It is my belief that any art form, such as embroidery is difficult to pin down as to who, when and w
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If you open any decorating magazine, regardless of age, you are going to find some awesome ideas for
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A biscornu is an elegant, eight sided ‘pincushion' whose origins have been lost over the centuries.&
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I can remember my mother mending piles of clothes. She mended the mends, and she even darned t
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If I have one recollection of my childhood that stands out, it has to be the sound of the wooden scr
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AnnTheGran has placed these threads on sale!! Check it out at Madeira.
Dotted swiss was very p
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Here in San Diego, the summers are very mild. There is little or modest humidity (30% would be
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Among the beautiful and creative hand embroidery work is a pattern called Hardanger. When look
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You may remember that one of my earliest blogs discussed “Things I Wish I Knew When I Began Machine
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Much to my delight, this is my first year anniversary. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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May is my favorite month. While I come from a small family, there are only 24 of us, but for s
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I suppose Mother’s Day is my personal favorite holiday because my grownup kids actually understand w
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There is not enough space to tell you all the wonderful information and special friendships that occ
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The origins of monograms were very regal. The letters were generally used as a signature and on coin
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Why is Egyptian cotton considered to be among the best cotton? It starts with the weather!&nbs
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When I first looked at Ken Parson’s Compositions, I was confused by it, not because it was difficult
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Some embroidery items are more breathtaking than others. I don’t remember where or when I got
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Is this the most magnificent swan you have ever seen?
Free Standing Lace (FSL) is a technique uniqu
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I have been thinking about doing embroidery on lingerie for some time now. I might be doing so
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Battenburg (Battenberg) lace has also been known as Renaissance lace. Created by using loops o
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This is going to be a quick post, but I just was working with the Pashminas that I sell on Et
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(Me singing) "Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens; the smell of leather and warm woolen mitt
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The first time I saw a ‘Bean’ stitch, it was from a distance of about 12 feet. I could see tha
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Everyone is interested in ‘being green’ these days. Preparing for the Holidays, I plan to go g
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With the Holiday Season right around the corner, everyone will be creating new and following old tra
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Some words cause us to think Luxury, and Pashmina is one of them. Pashmina is the Indian/Persi
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Embroidery has always been evolving and creating so many beautiful stitches and it is hard to keep u
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Embroidery has been a time honored craft for many centuries. When cloth was first available, t
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7/17/2013 - Still my VERY favorite stabilizer. It is my 'go to' when everything else is crashi
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