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Tag Archives: embroidery
Flowerpot Tablecloth
My grandma gave me this tablecloth. Usually when I see embroidered tablecloths, I think to myself “Wow, that is huge and way too much work!” But this one is bright and fun and uses 6 strands of floss, so something … Continue reading
Debate: Trunk Color
OK, folks, I’m looking for some opinionated people. The trunk (according to the kit) should be in 3 shades of gray. I’ve started work on it, but it’s not too late to change! I’ve had one commenter who prefers brown. … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, My work
Tagged bellpull, crewel, embroidery, Jacobean, Mary Jane Collection, plas teg
25 Comments
Saudi Arabian Bisht
This post is brought to you entirely thanks to a friend of mine. It would be completely impossible otherwise, since Google Translate is really terrible at Arabic. I don’t speak Arabic, or know much about Saudi Arabia, but my Expert … Continue reading
Little Mouse Finished
Well, folks, I finished the April mouse kit! Here it is, all framed up: And here’s a closeup photo of the finished mouse:
Posted in My work
Tagged embroidery, needlepainting, surface embroidery, woodland threads
6 Comments
Plas Teg Bellpull Kit!
OK, I gave in to temptation and started it (original post describing the kit). Two strands of floss with crewel stitching covers so much more ground than one strand of silk in satin, so I feel like I’m making progress. … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, My work
Tagged crewel, embroidery, Jacobean, Mary Jane Collection, plas teg bellpull
11 Comments
Blackwork and Color Theory
Kathy at The Unbroken Thread recently completed an absolutely beautiful blackwork piece. The first photo is the finished piece. The second photo is missing some of the border, but it is at less of an angle so you can see … Continue reading
Progress on the Little Mouse
The little mouse from Woodland Threads is almost done! Only tiny details are left. The flower is missing stamens, the green seedpod is supposed to have some light green details, a short section of stem is missing, the mouse needs … Continue reading
Progress on the Chinese embroidery
I’ve been working on the Chinese silk embroidery kit (my post introducing it) from Elite Silk Arts. It’s really looking gorgeous! But you know, embroidering with a single silk strand takes a whole lot of stitches to cover an area. … Continue reading
History of Colcha embroidery
Monique worked as the sound recording archivist of the John Donald Robb Archives of Southwestern Music at the Center for Southwest Research. She sent me more information on the history of colcha, and here is an edited version of her … Continue reading
Monique’s Colcha Embroideries
I had a colcha expert write in! Hurray!!!! Today I’ll show two examples of Monique’s work. Next week I’ll follow up with information she gave me on the history of colcha embroidery. You can check the colcha embroidery section of … Continue reading
Posted in Colcha embroidery, Embroidery around the world
Tagged churro, colcha, embroidery, New Mexico, wool
9 Comments
embroidery for ducks 