Whether you are learning the satin stitch for the first time or looking to improve your technique, these tips will help you advance your hand embroidery skills while creating beautiful satin stitches every time.
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The Easiest Way to Choose an Ombré Color Palette for Your Hand Embroidery
Ombré is the blending of one color to another, typically moving from a lighter color to a darker color. In order to choose colors that work well in an ombré design, it’s helpful to choose threads from one color family. The trouble is most craft stores organize thread displays by number rather than color family. However there’s a tool that removes the guesswork and helps you pick the perfect ombré color palette!
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4 Ways to Add Appliquéd Details to Your Hand Embroidery
Hand appliqué isn’t just for quilting. You can use it to layer fabric in all sorts of hand embroidery projects. Plus it’s a great way to use up fabric scraps, try new stitches, and experiment with freehand embroidery. In this article, I’ll be walking you through a few different examples of hand appliqué in which the raw fabric edges become a part of your finished embroidered work.
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7 Budget-Friendly Ways to Get Embroidery Supplies
The prices of everything have gone up in the last few years, and that goes for embroidery supplies too. However, the great thing about this craft is that because it has been around forever, there are ample supplies floating around out there which someone else might be looking to give to a new home. Here are seven ways to get your hands on embroidery supplies without blowing your craft budget.
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How to Use a Digital (Downloadable) Embroidery Pattern
Do you prefer digital embroidery patterns, or pre-printed kits? Using digital patterns might feel intimidating if you’ve primarily stitched with embroidery kits, but I think you’ll find that downloading a pattern file has many wonderful benefits that will open you up to a world of possibilities. If you are new to using digital patterns, this article is intended to walk you through what to expect when purchasing one of my patterns, and how to go about transferring your downloadable pattern so you can begin stitching.
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