Hand Embroidery

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For those who love hand embroidery both traditional and contemporary

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Sulky 8-1/2-Inch by 11-Inch Printable Sticky Fabri-Solvy Stabilizer

Started by Sondra Borrie. Last reply by Sondra Borrie Apr 7. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Hello,Does anyone use this Printable Sticky Fabri-Solvy Stabilizer for transferring designs?I saw this video on You Tube by Wendy Gratz and she had positive feelings about it. …Continue

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what sort of needles do you use?

Started by Margo. Last reply by Marie Mar 25. 13 Replies 0 Likes

I'm not new to hand embroidery but...it's been a very long time since I've done much of it. My grandmother taught me and we used whatever needle in her collection of old needles to work with we…Continue

Thread/floss descriptions; sizes and types

Started by Michele Crow. Last reply by Marie Mar 25. 9 Replies 0 Likes

As I am still quite new to embroidery, I don't know anything about the different thread types and sizes. Take perle for instance, which is thicker 3 or 5? What are they used for? Does anyone have or…Continue

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Comment by Donna Ross on May 13, 2012 at 20:31: Hi everyone....New to site..I am doing hand embroidery right now and trying to add beads..love to see your and tips..I am looking forward to it.

Comment by Elaine Wilding on April 30, 2012 at 6:24: This is so cool looking.You could almost dye the piece after the knots were added. You could use white tread for the knots. I love seeing the process of this thanks for sharing. Hugs Elaine

Comment by faith on April 30, 2012 at 4:19: this is using fabric paint, sometimes diluted acrylic for the background then using loads of french knots in rainbow colours to give it life