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• Caught in a trap . . . .

  I love to read tips and tricks about all sorts of things. I love computer tips (if you have a good one, I want to hear about it !!). I enjoy organizational tips (but I am so disorganized, I need to do them, not just read them!). I devour ideas for cleaning... Posted Sep 23 2011, 11:00 by pat71896 with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Tips, stabilizers, blog, annthegran stabilizer, madeira thread treasure chest, water soluble stabilizer, thread, adhesive, Madeira, scarf, tricks, embroidery, loosely woven fabrics, magazine, polyester, rayon, expert, Nancy Zieman, traps

• No More Excuses!

  I am so delighted to say that I belong to a group of enthusiastic embroiderers who meet once every month to laugh, share and learn from each other. According to Oprah (and Goldie Hawn who was her guest that day), if you attend and participate in a monthly... Posted Apr 29 2011, 02:00 PM by pat71896 with | with no comments Filed under: puckering, annthegran stabilizer, The Avid Embroiderer, heirloom, Craft Glue, lettering, Sheets, bling, density, adhesive, AnnTheGran, Ann's Club, Designs in machine embroidery, Cutaway, magazine, bullet proof, imperfect, errors, happiness

• Hoop Impression or Burn

  Occasionally you may be working with a dense or very sheer fabric and experience what is called hoop burn. Sometimes it is just an impression left on the fabric, but some of them can be a real burn. As previously noted, you can get the fantastic (IMHO... Posted Feb 18 2011, 03:52 PM by pat71896 with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: fabric, stabilizers, avid embroiderer, annthegran stabilizer, hoopless, hooping, The Avid Embroiderer, embroidering on leather, adhesive, AnnTheGran, organza, delicate, hoop, nap, hoop burn

• Loosely Woven Fabrics

  If I had one item that I would have liked to really have been knowledgeable about from day one, it had to be working with loosely woven fabrics. As some of you know, I have a site that sells pashminas and they have become quite popular. I am even selling... Posted Dec 17 2010, 03:30 PM by pat71896 with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: stabilizers, annthegran stabilizer, costs, machine embroidery, Christmas, spreadsheet, Pashmina, brayer, monogram, monograms, tearaway, adhesive, scarf, placement, delicate, tricks, techniques, Designs in machine embroidery, gift ideas, my embroidery mentor, loosely woven fabrics, Eileen Rocha, Deborah Jones, linkin, baste, stitches, thread clippings

• In-The-Hoop Christmas Stocking

  There are a few things that are easier than in-the-hoop projects, but for doing holiday items, this one is a (nearly) no brainer. I have admired Christmas Stockings from various designers and just recently won this one at an embroidery group I attend... Posted Nov 26 2010, 11:45 by pat71896 with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: annthegran stabilizer, hooping, The Avid Embroiderer, CatalogXpress, heirloom, Christmas, Holidays, Thanksgiving, metallic thread, brayer, tearaway, adhesive, cuff, Catalog Xpress, Notes, hoop, gift ideas, Stockings: in-the-hoop, overlap, 10 needle embroidery machine

• Back to School, TGIBTS

  It may be true that in the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. However, it is autumn that has a parental dance called, Thank Goodness it is Back to School. There are a number of reasons for this happy foxtrot. For one thing... Posted Sep 03 2010, 04:45 PM by pat71896 with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: annthegran stabilizer, wss, digitizing, free, adhesive, freebie, School, Teachers, moon, halloween, students, fonts, Ann's Club, bat

• The Living is Easy

  It is summertime here in southern California. That actually means that the days are balmy to hot and the nights are balmy to cold. My friend rents his beach side condo and he laughs about the people from Arizona. They come here to cool off, and then in... Posted Jun 25 2010, 04:15 PM by pat71896 with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: stabilizers, avid embroiderer, annthegran stabilizer, costs, batting, monograms, applique, adhesive, summer, Design Downloads, 4th of July, coaster, scissors

• Ribbons Galore!

  Ribbons have been a part of embellishments, decorating and crafting ever since man first figured out how to tie a knot. That was about 45 minutes after man discovered fire - I think he wanted his amore to be pretty in the glow of the flames. Ribbons are... Posted Apr 09 2010, 04:30 PM by pat71896 with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Tips, blog, avid embroiderer, annthegran stabilizer, The Avid Embroiderer, tips for new embroiderers, Badgemaster, FSL, water soluble stabilizer, brayer, free standing lace, Forum, tip, newbies, endless hooping, adhesive, bow, Autism Awareness Month, bows, ribbon

• Walking Shorts, 6/26/09

  Here in San Diego, the summers are very mild. There is little or modest humidity (30% would be really high here) and the days may be wonderfully warm for swimming, but the evenings - are the reason people love to live in southern California. Evenings... Posted Jun 26 2009, 10:00 by pat71896 with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: stabilizers, annthegran stabilizer, The Avid Embroiderer, border, endless hooping, tearaway, adhesive, hem