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Aug 2, A good hoop 3 Aug 2013 | 12:27 am
I have two styles I like - the best one for me is the Morgan hoop - it has as groove in which the inner and outer hoops lock together and I have found
Aug 2, An embroidered heart full of flowers 3 Aug 2013 | 12:18 am
I did this simple embroidery, on a cream coloured toddler shirt, for my little girl. Carol writes... That is lovely, Michelle! Simple stitches maybe,
Jun 12, How to work Cretan stitch, a useful addition to your embroidery library 12 Jun 2013 | 06:46 pm
Have trouble embroidering Cretan stitch? Step by step photos will teach you how!
Jun 3, Herringbone stitch 3 Jun 2013 | 02:25 pm
Herringbone stitch - learn how to embroider it and how to vary it for different effects
May 21, 14 count or not? 21 May 2013 | 03:17 pm
My mother-in-law taught me how to cross stitch years ago. She always bought my fabric for me and only taught me to make the X with, well, an extra hole
May 21, Any advice for a newbie on holding a hoop 21 May 2013 | 03:01 pm
I have never embroidered - but I want to try. Cross stitch worked fine for me back in high school - but I never liked the 'pixelated' look. I learned
May 21, Conditioning a wooden hoop 21 May 2013 | 02:50 pm
Is there a way to condition the wooden hoop? It is probably over 40 years old, and seems very dry. I always use a wooden hoop because I think it holds
May 21, Re-creation Embroidery 21 May 2013 | 02:30 pm
That is re-creation not recreation as in play. I love to run paper-backed cotton cloth through my printer to print a beautiful picture on the cloth.
May 21, Looking for patterns to embroider for special gifts 21 May 2013 | 02:19 pm
I am quite new to embroidery. I would like to embroider a sheet set and hand towels, and pillow shams. I would like to make a special gift to my deceased
May 20, Crewel work using Appletons wool 20 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
I am looking for some fabric that will support Appletons wool, everyone tells me to use linen twill but as I am new to this I would like to find something
