Embroidery Thread

Making a monogram baby blanket is an excellent way to show just how much you care for the special newborn in your life. And you can do it easily. Within all of the excitement surrounding baby’s birth is the announcement of their given name. By selecting a monogrammed baby blanket, you are essentially giving the […]

With a skein of floss, a needle, cotton fabric and a hoop you can learn a craft that sews easy! Remember the hand embroidered tablecloths, napkins and pillow cases? They don’t have to be a thing of the past. Embroidery is not difficult to learn. One stitch at a time. This is your new mantra.

There are no such things as ‘mistakes’ in ribbon embroidery. Trust me! It looks difficult to do, but ribbon embroidery is incredibly easy (and each project unique — even from a pattern). Give it a shot, and see what you come up with! Ribbon embroidery begins with four things: Fabric to stitch on, a needle

With the holidays coming, you will get loads of use for your embroidery stitches to make great gifts and unique cards Line Stitch and Blanket Stitch Materials Needed: handmade paper (or cardstock) embroidery floss embroidery needle scissors hot glue gun and sticks tape scrap raffia or twine Stampers and embellishments (optional) For our sample, I

Innovative Ideas to Make Gifts of Art Out of Store-Bought Items Take something ordinary and make it extraordinary. Simply add a little embroidery. Embroidery doesn’t have to be done on particular canvases or pre-marked kit cloths. Any simple item can be personalized with a touch of embroidery. It makes one-of-a-kind items, and it gives gifts

Wild and Wacky – ‘Stitch on Any and Every Surface’ This book is targeted at machine embroiderers who have embroidered on every surface they can think of and are wondering ‘what next’? Machine Embroidery – Wild and Wacky is not a typical machine embroidery book. The authors take the theme of finding new things to

Create A Free-Style Stitched Pendant Using Encrusted Embroidery An easy-peasy project that could be done in a weekend or two, using leftover beading materials from previous projects and a unique button from Grandma’s button box. Who doesn’t need new or extra jewelry? Though there are a lot of choices from a brick-and-mortar or online store,

Considerations for Machine Embroidery on Jersey and Interlock Fabric Machine embroidery is an excellent way to embellish and personalize t-shirts but the thin stretchy fabric requires extra care to achieve professional-looking results. For adults and children around the world, t-shirts are a summertime wardrobe staple. Machine embroidery is a fun way to personalize plain shirts,

The French knot is used to make small raised dots. You will often see it in flowers in clusters for the center. Add it to the running stitch we did last month, and you can enhance your work.   Materials Needed embroidery floss needle cotton fabric embroidery hoop scissors From beneath, push the needle through