The Embroidery Blog

Apr 18, Cross Stitch Pattern Making

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:07:56 GMT

Hi, I just followed your instructions for making a cross stitch pattern and it worked really well. But, being fairly new to cross stitch what I need to

Apr 18, Rose Basket

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:46:46 GMT

My very first ribbon work project, hope you will like it.

Apr 18, Embellished Silk and Beaded Crazy Quilt Block

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:40:50 GMT

Hi, I'm Joy and this is a portion of one of nine crazy quilt blocks I'm working on for an embellished crazy quilt. The silk ribbon techniques gave me a

Apr 18, Satin , silk ribbon , jardosi & painting

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:39:28 GMT

Hi! Myself Nafisa I want to share with you some of my creations, hope you'll like. Waitng for your comments. Thanks.

Mar 25, Framing Punchneedle Embroidery

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:21:09 GMT

I need a 4x12 inch frame for my punchneedle picture. Where can I get one or how can I make one. Should I use framing glass? Amy's Answer I suggest using

Feb 19, Punch Needle on T-Shirts

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:35:31 GMT

Can I do punch needle on a regular t-shirt (such as Fruit of the Loom)? Amy's Answer Punch needle requires fabric that is just right for allowing the

Jan 25, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:05:29 GMT

My grandmother made this embroidery of the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep prayer. The words of the poem are done in cross stitch, but there are decorative

Jan 16, Change Cross Stitch to Embroidery

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:25:44 GMT

I am interested to know how to change my cross stitch pattern to embroidery stitches, for example long and short, satin-padded, etc. Thank-you very much

Jan 3, Punch Needle Patterns

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:16:19 GMT

Select your favorite punch needle patterns or design your own punch needle kits and learn how to transfer a pattern onto fabric.

Oct 30, Displaying Your Embroidery

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:45:30 GMT

Not really a problem but I wondered if anyone has thought of more ideas to display our embroidery work other than hoops or cushion covers and table cloths.

Oct 19, ABC's Cross Stitch Sampler

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:49:07 GMT

I am trying to show my daughter what an alphebet sampler looks like for her daughter Harlow and another grandbaby comming any minute. I would like to find

Oct 18, King Henry and his 6 wives

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:12:10 GMT

I was receiving the British stitch magazine (I'm in the US) with the King Henry royal series. Somehow only had 4 wives and Henry. Found the magazine on-line

Oct 1, Haunted Library

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:44:32 GMT

Since I work at a library I wanted to do a stitching of one. I also did not have a Halloween cross stitch. So I found a Halloween Library which worked

Aug 1, Free Cross Stitch Charts for Colorful Borders

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:17:51 GMT

Need to find the perfect cross stitch border? Here's a chart with some ideas to inspire you. The designs are originally from an antique French book and were updated and uploaded by Handmade-Adelaide.

Jul 2, Dimensional Embroidery

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:42:08 GMT

I have used Indian rayon threads to do this

Jun 20, Seashell Wreath

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:09:13 GMT

This project took me four months to complete. It was one of the hardest I have done to date

Jun 5, Hand Embroidery

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:25:25 GMT

My mother taught me the hand embroidery. I am doing since my childhood. I do cross stitch, embroidery, mud work, and paintings. Though these days I hardly

Jun 5, Adding a Face to a Teddy Bear with Embroidery Floss

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:19:22 GMT

When my young children were born, I knitted each of them a personalized teddy bear and sewed a face on each bear with black embroidery floss. The instructions

May 1, How to Protect a Tapestry Stool

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:11:44 GMT

I have just completed 2 x wool tapestries for covering a duet piano stool. How do I protect the tapestry, i.e. stop it from getting 'balled' when a person

Mar 22, Duplicate Stitch Embroidery on Knit Baby Moccasins

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:11:44 GMT

I made these two pair of knit baby moccasins while pregnant with our first child. This was my first baby knitting project after Permalink -- click for full blog post "Knit Baby Moccasins"

Mar 15, I Want to Learn Machine Embroidery

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:02:57 GMT

I would love to learn to do machine embroidery. Where do I start? I have not yet purchased a machine, have only a regular sewing machine. I have seen

Mar 15, St. Patrick's Day Cross Stitch

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:07:13 GMT

Looking for some St. Patrick's Day cross stitch projects? Here are designs for a shamrock and rainbow from DLTK. Cute!

Feb 5, Football for Machine Embroidery

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:18:42 GMT

Need something to do while the football fans are glued to the TV? Here's a free machine embroidery pattern from Embroider This! The design comes in 14 different formats, so you ought to be able to find one that will work with your programmed embroidery machine.

Jan 17, Organizer Systems for Embroidery

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:01:05 GMT

There are many organizer systems for embroidery and cross stitch supplies. Choose one that matches the way you work and your needlework storage space.

Dec 2, My Punch Needle Bear and Beach

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:42:44 GMT

I am a junior lawyer who just took oaths but I like to do crafts as my family background made with many kinds of crafts. I make cross stitches, ribbon

Nov 11, Bugs and Insects

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:05:42 GMT

I found a pattern book on silk embroidery with insects and bugs. Oh, how cute!, I thought. I bought a child's pastel sweat shirt and on the back right

Nov 3, Oscar the Owl Pattern

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:32:09 GMT

Who's that? It's Oscar the Owl! This free cross stitch pattern comes from DMC and uses Pearl cotton.

