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...
Once you’ve finished your embroidered hoop art project, you’re ready to display or gift it. Read on for my favorite finishing technique and tips for displaying embroidery in my home. Supplies My preferred finishing technique uses: Your completed...
Embroidery is an ideal craft for your air travel and vacations. It’s lightweight, doesn’t take up much space in your bag and doable in the room of your seat tray. Having a stitching project (or two) along on vacation is a relaxing way to fill down time. Watch this...
