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  • My Top Three Mistakes That Make You Look Like a Newbie

    If there is anything that all embroiderers have in common, it must be pride of workmanship. Not one of us wants to give or display something that does not look like it was made professionally. That is obvious – after all, how much have you invested financially, emotionally and artistically in your...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 12-16-2011

  • It started with a button

    I suppose we all have had this happen from time to time (or more often!) that we are minding our own business, and out of the blue comes something that inspires you in a manner that you cannot ignore. Mine started with a button. I was walking through a local department store and from 30 feet away, a...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 06-11-2010

  • 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 (Weblog) by pat71896 on 01-29-2010

  • May Day, 5/1/09

    May is my favorite month. While I come from a small family, there are only 24 of us, but for some strange reason, 7 of us have birthdays in May. It must be those waning days of the previous summer. . . . May has Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and the summer breezes calling to each of...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 05-01-2009

  • Trapunto 9/05/08

    Embroidery has been a time honored craft for many centuries. When cloth was first available, the first embellishment was probably some sort of thread design. The first known examples of embroidery were dated 3000 B.C. and done by men. The first commercial embroidery machines were invented in the mid...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 09-05-2008

  • 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 price. The Badgemaster lasted 3 years ($49.95 for...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 08-24-2008

  • Needles 7/3/08

    Needles General Information: The lower the number, the smaller the needle regardless of the type. Fine fabrics, satin, silk, linen, require the #60/8 Sharp or #65/9 Sharp. Either would be good choices. Those fabrics are snagged by a dull or overly large needle. To pierce heavy fabric like denim, use...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 07-03-2008
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