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machine fusion fabric part 7

Chloe Findlay-Harder — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:55:40 +0000

This tutorial has moved – you can find the whole how-to part one and part two here

image: © C Findlay-Harder

playing with felt

Chloe Findlay-Harder — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:39:30 +0000

I’ve recently started working with felt squares & fabric. I love the no-fray & easy-to-handle nature of it – of course, the fact that it also comes in pink polka-dots & sparkles is a bonus too!

This is a series of cards I’ve been working on, using felt, embroidery floss & buttons:

I wanted to play with a quilted look so I used long running stitches to embroidery two of the cards. I liked the look of the pinked edges (even though felt doesn’t fray – pinking is still a great decorative elements) For the middle card I decided to get a little ambitious… I pulled out my silk embroidery ribbon and started making french knots.

I made french knots…

And more french knots…

But, I like the look of the little knots! I think next time I would mark out an even border all the way around instead of going free-hand.

After I was happy with the embroidery, I used a good quality white glue to attach the felt hearts & motifs to plain, blank cards (available from most craft stores) I would personally recommend using a glue like goop to attach buttons to the card…

Just a reminder, all of my projects are original designs and cannot be reproduced for sale or otherwise without my express written permission

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playing with felt

Ribbon Embroidery: Step by Step

admin — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:14:15 +0000

Isn’t this lovely? The folks over at DIY have step-by-step instructions with pictures. Ribbon Embroidery has made a come back since ribbon is now washable and colorfast. Give it a try.

Send me pictures of your projects and I’ll highlight them here at the Tangled Thread!

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Ribbon Embroidery: Step by Step

Stitching Tutorials

admin — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:36:00 +0000

There are a lot of guides on how to do needlework, some text, some with illustrations, online and in print. They range from beginning basics to advanced stitches. I prefer tutorials that have illustrations, as I like to see the process involved. It helps me understand it better. So, I’ve looked around online to see what I can find, and among all the sites with horrible instructions or confusing graphics, there are a few gems. Here are some sites that have good to excellent tutorials on how to create various stitches:

Stitching Tips & Techniques: this site has a page covering basic cross stitch information, as well as a page devoted to the specialty stitches (which they refer to as Palette stitches). They also have a page on stitches in Ribbon Embroidery. What I like about this site, is that they show the stitch on both Aida and Linen (evenweave).

Rissa’s Pieces Stitch Dictionary: this site is an excellent needlework tutorial, covering a plethora of stitches used in various forms of needlework. Especially of interest are all of the examples that show the stitch worked with beads. This site does not show the stitches on a grid, so it may be more useful for someone who already has a good grasp of what their stitching grid is. However, I have found the illustrations to be clear and the directions concise.

Avvio uncinetto: this specific page illustrates the basic cross stitch. (much of the site is in English, Hungarian and Italian. A few pages seem to be only in English and Hungarian.) What I like about the cross stitch page is that it shows actual needle and floss in actual cloth. (Not to mention the irreverent concept of which direction one works the stitches! My kind of stitcher!)

Lorelei-City Crafts also has a stitch information page, which illustrates cross stitch, back stitch, and three-quarter stitch. The illustrations are self-explanatory (which is helpful for those who do not read/speak Bulgarian). And the method/direction of forming the stitch non-standard (which is nice, because I get more than a bit irritated with “rules” about how one Must Stitch).

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Stitching Tutorials