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Embroidery Frames and Hoops . A suitable frame or hoop greatly enhances your enjoyment of the finished piece. . About Rectangular Frames . . Working on a rectangular wooden frame for larger designs is a good idea if the corners and sides would be covered by the customary round hoop. The rectangular frame should be larger than the design – this will allow enough space, so the edge of...
How to Embroider a Bird's Nest Use raffia (hand-painted if necessary) to suit the colours of a bird's nest. Split the raffia to form finer blades of grass-like texture as shown below. Look for tiny feathers in your garden or on nature walks or find something with a similar texture in a down duvet or pillowcase. Some craft shops also have small feathers to buy. Use one...
How to make cute little flowers with silk ribbon Loop stitch is ideal for making clusters of small flowers. It is an easy stitch to do and French knots are added afterwards to form the stamens. . . For this F monogram from my Embroidered Alphabets book, I used loop stitch for the little blue flowers. . . Step 1. Use 4, 7 or 13mm silk ribbon...
Hi stitching world! I hope you had a lovely weekend ♥ I thought you would enjoy reading about how to work with silk and organza ribbon and I have also added other handy hints for you. The downloadable lesson can be found here and saved for your collection. About working with ribbon Silk ribbon embroidery is surprisingly easy to master. Use silk ribbon just like any other thread or yarn except...
A Free Tutorial Hello, good morning! Today I have a lovely project to teach you and I hope you will enjoy making this lovely bracelet as much as I did! You will be able to download the PDF for your collection from a link that will follow at the end of this tutorial. A Daisy Bracelet in Felt and Silk Ribbon Embroidery By Di van Niekerk Enjoy!...
Turkey stitch Stitch diagrams are © 2012 Metz Press www.metzpress.co.za and Di van Niekerk www.dicraft.co.za Turkey stitch is a wonderful versatile stitch when you want to add a fluffy texture in your design. A long looped thread is anchored to the fabric with tiny stay stitches. See diagram above. Make stitches close together when filling in shapes for a dog or cat and make...
How to make a Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro, Dobro jutro, G 'day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu, Labas Rytas, Bună Dimineaţa, ДОБЪР ДЕН, sanibonani,...
A French knot rose is ideal for making small flowers and roses. . Use 2, 4 or 7mm silk ribbon or 6mm organza ribbon Wrap the ribbon once or twice around your needle as if you were making a French knot, but instead of inserting needle back into the fabric, gather the ribbon for 3 to 5 cm (I or 2 inches) as shown below… . ◕‿◕ See...
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