The Avid Embroiderer Presents - If it ain't broke, break it!! Part 2, and freebies for those breaks. September 14, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (3) Kintsugi [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – The Absence of Light is Black. A Freebie for Your Favorite DIY Person June 29, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet The Avid Embroiderer Presents – The Absence of Light is Black. A Freebie for Your Favorite DIY Person [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Embird comes to AnnTheGran and a Versatile Freebie for everyone, even the guys! April 20, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Embird has come to ATG and I am really excited about it. If you have never heard of Embird (where ha [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Shadow Embroidery January 12, 2018 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (2) After seeing an article about Shadow Embroidery (SE), I did some research to bring that style to you [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - The Mother of Invention is really ourselves. And a New Year wish for, well, the new year. December 29, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (0) Frankly, 'they' (whoever they are) were correct when they said "Mother" because women do their share [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Learning and Remembering What You Learned. And a Freebie for Thanksgiving November 3, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (7) How To Remember 90% Of Everything You LearnThe development of the Learning Pyramid in the 1960’ [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Do you really know your Stabilizers? Don't forget your Halloween Freebie❣ October 20, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (1) There are a lot of blogs, notes and information about Stabilizers, just Google that word and you wil [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Baby's Firsts and an early Halloween freebie September 22, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) I was reading just the other day about Baby's Firsts. It was noted that Baby Books will have to be a [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - A waist is a terrible thing to waste. A freebie for rough and tumble kids. August 4, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (6) In my opinion, women who are no longer a size 8 tend to wear baggy clothing. https://www.swakdesigns [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Registration is the key! And a Purrfect kitten freebie. July 21, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Machine Tips Comments (0) Registration (a line edging the design to create more detail) is one of my earliest recollections of [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Poly v Ray and a Freebie for your Arsenal May 19, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (0) Not rated yet It is very important that you avoid switching back and forth with your thread types. It is bet [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Obsolete Alphabet? and Freebie for the future. April 7, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , The Memory Book Comments (0) Not rated yet I have been reading that the English alphabet, as we know it, is nearing obsolescence for many reaso [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Decorations where you least expect them. A Freebie for saying "I Love You" February 24, 2017 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks , Machine Tips Comments (5) I really believe that décor should be simple and unconventional, lovely and not ostentatious, classy [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Embroidery Tips that need correcting, and a Christmas Freebie December 9, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (4) Can you spot the error in these tips?Jump stitches are important to cut. Leaving them in can have th [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – What do you call that stitch? And, a Thanksgiving Freebie November 18, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) Not rated yet We all know most of the ‘generalized’ stitches for embroidery. Those are the work-horses of the embr [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Leather has its own personality - and a freebie for fun November 4, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , The Memory Book Comments (0) In my last blog, I made mention of the fact that it is a good idea to do the basting around designs [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Tips for Doing A Design Multiple Times and a Halloween Freebie October 7, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2) I was doing hankies for a Bride who wanted multiple hankies with the exact same wording and embellis [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Color Converter and an Autumn Freebie (really?? Autumn?) August 5, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Color Converter and an Autumn Freebie (really?? Autumn?) [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Shisha, A Shining Star from India, and, a shining Freebie July 22, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--36YX_KRbI woman doing showing the steps to a mirror. 13:11 [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - It is not too EARLY for Christmas Gifts and a Freebie July 8, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2) As we all wander around the Internet, we often see something that just stops us in our tracks. You k [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Decorating with Flowery Pillows June 10, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1) Not rated yet I am not much of a decorator. I love to see what others have done but for myself, I would buy 10 ite [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Yes, size does matter and a freebie for your Spring Embroidery April 8, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) I was just looking at some of the responses to the Blogs here at AnnTheGran, and I noticed one perso [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Look Who is Aware Now❣ - And, a space saving tip! March 25, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) Pat shares a personal story about her grandson, and highlights awareness designs. [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Curiosity Depends on What You Already Know and a freebie . . . March 11, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (2) v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VM [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - 10 Tips and Tricks that will make your embroidery better and a St. Patrick's Day freebie. February 26, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (5) Pat is sharing 10 of her unique tips with you and a freebie just for fun. [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Tricky Fabric and Stabilizers (AND two freebies) February 4, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer , Design Tips & Tricks Comments (4) I do like to create something unexpected when I embroider. Some times that includes using a te [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Decorate with trays January 22, 2016 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) Leafing through multiple magazines, including HGTV and Better Homes and Gardens (how long has it bee [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - A last minute gift for anyone on your list. December 18, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) No matter how I plan and get prepared for the holidays, especially Christmas (for me), there are alw [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Hidden tips and tricks for excellent embroidery September 18, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (1) There are so many places to learn about embroidery on the Internet. My blog and that of the ot [More]
The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Sharing the love of Embroidery September 4, 2015 Brown Eyed Lady EMB 101 , The Avid Embroiderer Comments (0) This time of the year - where on earth did summer go?? - the kids are off to school and the temperat [More]