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Fantastic Goldwork by Cristina Badillo 27 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
Cristina Badillo is an embroiderer in Spain who creates fantastic pieces of embroidery featuring gold and other metal threads. I’ve gotten to know her work through her blog, Barroco Siglo XXI, or 21st...
Beginner Embroidery Tip: How to Separate Floss 26 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
Today’s tip on separating (also called stripping) embroidery floss is handy especially for beginners, because stripping your floss first makes a huge difference in the look of your stitches, whether y...
Stella Lamp Give-Away! 23 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm
Yesterday, I reviewed the Stella lamp for you – it’s a nice task lamp that works really well for hand embroidery, other arts and crafts, reading, writing, and the like. It’s also a great lamp for carr...
Lighting for Embroidery: Stella Lamp Review 22 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
So, we’ve chatted a bit about color in hand embroidery projects lately, and yesterday we talked a bit about color and the eyes. Today, I’d like to follow up with a review of a good light for hand embr...
Choosing Colors for Embroidery: The Eyes Have It 21 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
Remember last week when we discussed color choices and stitches for embroidery? Today, I want to mention another point about color choices for embroidery projects, and it is this: the colors you choo...
Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Exuberant Flower 20 Aug 2013 | 06:13 pm
Here’s a little free hand embroidery pattern for you – one that has loads of possibilities when it comes to embroidery techniques! This is an adaptation of an element within a much larger project fea...
The Squirrel that Never Was 19 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
Once Upon a Time, there wasn’t a little squirrel. When developing the various projects for Lavender Honey & Other Little Things, nestled snuggly on the list of ideas was a squirrel, but he didn’t mak...
Overdyed Thread Give-Away – Winner Announced! 17 Aug 2013 | 05:49 pm
Thanks to all who participated in the give-away run earlier this week for five full skeins of overdyed threads from Lorraine at LES Designs! It was a fun give-away, and interesting to hear your prefe...
Mission Rose: Goldwork & Vermicelli 16 Aug 2013 | 05:36 pm
The other day when I showed you my failed attempt at the gold lattice work on the blue silk fabric on the Mission Rose project, most of you guessed pretty quickly that I’d fall back on vermicelli gold...
Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Pattern Chasing 15 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve written anything about ecclesiastical embroidery here on Needle ‘n Thread. Ecclesiastical embroidery is essentially church-related embroidery, and as a category...