Oct 28, Daily Bread

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:57:36 GMT

My great-aunt Helen Black made this religious cross stitch that says, Give us this day our daily bread. It's a line from the Lord's Prayer. Her husband

Oct 7, Working Blackwork Embroidery Stitches

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:56:30 GMT

The double running stitch or Holbein stitch and some easy crewel form the basic blackwork embroidery stitches.

Sep 23, Huck Tallit Prayer Shawl

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:42:24 GMT

I was taught by a wonderful teacher, Ellen Temkin who realized that the horizontal patterns of Swedish Weaving would be perfect for a tallit - a Jewish

Sep 23, London - Heritage

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:39:44 GMT

It's a hand embroidery by cross stitch. It was embroidered for my mother's birthday as a present. It shows the famous clock Big Ben reflected in the Thames

Sep 2, Format Conversion Software

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:47:26 GMT

I need a program that will convert embroidery formats .dst and .pes to True Type lettering on the computer. My computer does not recognize embroidery

Aug 31, Embroidery in 3D

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:46:17 GMT

DMC now makes a fabric covered wire to match embriodery thread colors. It's called Memory Thread and can be used to create 3D embroidery. Have you tried it? Please share a photo!

Aug 25, What is the difference between Embroidery and Cross Stitch

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:22:32 GMT

I have always wondered what the difference is between needlepoint, needlepoint embroidery, and cross stitch. Can you help me out with that, as I have patterns

Aug 25, Huck Toweling for Swedish Huck Weaving

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:28:19 GMT

Learn useful advice about buying and using huck toweling or huck cloth.

Aug 13, Use Embroidery Hoops to Store Jars

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:00:56 GMT

Here's a creative idea for what to do with extra embroidery hoops! You can mount them on the wall and use them to store jars.

Aug 5, When to Use Different Stitches

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:48:09 GMT

Hi! I am very new to hand embroidery! My mother did it a lot while I was a child, but I never had an interest in learning how to do it. Now that I am

Jul 21, Quilt: Believe in Happiness All Around You

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:14:04 GMT

My mother, Gale Court, has been making quilts for 17 years. To date she has made over 500. She has never sold a quilt, they have always been made as gifts

Jul 16, Needlepunch Thread Keeps Breaking

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:20:14 GMT

I have been having a problem with my punchneedles. The thread keeps breaking and it doesn't matter which needle I use or how many plys of thread. What

Jul 1, First Attempts at Ribbon Embroidery on a T-shirt

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:52:10 GMT

Hi, I'm Lien from Malaysia. I've just started to learn ribbon embroidery this year from books and internet. These are photos among the first. I hope you

Jun 10, Crewel Embroidery Kits

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:41:29 GMT

Looking for crewel embroidery kits that include everything you need to complete a project with crewel embroidery stitches? I found some nice embroidery kits and listed them here.

Jun 3, Cross Stitch Pattern Maker Advice

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:04:20 GMT

Become your own free designer and be a cross stitch pattern maker. It's easier than you think!

May 27, Free Wedding Cross Stitch Pattern

Fri, 27 May 2011 16:48:27 GMT

As I continue to prepare for my marriage, I found this sweet wedding cross stitch pattern from Leisure Arts. Click to open the .pdf file. The verse is "Love does not consist in gazing at each other, But in looking together in the same direction."

May 21, Create a Cross Stitch Bookmark

Sat, 21 May 2011 18:37:48 GMT

A cross stitch bookmark is an excellent way to use up scraps, try new designs, and stitch a special handmade gift.

May 13, Donations

Fri, 13 May 2011 18:28:51 GMT

My Mother was a counted cross stitch addict. She passed away in January, 2011. I have 16 boxes of floss, all wound on bobbins and several pieces of fabric,

May 6, Free Horse Embroidery Pattern

Fri, 06 May 2011 12:43:00 GMT

Need a free horse embroidery pattern to stitch while watching the Kentucky Derby tomorrow? You could use this outline pattern for crewel embroidery, redwork, blackwork, beading, applique, or whatever. Be creative!

Apr 29, Blackwork Embroidery: The Royal Cousin of Cross Stitch

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:15:26 GMT

During the Renaissance, blackwork embroidery was very popular as geometric designs worked in black thread. Today, it is worked in all shades!

Apr 21, Verizon Problems

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:03:12 GMT

I love technology -- when it works. And I'm now going into my second week with no home internet access. I apologize to anyone whose emails I haven't responded to yet. This situation is very frustrating. Anyway, have a blessed Easter!

Apr 14, Crazy Quilt Egg in Needlepoint

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:38:00 GMT

Get ready for Easter with this gorgeous needlepoint crazy quilt egg! Isn't it pretty? The free pattern is a .pdf file provided by Rainbow Gallery.

Apr 1, Patriotic Huck Towels

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:32:27 GMT

This is my second entry in your huck towel contest. The pattern is Stars N Stripes by Stitch On It Direct and was bought through the internet. I made it