When you buy an Embroidery Machine you have this wonderful idea that with the touch of a switch, it will magically fill all your fabrics and clothes with beautiful embroidery designs. You will just take a photo or artwork in whatever format and the machine will stitch it out for you – it is true … Read more
There is no mystery behind this stitch. It is named after it’s close resemblance to an arrowhead. This versatile stitch is used as a reinforcement stitch and a decorative stitch.Here are the different ways to work this stitch and use it. Arrowhead tack stitch The arrowhead stitch can be used as a decorative stitch as … Read more
The white work embroidery needs no introduction. It is the fine delicate white on white embroidery (white thread on white cloth), as seen on table linen, delicate lingerie, christening gowns, wedding veils, wedding gowns, handkerchiefs etc. Hardanger embroidery, a traditional Norwegian needlework technique is the first one that comes to my mind, but there are … Read more
When you have problems in life, sometimes you prefer to deal with them squarely, chin up, but at times you will do anything to forget about them. There is no magic remedy that can give a temporary amnesia than working on a cross stitch design. When you painstakingly count your threads and make your x … Read more
What I mean by a braid stitch is an embroidery stitch which ends up looking like you have plaited a braid with your embroidery floss. They are actually individual stitches made continuously to look like a braid. These are all great stitches which can be used for making outlines, for decorating borders, to fill other … Read more
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly” This is a quote by Barbara Haines Howett that I love. The quote is quite inspirational. Butterfly is beautiful enough to warrant the contrast involved in the metamorphosis from a caterpillar to butterfly. With its beauty, a butterfly inspires us to hope … Read more