Hardanger is a type of stitching that uses the canvas itself as part of the design. The open weave a
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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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Since I seem to spend a lot of time at the repair shop with my
machines, I thought I would talk abo
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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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For centuries, women have decorated their bodies with everything from charcoal, crushed flower leave
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Back in 2008, I wrote a
blog on the things I wish I had known when
I started this fantastic craft.&n
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I love sharing tips and tricks. I have so many of them and I think you may enjoy reading about
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I don't know if frugal is a forgotten word, but I know that
being careful with money is important to
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Happy and Healthy New Year to each of you.
I cannot believe another year has passed. I t
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If my embroidery gifts are not - quick, easy and inexpensive, I am not going to do them. Year
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If you are a newbie at embroidery, you may be thinking about
the up-coming holidays and giving gifts
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Are the stores yelling at you to buy new decorations for the holidays? You have plenty and are proba
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If you can stand just another blog about 60 weight thread, I
was looking through some of the designs
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If you have been embroidering for more than 90 days, like the rest of you, you may have had a fantas
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When I started researching the
Bullion Rose design, I had no idea why it is called 'bullion'.
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The quilters among us will recognize this stitch type but some of us are only just now finding about
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Before there was Facebook and Twitter, there was "Yonders My Best Friend" and I loved it. I do
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It is just about that time of year when Mom's and Dad's are just a little happier and kids ar
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WOW! "Breakfast
at Tiffany's" was one charming, romantic and fun film. I
remember seeing
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What did I just say??? Get your nails done??? Well ladies
and gentlemen, yes, get your n
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When I started this blog in 2008, I found a story about embroidery machines. It stated that th
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Sometimes, there is absolutely no hope for dressing guys - forget about taking them out in public!
&
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When you first start to work with embroidery, you are going to find so many great items that it will
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Can you believe it, I started my blog here on 5/9/2008. Things have changed a lot and it reall
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Now that I am a grandmother, I can look back and see what I did right, wrong and strange with my chi
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As a Newbie (we
love YOU and we were all where you are), I can read your questions and rememb
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I know that this is an embroidery blog but sometimes, you just gotta learn about the little things y
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The origins of monograms were very regal. Monograms were generally
used as a signature and on
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There is something interesting about 'Newbie' mistakes, we all make them AND, sometimes the most exp
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While I don't do quilts myself, I always enjoy and appreciate the work done by the talented people w
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