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Free pattern and tute: Flowery pirate

July 20, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Gailen Runge created this amazing embroidered motif for…her husband’s barbecue apron. I don’t know about you, but if I put that much effort and creativity into something, it had better not be used anywhere near barbecue sauce! Gailen is sharing the pattern and instructions for this rockin project in a Stash Books blog post. Go there now.

Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well as imported European silk Embroidery Ribbons. You can see the listings here on Etsy.  Why use silk ribbons? While you can use other kinds of ribbon, it’s best to work with silk because It’s lightweight and very fluid and can easily be manipulated into stitches.

 

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  1. charlottetice says

    July 22, 2011 at 9:39 am

    I love all these sites!!!

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