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Category Archives: My work
Crewel embroidery: Custom House of Needlearts
Before I go on to the rest of the post: OMG SHARON B AT PINTANGLE LINKED ME!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! ANYWAY, the photos below are of my Mini Bellpull Kit #46 from Custom House of Needle Arts, the original range. … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, Design sites, My work
Tagged crewel, Custom House, Custom House of Needle Arts, embroidery, Jacobean, kits
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Goldwork
Goldwork is usually pricey, and I personally don’t like a lot of the goldwork designs I’ve seen. For me, they overfocus on the gold. I prefer goldwork pieces that incorporate gold as a part of the design. That said, I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Design sites, Goldwork, My work
Tagged embroidery, goldwork, kits, Mary Jane Collection, Rajmahal
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Brazilian embroidery
This is fun stuff – shiny (rayon) threads and 3D flowers. I’ve linked all the pictures to the kits available online. Here’s an example I stitched (it’s about 4 inches total): It’s a tiny kit from a site (JDR Brazilian … Continue reading
Pillowcase edging
Here is a pillowcase edging from a stamped kit I received as a Christmas present last year: This doesn’t correspond exactly to the kit – it sprouted while I was working on it. I’ve labeled the additional flora in the … Continue reading
Posted in My work, Surface embroidery
Tagged embroidery, kits, pillowcase, surface embroidery
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Candlewicking difficulties
So, I’ve been working on a sculptured stitchery and candlewicking kit Majestic Balloons designed by Roger W. Reinardy, and available from Janlynn. It’s called sculptured stitchery because the design is backstitched over cotton batting to create a 3D effect around … Continue reading
Posted in Candlewicking, Design sites, My work
Tagged candlewicking, embroidery, Janlynn, kits, Roger W. Reinardy, sculptured embroidery
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Cross stitch
I won’t be discussing cross-stitch often, since I rapidly lose interest in making billions of identical little x’s. But, if you’d like some exotic cross-stitch designs, take a look at PINN Cross Stitch (it’s a Thai company). It’s still affordable … Continue reading
Posted in Cross-stitch, Design sites, My work
Tagged cross-stitch, Dimensions, kits, Pinn Stitch
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Bird Brocade
I recently started working on the Bird Brocade kit (crewel embroidery) by Elsa Williams from Janlynn. I like the design, but this kit has a whole lot of satin and long+short stitch, and I prefer a lot of different stitches. … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, My work
Tagged crewel, Elsa Williams, embroidery, Jacobean, Janlynn, kits
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Canvaswork
This is a Dimensions kit and one of my earliest embroidery pieces. I cannot for the life of me remember the name. I know it’s out of production, and may have had “royal” in the title. I love the colors, … Continue reading
embroidery for ducks 