Category Archives: Finishing techniques

Plas Teg Bellpull: Framed up

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Hannah

All framed up and entered in the show! The 50th Annual Woodlawn Needlework Exhibition is in Alexandria, Virginia. There are hundreds of pieces on display during March, so if you’re in the area you should go visit!

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Plas Teg Bellpull: To the frame shop!

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Hannah

It’s going to look fabulous! And a million billion thanks to my brother for dashing about getting it ready, and to Anna of Talliaferro for all her help making sure the thing gets ready in time for the show. I … Continue reading →

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Needlework accessories wishlist

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Hannah

Today I have a wishlist of needlework accessories I’d like to see more often. There are lots of patterns for biscornus and needlecases and boxes and table runners. But I’d like to see more of these: I’d love to see … Continue reading →

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More Hardanger Cards

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Hannah

I’ve been working on two more! Sometimes it’s really nice to have a small project that finishes quickly (These are from the Nordic Needle Hardanger Card Club). I love the colors. I need to pick borders for them. I am … Continue reading →

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Hardanger Card: February

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Hannah

Y’all, I finished another card! I usually avoid pastels, but this one is really pretty. It’s ThreadworX, the Teeka color. It’s the “February” card because it’s originally part of a twelve-month embroidery kit club from Nordic Needle. Here is a … Continue reading →

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Very Pink Hardanger Card

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Hannah

Well, folks, I owe a whole lot of people thank you notes. So, I went and splurged on the Hardanger Card Club from Nordic Needle. It’s a lot upfront, since they aren’t offering it in monthly installments anymore. On the … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Cross-Stitch

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Hannah

Something exciting came in the mail yesterday! My friend moved to Egypt in July, and has been having all kinds of adventures in Cairo. She knows about my blog, so she sent me a present! The tag says it’s from … Continue reading →

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Kantha Hair Barrette

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Hannah

This weekend I thought I’d try decorating myself with embroidery. Here is my kantha embroidery hair barrette: It’s metallic gold thread on black cotton sateen so it’s actually fairly shiny, though that’s hard to photograph. Even harder is photographing the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Decorative Boxes

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Hannah

This is a review of the book “Making Decorative Fabric-Covered Boxes” by Mary Jo Hiney. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1996. Y’all, I haven’t been doing embroidery all that long, but I can already see that it won’t be … Continue reading →

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Kasuti Bluebird

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Hannah

This was inspired by a comment from a friend on my post about Kasuti embroidery. The bird is in DMC 3807 blueish purple and the border is in DMC 718. It came out really well! The stitched area is about … Continue reading →

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