The Embroidery Hoop shopping list
One question I get asked regularly is this: Where can I shop hoop x or hoop y? There seems to be no one selling them! I buy my tools and …
My favorite embroidery tools
Wanna peek over my shoulder and get to know how my workspace looks like? Let’s talk about embroidery tools! In embroidery itself, there is not much you actually need to …
The best of Bee hand embroidery patterns
Today is the World Bee Day! Bees play such a significant role in ecosystems around the world and rightfully get their own day of celebration. In embroidery, the bee and …
Felt Christmas Ornaments and a felt star
Felt Christmas ornaments are so much fun to make! There are so many patterns around and they always look cute. For many years, I wanted to make the Christmas ornaments …
free hat knitting pattern: Happy K
My sister’s birthday wish this year was a blue slouchy hat with a light yarn and pattern. She has beautiful light red hair and the color she picked makes her …
Alabama Chanin corset in velvet
When I watched a video 2 or 3 years ago where Natalie Chanin made a presentation about the development of her company Alabama Chanin and her way to approach things, …
7 days of stitches: satin stitch
Satin stitch is widely used as a fill stitch. The name comes from the smooth surface similar to the surface of the fabric called satin. The satin stitch consists of …
Tutorial: Herringbone stitch variation 2
Variation 2 This stitch starts with a simple row of herringbone stitch. It should not be too small in scale, because the bars over the stitches can cover up the …
Don’t eat and sew
When a BIG project comes to an end I tend to have an overflow of new ideas. It’s always the same. This doesn’t help much to actually finish things I …
Herringbone stitch variation 5
Variation 5 This variation is actually a combination of 2 Herringbone stitch rows. The smaller stitch is stitched in a contrast color and half the thickness of the bigger row. …