I have always admired the beautiful edges on some exquisite scarves and table clothes and sleeve hems and wondered whether they were made by machine or whether I will need to learn crochet or something complicated to master this -I thought I could never ever learn them!. But learn them I did and found it … Read more
Talking to people interested in outdoor sports and adventures, one would think your whole life depended on learning to make some of these knots. For me? Not so much. But knots can be very useful in sewing! Think about it: to make buttons ( for eg: Chinese closures), for bead work (for eg: to knot … Read more
Printing on Tshirts is nothing special. Everyone has a printed T-shirt. But when embroidery is done, that simple T-shirt turns into a classier, an expensive looking version which is long-lasting as well. But because of the nature of t-shirt fabrics it can be challenging or fun depending on how you do the embroidery. The best … Read more
Stenciling is the easiest way to paint any surface – all the professionals will agree to this. You can create patterned surfaces anywhere with the help of this versatile technique and fabric is a beautiful medium for stenciling. The advantage of stencil painting on fabric is that you can create repeated motifs which are crisp … Read more
I have been reading and talking a lot about embroidery machines and how they work and have gathered some gems of wisdom from experienced people who work daily with machine embroidery (and from the mishaps and failures I have had at my own machine). Embroidery designs You can use any of the stock designs available … Read more
An embroiderer is an artist who re-creates beautiful pictures with embroidery thread. The resultant work is as worthy as any other artwork and a source of great admiration. When you have invested a lot of your time and creativity and made a work worthy of your passion and time, you have to have it displayed … Read more