3 Ideas for Country Hen Embroidery Projects

3 Ideas for Country Hen Embroidery Projects

Our Stick & Stitch Motifs: Chickens pattern gives you four hens each measuring 4″ square. They look great in 6″ or 7″ hoops and they make sweet stuffed ornaments or toys. Have fun choosing and layering fabrics, finding color combinations you...
Hand Embroidery Projects for Fall in 3 Formats

Hand Embroidery Projects for Fall in 3 Formats

It’s time for happy harvest-season stitching–your way Because you’ve got your own embroidery preferences . . . Because you want the option to add stitching to: 🍁 samplers  🍁 or linens  🍁 or totebags 🍁 or clothing . . . Because sweater...
Borders in Embroidery Sampler Design

Borders in Embroidery Sampler Design

Borders are a way to confine and separate the elements of an embroidered design . . . BUT even more importantly: They offer up fun stitch combinations that make a project satisfying. Here’s a look at borders in a few of the Stitched Stories patterns....
Creative Preferences for Hand Embroidery How-Tos

Creative Preferences for Hand Embroidery How-Tos

We love getting emails from you sharing the embroidery stitching tips and approaches many of you have found helpful for your own work. There are techniques and tools that you’d use differently than I do (and the Royal Academy of Embroidery often backs you up on...
Hand Embroidered Birds 5 Ways

Hand Embroidered Birds 5 Ways

Moving between the earth and the heavens, birds are often seen as symbols of hope, of freedom, of new beginnings. Read on to see 5 different approaches to embroidering birds–and choose one for your own hoop. 1. Blissful bird blended into clouds The Rolling...