How can I get seriously bad smell out of fabric?

Started by Jane Lyttle in Textile How-To: Questions & Explanations 4 hours ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes

I just received an amazing treasure trove of beautiful fabric, lace, wedding dresses, ribbons, vintage stuff, etc from an older relation. The problem is that is smells awful - has been sitting in stacks forever with over 10 dogs in the house.…Continue

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How to frame fine silk?

Started by Barbara/Hopscotch in Textile How-To: Questions & Explanations. Last reply by Barbara/Hopscotch 5 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes

I have a piece of fine silk (double scarf weight)and I want to put it in my grip and stitch frame for embroidery.  Thing is, do Ia)  Attach a waste fabric backing by machining the very edges of the silk?Orb)  Should I add binding of some sort…Continue

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Hejsa!

Started by Michelle Lilholm Rasmussen in For new hands yesterday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hi there,It's probably time for an introduction! :)My name is Michelle, and I go by that or Zhelle most places online. I come from Denmark, and I am currently living in Copenhagen, Denmark. I have a fiancee, who lives in Wales, so we do travel back…Continue

Trish Burr Vintage Robin design

Started by Noelle Ferry in General topics on Sunday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Several SF members are stitching this design, a few have already posted…Continue

needlenthread.com/

Started by Noelle Ferry in General topics. Last reply by Doreen Parker on Saturday. 5 Replies 0 Likes

I try to visit Mary Corbet's website http://www.needlenthread.com/ every day.  I always seems to find some thing neat being written about.  This morn I found a stitch combo that she explains quite clearly…Continue

Dealing with 'Creative block'........

Started by christina richards in General topics. Last reply by Marti Lew May 14. 7 Replies 0 Likes

I would like to start a discussion on 'Creative block' !I often suffer this annoyance and it soooo gets me down !I just wondered how other people deal with it....Has anyone got any suggestions for coping strategies ?Continue

Trish Burr

Started by Noelle Ferry in General topics. Last reply by Noelle Ferry May 14. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Hi,I know lots of SF members have embroidered and posted photos of Trish Burr designs.This morning I used the  'Search stitchin fingers' search box, entering just the two words Trish Burr.  The search returned numerous pages of  found stuff on SF…Continue

The Needle Driven Life

Started by Julia in Blogs and blogging May 13. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hi Everyone. I've been really enjoying hanging out here and looking at all the wonderful photos. You've all made me realize how much I still have to learn.Anyway, I have a baby blog where I've been obsessively chronicling all my needle related…Continue