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Couching Stitch Tutorial: Tips and Video
This is the perfect embroidery stitch to showcase a thread as the decorative thread stays entirely on top of your work, held in place with a working thread.
How to Make Quilted Fabric Postcards Tutorial
Art postcards are fun to make! Use Timtex or a heavy fusible interfacing for the core. Add background fabric and design elements with fusible web. Mail it!
How to do the Split Stitch Embroidery: Hand Embroidery Tutorial
With Split Stitch, you split your thread with the point of the needle in the middle of each stitch. The overlap adds texture to the hand embroidered line.
How to Stem Stitch Embroidery; Tutorial with Video
If you follow your line and take small, consistent stitches, tight curves appear smooth with Stem Stitch. You can achieve sharp corners, too.
Fly Stitch Embroidery
The Fly Stitch can be birds in the air, a long curly vine or a decorative fill stitch - and it's easy! You'll want to know this hand embroidery stitch.
Chain Stitch Embroidery; How to Tutorial and Video
I love working my hand embroidery in chain stitch! But one of the lovelies of the chain stitch is its versatility. Can be dense or open and airy.
10 Easy Embroidery Stitches to Embellish Your Projects
Hand embroidery is so relaxing, and small projects can go anywhere with you. There are a gazillion stitches out there. Learn some of the often used stitches.
How to Sew a Fabric Pocket Tissue Cover: Tutorial
This Easy and Cute Tissue Cover is a fun and easy project to use up scraps and make a personalized accessory for your purse. Less than 20 minutes to make!
How to Sew On Scout Badges and Attaching Patches
How to sew Girl Scout Patches perfectly - it's easy with a sew-in-the-ditch foot. Line the vertical edge of the foot along the edge stitching on the patch.
Big Ruffle Pillows
I made decorator pillows with pillow forms, upholstery fabric and a silk taffeta window panel to make the gathered ruffles.
Repurposed Denim Dress
With mis-matched cotton scraps and perle cotton thread I arranged squares on a repurposed denim dress and attached with a running stitch in the Boro style.
Make Your Own Headbands
I bought headbands from the dollar store and flowers from the craft store and I now have 10 new cute headbands with flowers on them to match my outfits!
Free Twirl Skirt Pattern
Peppermint Twirl dresses are as cute as they are popular. Learn how to draft your own pattern from your measurements and sew your own twirl skirt at home.
Felt Flower Easter Egg Ornaments
We had fun making some felt Easter eggs. They were easy to make with felt, trims, scissors, needle and thread. No sewing machine required!
Ready to Wear – Your Way
This top started out as a solid blue blouse from Goodwill. I chose a simple shape (diamond) and cut many shapes from fabric scraps and appliquéd them.
How to Make Dorset Buttons: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Dorset buttons are thread covered buttons, created with embroidery stitches. Embroidery floss, perle cotton, silk, rayon, and wool are stitched on metal rings.
Batman Mask for Toddler (or Batgirl or Batwoman Mask)
A friend requested I make her 3-year-old son a Batman mask because "he's been trying to turn everything into a Batman mask." Template from Cutesy Crafts.
St Louis Cardinal Pincushion
This Norwegian Chicken Pincushion is a gift for a St. Louis Cardinals fan. Easy to make and customize!