Sooner or later, once the embroidery bug has bitten you, you will start to think about digitizing. G
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When you have threads
breaking without rhyme or reason, it’s time to bring out the big guns!
There
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Recently, I was walking through a department store, and a t-shirt caught my eye. It had a heart-shap
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Candlewicking is as old as the 'old west' and as fresh as any of today's trendy designs. Created in
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Who gave stripes the boot? And, just for you, a design you will use often.
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Embird has come to ATG and I am really excited about it. If you have never heard of Embird (where ha
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Looking for a project for my blog, I saw so many torn jeans that I thought, I don’t wear them, but t
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You and I know that embroidery can be so many things, an heirloom (don’t forget to put your name and
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I remember, years ago, I was told something like – If you think of something, a red convertible, for
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While searching the Internet for interesting (?) subjects for my blog, I came upon one that seemed v
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Note: This is from a very old Blog that a reader commented upon. Very few people will see the post b
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As I have noted in the past, I subscribe to several embroidery magazines. They are so full of great
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I remember when I started to do machine embroidery, I did not understand "lettering" and the differe
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Passion Changes Everything is a heavy
duty statement with so many facets. It does not matter what Ce
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I have been reading that the English alphabet, as we know it, is nearing obsolescence for many reaso
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Tension is a word that has a very bad PR agency. The mere word gets blood pressure to rise and grow
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I have been embroidering for more than 15 years. I was generally self-taught and I started wit
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This time of year, we all do more metallic thread designs and here are some tips for you to have bet
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Pat shares a personal story about her grandson, and highlights awareness designs.
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Pat is sharing 10 of her unique tips with you and a freebie just for fun.
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I do like to create something unexpected when I embroider. Some times that includes using a te
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Some day we will all be embroidering on spider webs, in the meantime, this is an idea that has so ma
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Build a Better Mouse Trap - Do You Catch A Better Mouse?
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One has a very difficult time imagining Cary Grant without a tie. Off hand, I cannot think of
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I got a little Soccer fever and if you did not,
I am here to tell you that the USA lost but can hold
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I have been doing bridal work for almost 13 years. Sometimes it is frustrating, interestingly,
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In my last blog, I did a foam
and embossed design in Turquoise and mint green. The photo does
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These things are just a little
information for your project. I know
that, although I have been
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As I noted in my blog "Where is an Expert When
You Need One?" sometimes we need an expert opinion an
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