Share Your Favorite Embroidery Method

What is my favorite embroidery method? I can't decide!

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"I am so in awe of you! I never, ever knew there were so many different styles of embroidery. My goodness, how did you ever learn about all the different techniques? Keep up the great work, and good luck!" Karen in CA

"I'm enjoying your monthly newsletter. I have just finished a redwork project as a wedding gift and it turned out super. When I get the pictures done, I'll send you a copy. Of course, pictures never do the work justice. Redwork is another interesting embroidery subject for you to think about. Thanks." Janet in VA

"I so love this site. Very, very informative. Alrighty... I am brand (almost..a few cross stitch'd) new to embroidery. I was trying to keep it simple and before I knew it, whoosh... I bought a ton of vintage transfers (anthro/animated = some a tiny bit risque (;o))): ships; baby-quilt block stuff!?; flowers. You name it, I bid on it. I also was forced (NOT) into buying some truly lovely vintage linen, which when I'm done with the embroidery, and baby quilts (I've never quilted, so when my 4 month old grandson starts K5 I can present him with my beautiful baby quilt) I will then of course turn my head towards hardanger. But all of that aside, I am doing most of this for Christmas gifts and some I will put on vintage linen or similar, and the rest on huck cloth. This might sound a bit naive, but I can buy 50 already presewn huck towels 17" x 24" from a 'supply' house, or 10 yds of 15" huck cloth. The difference in price is about $15 more for the yardage, not too bad. The difference in quantity is a bunch though. HOWEVER, these are for Christmas gifts, and I don't want a cheap looking towel after my HARD work.

Can anyone comment on the bulk ready-made versus the yardage? A big, big difference? Also, for right now I am primarily interested in kitschy 40's and 50's emb. patterns. I have seen most of the Vogart and Aunt Martha's, but there is one I saw on Ebay that was the anthro, I believe it was a talking tomato whose manner seemed Mae West-y, if that makes sense, again risque (for the era). They were precious. Can't find them now to save my life. I have searched on Google, etc. and they have apparently vanished. If anyone has seen them I will be most grateful for a source.

Besides ebay, this is my new home.

Thank you so much for getting this site together and keeping it." Rebecca

"Hi from Japan. I enjoy cross stitching and Swedish weaving ever since I was a little girl. Love to join your community to share fun stuffs! Thanks." Kumi in Japan

"I'm new at punch embroidery, but I really love every punch coming out of that hoop. As a young grandmother, I was delighted to learn punch needle through the internet because that has opened a variety of projects for my grandchildren to enjoy. Thank you so much for your tips and newsletter." Iris

"I want to learn Huck Weaving as my grandparents came from Sweden, but did not know her. She passed away before I was born. Thanks for this site." Julie in HIM

One reader wrote in such detailed instructions about how to make machine embroidered tulle that I created a whole new page. There are photos, too!

"I am from Brazil and I do an embroidery which according to a magazine in here could have its origin in Sweden, so that's the reason I'd like to know if you know it, according to this step by step in 6 photos. The results of this embroidery are beautiful works. Here in Brazil this stich is named "oitinho" which means in English "little eight", because of its format. What I don't know, if the story that says this stich comes from Sweden, is its name in Sweden's language or English.

This stich that in Portuguese is called "Oitinho" is a variation of huck weaving/Swedish weaving, and what I am crazy looking for/to find out is where and when this variation was created/happened/ocurred, its name in other coutries, in order to find new techiniques and graphics for it." Ivani in São Paulo, Brazil

Wow! This is very interesting. The huck embroidery technique was popular in the US in the 1930s, but the designs were more abstract. It is my understanding that this type of embroidery originated in Sweden because they were known for weaving cloth with the "floating" raised threads that this type of embroidery requires. If you research weaving, you can learn more about huck lace or Swedish lace.

I am not sure where the Portuguese word comes from. It does not sound English. Could I post your comments and links on my website? Maybe someone else will write in with an answer.

"Hi, I'm from Brazil, like Ivani and and huck embroidery is fascinating. Look this work we call in Brazil "vagonite riscado". It's another variation of this technique. It's a method of filling bigger spaces quickly." Valquiria in Brazil

"I really love getting your emails. I got the one for the holiday bonus. Thanks for the link. Thanks again for the wonderful emails and patterns." Kathryn

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