There is so much for a Newbie to learn about machine embroidery that just a little 'hit or miss' can
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I have been embroidering since December 2001. You may recall that 9/11 did occur in 2001 and jobs ha
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I sincerely hope that you and yours are all safe and well. Frustration will cause further damage to
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I just happen to have an old magazine, November, 2017, from the Smithsonian Institute. I personally
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If thread is the life blood of embroidery, then messed up thread will be the headache for your whole
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I have always wanted to be able to design and create drawings and other Art. To me, art, in its broa
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Now that the holidays are over, (thank goodness for small blessings) I am seeing a lot of people
joi
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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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I hope you had a chance to see my '3D' blog, I am really excited about it. I am planning to incorpor
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I had written another blog which pointed out some things that are best done with the professional st
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With the hustle and bustle of the holidays comes a time for family, friends and even strangers. To s
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I can
recall when the first computers came on the market. The one piece of software I
noticed was “C
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I have been thinking about doing this blog for about 3 years - but, what is the hurry??These are tru
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Creating a Healthier Environment and a Freebie with as much joy as you can handle.
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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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There are a bunch of .99 designs now available.
While looking through them, I found a couple of fabu
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After seeing an article about Shadow Embroidery (SE), I did some research to bring that style to you
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Frankly, 'they' (whoever they are) were correct when they said "Mother" because women do their share
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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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Registration (a line edging the design to create more detail) is one of my earliest recollections of
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I really believe that décor should be simple and unconventional, lovely and not ostentatious, classy
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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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Just a little tip (I have never seen this one anywhere). Once in awhile, you will be stitching along
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I was thinking the other day about what one thing will make a difference for a Newbie. Even fo
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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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As embroiderers, we have a lot to consider when deciding on a project. This is how I try to vi
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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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