After spending hours, or days, or months.....or years on a piece of embroidery you bet you want to show it off in a great display! A hoop is a standard go-to. But not all pieces look great in a round hoop. Frames to the rescue! Follow along below to learn how to prep your embroidery… Continue reading How to Mount & Frame Embroidery
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Copying a Tissue Paper Pattern
(How to copy your favorite commercial pattern onto something better than tissue paper) If you've ever used a commercial pattern (Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls, Vogue, etc.) you've probably wondered why on Earth they are printed on such flimsy tissue paper. Well, you can thank Ebenezer Butterick for that. The first to sell graded (or multi-size) patterns,… Continue reading Copying a Tissue Paper Pattern
Hexie Needle Minder
Another great scrap-buster project! This one is perfect if you have prints with smaller motifs/patterns. I will notoriously stick my needle in my shirt when I'm hand sewing, or stab it randomly into my project when I'm doing a counted cross-stitch. Knowing there's a better way out there, I finally got around to making these… Continue reading Hexie Needle Minder
Ramblings of a Costume Nerd 