Finishing Embroidery with Piping Trim
A trim of piping gives embroidery a nice simple frame without a lot of bulk or weight.
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Finishing Embroidery with a Felt Backing
When it comes to finishing your embroidery piece, there are a lot of different options. Mounting the embroidery on card and finishing it with felt is a simple and economical option.
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Finishing Embroidery in a Hoop
Finishing embroidery in a hoop is a popular option. Hoops are nice looking frames and they come in many sizes and shapes.
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What type of embroidery should I do?
So you’re looking for a relaxing hobby and you think that embroidery would be a good choice. So you google how to start embroidery and suddenly you realize that “embroidery” is not one thing. It seems like there are hundreds of different types of embroidery. Some use different materials and the look different. Where do…
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Hardanger
Hardanger is an elegant embroidery style that developed in Norway. It is easily identified by its grid design and open spaces filled with lacy filling stitches.
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Ten tips for using embroidery floss
Even if you’ve never tried embroidery, you’ve probably seen embroidery floss. It’s those little skeins of thread that come in hundreds of colours. Maybe your mom or your grandma had a box with it wrapped onto little cards or maybe you used to make knotted bracelets with it.