read More ...

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