In my opinion, women who are no longer a size 8 tend to wear baggy clothing. https://www.swakdesigns
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Registration (a line edging the design to create more detail) is one of my earliest recollections of
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July 14, 2017
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We were all beginners at one
point and we’re still learning along the way. Everyone needs a
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June 16, 2017
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Although it may look complicated, cutwork is really quite
simple. In fact, if you have ever stitched
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No matter what generation you belong to (really? Boomlets?) you likely have a desire to connect with
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May 19, 2017
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Recently, while working on a project, I found a solution to wrinkled fabric-type water soluble stabi
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It is very important that you avoid switching back and forth with your thread types. It is bet
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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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T-shirts and sweatshirts make great last-minute gifts, perfect for Mother's Day and other special oc
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With all the old jokes about 'permanent record,' I would have been the kid who worried about such th
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April 7, 2017
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A couple of weeks ago, I showed you how to add text to embroidery designs using Embrilliance in this
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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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I really believe that décor should be simple and unconventional, lovely and not ostentatious, classy
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February 17, 2017
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Recently, I have have experienced the pleasure of using a 200 x 260 Snap Hoop Monster and it is fabu
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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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February 3, 2017
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After 15 plus years of machine embroidery, I recently started using Superior Thread's Bottom Line in
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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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I have a "Love" "Hate" relationship with some of my sweaters. I love my "creamy orange," light-weigh
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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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Can you spot the error in these tips?Jump stitches are important to cut. Leaving them in can have th
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We all know most of the ‘generalized’ stitches for embroidery. Those are
the work-horses of the embr
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In my last blog, I made mention of the fact that it is a good idea to do the basting around designs
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Is it Fashion or Art?
If you were to ask any 7 year old – “Is it F
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October 21, 2016
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If you like machine applique, you will love AccuQuilt. The AccuQuilt GO! cutters cut precise fabric
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I was doing hankies for a Bride who wanted multiple hankies with the exact same wording and embellis
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http://community.annthegran.com/Gallery/4?utm_source=EMAIL&utm_medium=ATG&utm_term=Gallery/4
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It is so easy to make a wrong cut when working with two-layered appliques. It happens to all of us.
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Just a little tip (I have never seen this one anywhere). Once in awhile, you will be stitching along
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I don’t know about you, but my sewing room is pretty much a
mess right now and, whether we like it o
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The thread that binds and then shreds.
I have been working at collecting ideas that work for others
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