August 12, 2011
susanmars
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I’m often asked about the fonts we choose for various projects, and folks are sometimes surprised when they find out some of my most favorite fonts—the ones I go to over and over again—are fonts digitized by AnnTheGran herself! If you search the www.annthegran.com website for...
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August 12, 2011
djones247
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Fortunately, manufacturers have developed wonderful, lightweight, moisture-wicking materials to keep us dry and comfortable in this record-setting heat. Unfortunately, stabilizing these materials is not as simple as other knits. In addition to being very thin, they also have more stretch than typica...
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When it comes to family, the words family emergency causes me to have chills. We all know what those
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August 5, 2011
db1921
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Have you seen the big purses, or should I say suitcases, that are in style this year? They certainly hold a lot of stuff but I continually see women trying to climb inside them to find their key rings. Watching them always made me smile until the other night. The heat index re...
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July 29, 2011
djones247
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Wouldn't it be great if you could turn your sew-outs into a well-presented sample book? One that you could use to seel from, or just to show off your workmanship? You can!
It's easy, inexpensive and quick to use some of your existing stitch-outs that had been relegated to ...
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July 29, 2011
lraikin
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The past four weeks of summer have flown. For the sixth year in a row I have been
teaching children African Folklore Embroidery at a summer art camp. The
children from ages 7-11 have from over thirty different arts related classes
from which to choose. It is an honor that African Folklore E...
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When you hear of flowers and lace put together you probably think of a wedding or a nice country gif
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When you first started to learn machine embroidery, there was so much to learn that it was a very da
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July 15, 2011
db1921
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Our girls have longer hair but it is so fine. Pony tails and pig tails seem to last about 20 minutes before the hair starts creeping out and looks messy. We saw the teens at the park wearing bandanas to keep their hair back and the oldest commented that she thought they w...
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July 15, 2011
djones247
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Slippage and marring are the two biggest challenges when hooping satin. Because of its soft hand, it is necessary to hold it securely without damaging the delicate surface yarns. Hoops may have nicks, splinters or burrs that can catch and damage these long delicate warp threads. I prefer that the ho...
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From the moment the first item of cloth was embroidered, clothing, church and home décor would never
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July 6, 2011
britonleap
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Gold Coast, Australia was recently the site of one of the largest embroidery conventions ever held,
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July 1, 2011
djones247
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Identify your pet and add fun sayings to pet bandanas. Make a patriotic one for the 4th of July - and then keep it rolling, making a new one for each holiday or mood. Rather than regular tie-style bandanas, you might want to make a slip-ver-the-collar bandana. This type of ban...
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July 1, 2011
starbird99
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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells &am
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Mom was right, the devil is in the details and he has had a devilishly good time with embroidery - -
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June 24, 2011
lraikin
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USING CREATIVITY TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
In the next few weeks many cities are enacting a law that
will allow grocery stores to charge for plastic bags. Some of you have already
been using reusable tote bags; some purchase these bland reusable bags from the
store at which they are shopping. Howe...
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June 17, 2011
susanmars
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My cousin just came to visit and helped me do some Spring cleaning (yes...it's Summer already). I was forced to face the dust that has been finding it's home on my sewing machines over time. It's really not fair to the machines and I'm sure machine repairmen would tell me...
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June 17, 2011
djones247
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Because quilt fabric is usually lightweight, embroidered quilt squares are often puckered. To avoid puckers on your squares, fuse a piece of ShirtTailorÒ by PellonÒ to cover the entire back of your square. It will not be removed after embroidery. Rather, it adds body to the quilt squar...
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June 10, 2011
starbird99
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Good Night! SleepTight! Now that is something we all hope to do each night. Whenever we don’t get enough sleep, there is usually something we can do about getting more and sounder sleep so we can stay in dream land longer each night.
Some people prefer to have it totally da...
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Many of us who are embroidery enthusiasts love to create wonderful projects for those who we love.&n
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June 3, 2011
db1921
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At our house we always seem to be slightly behind and end up cramming to get our father's day gifts done the night before that special day. Sometimes they don't go as planned and we spend a frustrating time figuring out what to do. This year we decided to change this (maybe the r...
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Did you ever wonder how embroidery was done before computers? During the 1960s automated embroidery
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This is one of those words that looks familiar but we are never quite sure if we know it or not! How
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May 27, 2011
lraikin
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Would you like to win
$500 Cash?
YOU are invited to enter your completed African Folklore Embroidery
in the upcoming challenge. Entry forms are on online
at www.aflembroidery.com.
THE GRAND PRIZE is $500 cash, 2nd prize $50 and 3rd prize $25.00.
All entrants will receive certificate of part...
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May 27, 2011
starbird99
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Good Night! SleepTight! Now that is something we all hope to do each night. Whenever we
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May 20, 2011
susanmars
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I will start off by confessing that this project was definitely not my brainchild. In fact, it
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May 20, 2011
djones247
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Fear No Pashmina!
One of my favorite newer stabilizers is the self-adhesive wash-away mesh type.
This stabilizer can be pricey, but it stands alone when you need the unique advantages offered by this highly evolved specialty product.The item being embroidered must be compatible with wate...
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May 13, 2011
carol
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Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alph
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I am constantly seeking something unusual for my bridal shop. I enjoy bringing something reall
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May 6, 2011
starbird99
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Remember as a young child and one of your parents, or grandparents, would cuddle up next to you and read you a story before bedtime. You would listen to your favorite story until your eyes slowly closed and you drifted into fairy-tale dreams. Now that you have grown up and have children ...
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