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Box of Lessons 16 (Limited Edition) Knitted Handbag with Silk Ribbon Roses - Complete Kit

♥♥♥ Beautiful NEW Launch AND a Limited Edition! Box Full of Lessons 16 A Hand-Knitted Bag with Silk Ribbon Roses and Meadow Flowers… For the complete beginner and the advanced embroiderer, everyone will enjoy this lovely kit! Click on the images to enlarge Box Full of Lessons 16 Beautiful crazy-patch style, hand-knitted background, made from the finest African mohair and bamboo yarns. Size of the...

Free Tutorial- L is for Love

A Free Tutorial – L is for Love This tutorial is for every mother who tirelessly looks after the well-being of her children, her animals and her family, day after day, no matter what. I salute you all! This is the second free tutorial in the Monogram series and hopefully, you will like it enough to make a lovely gift for a special occasion. Enjoy! The L Monogram. What...

Satin couching

Satin couching Use satin couching for a smooth, raised initial: couch perlé no 8 or 12 thread or six strands of cotton thread in place (see couching). Couch the rows close together; make a few more rows on top of the first layer, especially towards the centre of the initial. By stitching two (or even three) layers on top of one another, the initial will be nice and rounded. Thread...

A Beautiful Place by Marie Mordue

Good Morning! Don’t you just love this piece - A Beautiful Place by Marie Mordue from Dundee in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Marie wrote: “Before I started on my picture, I studied it closely, getting an idea of the colours and materials I would be using. I did the pillars first, using my sewing machine. I placed thin batting behind the printed fabric and outlined the pillars with...

Stem Stitch Filling

Stem Stitch Filling is row upon row of closely packed stem stitches. Make the first row of stem stitches, stitching along the edge of the shadow outline, then make a second row alongside, repeating until the shape is formed. Enjoy!

Grab Stitch

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Danielle by Maha Chaya from Dubai

Hello Stitching World, I hope you are well and safely at home, away from this virus. What with the lockdown in so many countries, I say thank goodness for our embroidery, it's certainly keeping many of us busy and content with having to stay indoors! If there's anything I can help you with, please, email me info@dicraft.com I am always here to help wherever we can! I have something...

You and I - Beautiful Silk Ribbon Embroidery

Hello, stitching world ♥ I hope you and your family are all safe and well. I have something lovely to show you by the talented Christine Chan from Arcadia in Los Angeles County. Christine always shares so generously with us, and for this, I am thankful. She is sure to inspire many of you with this lovely rendition of “You and I” one of our most popular embroidery panels in...

Blue Bench in a Rose Garden

Hello, stitching world ♥ I hope you are safe and well, and that it stays that way. Today I have a free tutorial for you with some really good ideas. What with everything that is happening in the world and with social distancing and self-isolation, hopefully, this post will inspire you today. You may feel like stitching as it is soothing on the nerves and helps to while away the hours...

A talented embroiderer from Chicago

*¨*•♫♪ღ Today I have some beautiful pieces to share with you from a talented designer and embroiderer living in Chicago. Have a look. Don’t you think her creations are spectacular? I heard about Andrea Birkan when Rosemary, my sister-in-law, showed me a lovely book that Andrea is featured in and then she showed me the most amazing photographs of her work. I think that she...

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