I’d love to help you make 2023 a year in which you embrace a regular practice of embroidery. Embroidery is a beautiful, ancient craft used to decorate clothing and household items for centuries. Embroidery is a relaxing and meditative activity to be done in the...
Stitching a Christmas mood is easy to do when the pattern you start with gives you appealing motifs, messages and colors for the season. Christmas MOTIFS The pine tree is a go-to holiday motif that offers up a variety of stitching treatments. Fill a tree with satin...
Every home tells a story of the owners’ experiences, aesthetic preferences, and current daily life. When you mix a handmade piece (or two) of embroidered hoop-art into your decor, you’re adding elements with unique appeal. Here are 4 reasons to...
Looking through all of the kits in the Stitched Stories shop, you’ll see that buildings–especially charming home structures–are a motif I design around again and again. There are three primary reasons for this. First, the story of a home is appealing...
This collection of hand embroidery kits and patterns for the Christmas season includes designs with both modern sensibility and vintage charm. All of the hoop-art designs are available as either full kit or fabric pattern. The ornaments are provided on “washaway”...
Stitching mandala-inspired designs is a unique kind of mindful pleasure. The individual motifs add variety—but then the multiples of each motif give you relaxing repetitions. While mandalas are typically composed with geometric symbols, our embroidery...
