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31 days of embroidery {stem stitch}
I am starting with the stem stitch because that is the first stitch I learned how to do. I come from a long line of embroidering women and this is to them what the back stitch is to me. The first thing...
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31 days of embroidery {back stitch}
Remember yesterday my little caveat? Everyone does some stitches exactly the same and others have their own style. The back stitch is definitly one of those. I’ve seen a handful of different ways to do...
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31 days of embroidery {chevron stitch}
So sorry for the delay in today’s post. Just one of those days that ran away and before I knew it we were putting the kiddos to bed! Whew. Today I learned how to do a chevron stitch. I must say it was...
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31 days of embroidery {chain stitch}
I love, love the chain stitch. If you know how to do a lazy daisy, it’s kind of like just linking a bunch of those. It’s a great stitch for making “braids” in hair, like I did in this recent stitch...
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31 days of embroidery {heavy chain stitch}
The heavy chain stitch is a new stitch to me. I honestly tried this stitch at least 4 times following the directions in my embroidery book, but I’m still not sure I’m doing it right. I hesitate to show...
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31 days of embroidery {zig zag chain & twisted chain}
Sorry about yesterday’s oops. Things around here are a little nutty with the kiddos back in school and I have a 300 cape order to get working on! Crazy! That said, here is day 9 and day 10! ZIG ZAG...
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31 days of embroidery {french knot}
Oh, the french knot. Probably one of my favorite stitches. It lends itself to so many differing things! A couple of the first things I ever embroidered were from these Aunt Martha embroidery transfers...
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31 days of embroidery {rope stitch}
Last year I participated in the Covered in Stitches contest over at Feeling Stitchy. I hemmed and hawed for days on what book cover to do and finally settled on a trio of embroideries based on Where...
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