December 13, 2010
djones247
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Shadow Work by Machine is a technique invented, perfected and patented by designer Suzanne Hinshaw. Patented designs created Suzanne are the only genuine, legitimate designs for shadow work by machine. That's fine - because her designs are timeless and elegant and are totally goof-proof. I promi...
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December 3, 2010
carol
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Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alph
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December 3, 2010
susanmars
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Seasons Greetings Everyone!
If you happened to catch my blog around Halloween, you may remember that I used the cutest designs from Amazing Designs---little candy corn characters dressed up for Halloween. It was the “Sweet Halloween I” collection. Well I had so much ...
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At this time, there are only a handful of design creators for whom we all would know for certain of
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November 26, 2010
db1921
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With Christmas right around the corner the first thing that comes to mind is Santa Clause of course.
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There are a few things that are easier than in-the-hoop projects, but for doing holiday items, this
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November 19, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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There are several very nice slideshow programs on the Internet, but I thought that this one was the best. Most of the freebies are minimal and require that you download their data down to your PC. As I have noted several times, more and more of the software will be purchased/used/a...
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November 19, 2010
djones247
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Do you love the look of monograms on men's cuffs? This is a stylish touch that almost any man can appreciate. The trick is to create these small wonders in the correct size, without bulky corners and with proper placement. You can get confidence to embroider cuffs by practicing on cuffs fro...
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November 19, 2010
lraikin
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Exciting New Holiday Designs from African Folklore Embroidery
We have several new designs just in time for the Holidays. Some of these include the new Hanukkah designs (this year Hanukkah starts December 1st.) Two special designs that celebrate this holiday include the Hanukah Menorah; it is custom...
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November 12, 2010
db1921
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I'm not sure why but I really enjoy making Christmas stockings. I have made traditional ones, funky ones, country ones and elegant ones depending on who they are for. We always make a stocking for each new addition to our family. Some years, with weddings and births, we h...
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Since I am not a digitizer, I don't know much about this particular technique called photo-stitch.&n
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There are many resources for looking for ancestors and relatives online. www.FamilySearch.org reviews a number of sites, speeds up your search and is free. Good luck finding those who may be related to you.
You may already own a scanner or just be considering one for your home use. ...
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November 5, 2010
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A while back, our oldest daughter painted her dining area walls orange. We all thought she was a little crazy but with her black furniture it actually looks very nice. She has a small table on one side and has been looking for a runner for quite some time now. She really didn't...
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October 29, 2010
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Last week Emma and I were at the fabric store picking up some fabric for my aunt who is 94 and still sewing. While we were looking Emma saw this horse fabric and went nuts over it. "Meesy, we just have to make something with this!" she said. Now, why this little girl is s...
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Machine embroidery advances are being driven by the same things that drive the computer industry - H
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October 22, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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Most Help Desk people will remind you to do certain steps, depending on your computer, to help speed up your PC. Vista does the Defrag and Check Disk in the background, so you can do those if you like, but it is not likely to make any difference in start-up speed.
It is a fact that getting ri...
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October 22, 2010
carol
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Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alphabets andindividual designs can be found on my Stock Design Page. My designs are also available inpacks, as described in this blog. Those can be found here. For designs and packs ava...
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October 22, 2010
db1921
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Our family has been invited to several Halloween gatherings this year. The first is this weekend - a whole week before the 31st! This is Friday and the girls costumes are not quite finished. But the girls are very excited about dressing up for these events. One dec...
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October 15, 2010
djones247
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Christmas season always brings requests for embroidering names on stockings. This may make you wish that you could crawl into a cave and hibernate with the bears until Spring! Yet stockings can be conquered and in doing so, you bring happiness and create heirlooms. For this reason, I have always tri...
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Ever since I recognized that my retirement was going to be upon me quickly (about 10 years ago), I w
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October 8, 2010
db1921
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You can never have too many bags. We use bags for everything from storing tiny toys to carrying our groceries in "green" bags. But last week my daughter decided she needed a huge bag. She teaches science two days a week at a local Christian school. But since she shares th...
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October 8, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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If you have not yet tried Skype, you are missing one of the finest features the Internet has to offer.
Most people know that you can call users worldwide if they have the correct equipment for free. But did you know that:
You can send files
Send Instant Messages (IM)
Create a conference...
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My love for embroidery is going on 10 years. I cannot believe it, how time flies when you are
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October 1, 2010
lraikin
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And The Winner is………
Over twenty thousand people viewed the African Folklore Embroidery entries at the International Quilt Show in Long Beach. As many of my readers know I travel around the country lecturing and teaching African Folklore Embroidery. I am always a...
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September 24, 2010
db1921
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Halloween is just around the corner and with so many costumes to make this year I decided two things: 1) They need to be fairly simple, and 2) I need to start earlier than I have in the past. The two older girls each have a definite ideas of what they want to be. But what ...
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September 24, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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We are all trying to be more ‘green' these days, but some things may remain in your home that you are uncertain about. Green means more environmentally safe, but I use some items that I really cannot do without. I want to know exactly what is in those products. It m...
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Embroidery is always trying to do new and different things. My mother's embroidery was limited
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September 17, 2010
djones247
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It’s great to find a new embroidery effect, and it’s even better when it’s as easy as the silk flower technique. Jackie Woods of www.greatnotions.com introduced me to the concept, and I found it absolutely stunning.
Jackie u...
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September 10, 2010
db1921
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One of our granddaughters loves Frosty the Snowman. We sing the song daily - even when it is 100+ degrees here. We read the book almost as often. So I decided to create a Frosty sweatshirt for her even though winter isn't here yet. When I asked her what color sweatshirt s...
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September 10, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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We all get excited over a new piece of equipment, either for our computer or for our embroidery.&nbs
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