I love finding creative ways to display hand embroidery and there are so many ways to show off your stitches without keeping them in a hoop. This quick and easy method for displaying dimensional embroidery can be used with any picture frame that you might have around your home, find at a yard sale, or purchase at a store.
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Enhance Your Stitching with These Must-Try Hand Embroidery Threads
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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11 Summer Stitching Projects to Work on During Your Vacation (or Staycation)
Summer is here! You may find yourself at home a lot more this year, but that doesn’t mean you still don’t need to take a break from the usual hum of life. Whether you are actually getting to go away for a vacation, or you have a staycation planned, these summery embroidery patterns and kits are a great way to plan a little creative escape and take time for self-care in this season.
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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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Thanks to COVID-19 I’ve Been Forced to Simplify, and I’m Grateful
As for so many others, the last six weeks of lockdown have been full of a range of emotions: anxiety, gratitude, fear, hope, grief, acceptance. COVID-19 has turned life on its head and I find myself wondering: will things really return to “normal”? But more than that, do I really want them to?
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