You may find that as your embroidery skills and experience have grown, you’re eager to try a wider range of threads for various stitches, effects, and techniques. If you’re ready to branch out and play with something new, here is a sampling of some threads that are great for embroidery. It all depends on the look and feel you want to attain!
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How to Display Boro-Inspired Embroidery Art
If you’ve joined me for the Stitch-a-Day May boro stitchalong and are making a wall hanging, you might be wondering how to best display your boro-inspired art. Here is a quick and easy tutorial that doesn’t require a hoop, and can be adapted to any number of embroidery projects!
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20 Fun Ways to Celebrate National Embroidery Month!
February is often recognized for being the month of love, Black History Month or American Heart month, but did you know it's also National Embroidery Month? There's no better time to celebrate with some stitching (especially as many of us are waiting for spring to arrive!) So just for fun, here are 20 ideas for how you can celebrate National Embroidery Month!
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Prolong the Life of Your Clothing with These Boro Mending Tips
Boro is the Japanese art of mending in which textiles have been patched together to prolong their life. In recent years this simple method of fabric repair has grown in popularity as more people have pursued slow and sustainable fashion and sought to extend the life of their clothing.
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Exploring the Free-Style Embroidery of Mixed Media Artist Diane Scott
It’s always fun to meet other embroidery artists and today I want to introduce you to the work of Diane Scott! I first became acquainted with Diane and her work on Instagram and she is truly a mixed media artist. I love getting a peek into her art journals to see how her paintings or sketches inform her embroidery work, whether it’s her birds, florals, or abstract compositions. I’ve been especially fascinated with her free-style embroidery pieces and had the opportunity to ask Diane a bit about her process and her art in a recent interview!
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