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• 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

• Candlewicking 9/19/08

  Embroidery has always been evolving and creating so many beautiful stitches and it is hard to keep up with all the latest techniques. One of my personal favorites was always the French Knot. I remember the first time I did that knot, I thought I had reached... Posted Sep 19 2008, 03:20 PM by pat71896 with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: Tips, hoopless, The Avid Embroiderer, tips for new embroiderers, heirloom, save money, wss, water soluble stabilizer

• Badgemaster (original published date - 8/22/08)

  8/10/11 - Here it is 3 years later and I just wanted to add that I still use and LOVE Badgemaster. I use it for so many things, not just FSL. I ran out recently and bought some Ultra Solvey. What a surprise! It is the same, but at a significantly higher... Posted Aug 24 2008, 03:17 by pat71896 with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: embroidery designs, stabilizers, blog, The Avid Embroiderer, tips for new embroiderers, save money, wss, towels, Badgemaster, FSL, water soluble stabilizer, costs, machine embroidery