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Making a silk purse out of a placemat?

Just when I think I am not going to be able to come up with another blog, something crosses my computer screen and I get excited all over again. I saw an embroidered purse and I just could not resist giving it a try. In addition, I wanted it to be really...

Posted Sep 09 2011, 12:00 PM by pat71896 with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: annthegran stabilizer, applique, Robison-Anton, colors, easy projects, gift ideas, OOAK

Got Thread??

Without thread, embroidery is just a piece of fabric. . . The thread can make a great design more beautiful or take an excellent design and make it average. When newbies first buy their machines, they usually have no idea what purchases await them. I...

Posted Mar 18 2011, 02:50 PM by pat71896 with | with 8 comment(s)

Filed under: blog, needles, The Avid Embroiderer, madeira thread treasure chest, satin, save money, costs, Green, metallic thread, thread breakage, cotton, silicon, thread, Sulky, color changes, colors, Hemingworth, Isacord, Madeira, Jacobean, cotton thread, metallic, polyester, silk, rayon, apron, kitchen, muscle cars, men

Masters of Painting, Van Gogh

Since I am not a digitizer, I don't know much about this particular technique called photo-stitch. But I do know what I like and this is terrific (IMHO). Photo-stitch technique creates a dimension in embroidery that has the appearance of sketching...

Posted Nov 12 2010, 04:08 PM by pat71896 with | with 3 comment(s)

Filed under: CatalogXpress, thread, density, Robison-Anton, color changes, colors, Madeira, Catalog Xpress, techniques, Photo-Stitch, Cutaway, Art, Van Gogh

Threads of Embroidery

I have used thinner threads for certain types of embroidery. For instance, some monograms can be more elegant with a lighter thread. When we buy embroidery thread, we usually get the 40 weight. Thread is sold by the weight. Here is a simplified explanation...

Posted Aug 20 2010, 04:30 PM by pat71896 with | with 7 comment(s)

The Giving Tree

One of my favorite authors was Shel Silverstein; he was truly one of a kind. In addition to many books, poetry and artist, he wrote the music and lyrics for "A Boy Named Sue." You can read more about him here . As a teenager, my daughter was...

Posted Aug 06 2010, 04:45 PM by pat71896 with | with 10 comment(s)

Filed under: embroidery designs, fabric, avid embroiderer, color changes, colors, border, paint, net, Tranquility Tree, voile, The Giving Tree, organza, frames

Jacobean Embroidery

It is my belief that any art form, such as embroidery is difficult to pin down as to who, when and where it was created and the evolution that follows is the same. Jacobean is associated with King James I and the time is circa the beginning of the 17th...

Posted Mar 12 2010, 04:30 PM by pat71896 with | with 7 comment(s)

Filed under: avid embroiderer, The Avid Embroiderer, tapestry, heirloom, digitizing, colors, AnnTheGran, Starbird, Gutenberg, history, Jacobean, Wikiedia, Crewel Work, Morango Designs

Colors That Excel, 5/29/09

You may remember that one of my earliest blogs discussed “Things I Wish I Knew When I Began Machine Embroidery.” It had about 8 or 10 items that would have helped me save some of the money I spent and just some simple things that any newbie...

Posted May 29 2009, 11:00 AM by pat71896 with | with 14 comment(s)

Filed under: madeira thread treasure chest, save money, digitizing, thread, Sulky, Robison-Anton, color changes, colors, Hemingworth, newbies, Isacord

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