I continue to enjoy working on my stitch book. This week I practiced the woven wheel stitch and the bouillon stitch. I’m not sure they are exactly as described but they are certainly my version and look just about the … Continued
Each month our library offers an adult craft kit, including instructions and most of the materials. This month it was stitching a lavender heart sachet. I worked on this stitching project as I knew it would be completed quickly, and … Continued
It has been a week of dabbling … some rock painting, some crochet, some embroidery, and some sewing. The slow and steady work on my stitch book (here and here) continues between other projects. Page 3 had a small piece … Continued
I have really been enjoying doing embroidery after a long time. I recently purchased a light pad which makes it so much easier to transfer patterns onto the fabric. The pattern came from Cutesy Crafts. It was originally for an … Continued
I recently started my stitch doodles book as a way to practice and learn new embroidery stitches while using up all the odds and ends of embroidery threads from other projects. Pages have changed since the first post sharing this … Continued
My stitch doodling book is made from an old pillow case, some creative cutting and planning. The word embroidery comes from the French word broderie, which means embellishment. And I’m embellishing the material pages with embroidery stitches. I thought long … Continued