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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 really touched when she read The Giving Tree. It...

Posted to The Avid Embroiderer by pat71896 on 08-06-2010
Filed under: Filed under: embroidery designs, fabric, avid embroiderer, color changes, colors, border, paint, net, Tranquility Tree, voile, The Giving Tree, organza, frames
Biscornu, Chic and Classy

A biscornu is an elegant, eight sided ‘pincushion' whose origins have been lost over the centuries. Biscornu is a French adjective, literally meaning "two horned." It is also thought to be something that is irregular, a little lopsided. It is pronounced "biss-core-new."...

Posted to The Avid Embroiderer by pat71896 on 02-12-2010
Filed under: Filed under: embroidery designs, fabric, stabilizers, avid embroiderer, annthegran stabilizer, The Avid Embroiderer, batting, rotate, density, cross stitch, whip stitch, Biscornu
Is Mending Obsolete?

I can remember my mother mending piles of clothes. She mended the mends, and she even darned the hose and socks. I recall her using a shot glass and a hooked tool to mend her hose. WOW, she worked a job, kept up the house, including repairing the shingles on the roof, and still had time for mending....

Posted to The Avid Embroiderer by pat71896 on 01-29-2010
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Lingerie 1/3/09

I have been thinking about doing embroidery on lingerie for some time now. I might be doing some laces or even some more dense design. I love embroidery and figured a little bit of additional color would be great. A great deal of lingerie today is made from nylon and/or polyester tricot. Tricot is a...

Posted to The Avid Embroiderer by pat71896 on 01-03-2009
Filed under: Filed under: embroidery designs, fabric, annthegran stabilizer, needles, The Avid Embroiderer, knits, wss, water soluble stabilizer, tricot, digitizing

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The Giving Tree

Biscornu, Chic and Classy

Is Mending Obsolete?

Lingerie 1/3/09