Coloring Fabric For Embroidery
Do you want to explore a few different ways of coloring fabric for your embroidery work? I know I do! I’m pretty excited to dive into this because I haven’t tried it yet and I’ve been itching to play with a variety of mediums to see which will become my favorite! While crayons and watercolor are pretty popular for coloring…
Easy Fly Stitch Tutorial
The Easy Little Fly Stitch It’s all about the fly stitch today because it’s so similar to the fishbone stitch which I went over in my last blog post. I used it to create leaves and I’m going to do the same with the fly stitch so you can compare the two and get a good grasp on how they’re…
Fishbone Stitch Tutorial
Three Variations of the Fishbone Stitch The fishbone stitch is one of my favorite embroidery stitches for creating leaves and feathers. It’s fun, simple, and it can fill in a shape fairly quickly. It resembles a satin stitch in some ways but it’s very much different. The satin stitch runs up and down, left to right, or side to side.…
Felting The Back of An Embroidery Hoop & Finishing Your Embroidery
Finishing the Back of an Embroidery Hoop Tidies Things Up! Have you ever looked at the back of your embroidery work and thought about what a mess it is? I certainly have, but no matter how hard I try I’ve never been able to make it anywhere near as lovely as the front. It’s not like we will be looking…
Cute DIY Reusable Cloth Napkins
Make Your Own Cute Reusable Cloth Napkins! There are some great reasons for using reusable cloth napkins and if you like to sew then I think you’ll like this one, and if you’re a beginner then this easy sewing project is a perfect place to start! Unlike disposable paper napkins, cloth napkins are washable, reusable, and available in more designs…
Small But Mighty Seed Stitch
Sometimes, Wonderful Things Come in Small Packages… Like the Seed Stitch! … and this is true of the wonderfully simple but lovely seed stitch, also known as the rice stitch. What the seed stitch really is is a single straight stitch, going from point A to point B to create a small line. It’s truly that simple. It has very…
Stem Stitch and Outline Stitch Tutorial
Stem Stitch vs. Outline Stitch It’s another day and another embroidery stitch tutorial. Let’s dive into the stem stitch and the outline stitch. They both have a lovely twist, like a rope with a fairly consistent width. The stem stitch and outline stitch are great for outlines, creating stems for flowers, and curves. They create nice solid lines and they…
