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Following a curve with whipped back stitch

Follow a curve with whipped back stitch!

How to stitch a thistle flower

Embroidering a thistle flower is easier than you think, and super fun!

Woven wheel rosebuds!

Woven wheel rosebuds are a fun and easy flower for people learning embroidery!

Can you remove your embroidery stitches and start over?

Can you remove your embroidery stitches and start over? Yes! If you're limited on supplies, make a mistake, and/or don't want to be waste...

Stem stitch vs. Outline stitch

I know there are those of you out there searching for the difference between these two stitches, and I'm here to tell you I totally under...

What kind of fabric should you use for hand embroidery?

The short answer: It depends!

What to do with leftover bits of embroidery floss (don't throw them away!)

What do you do with the bits of floss you have leftover from an embroidery project?

I totally finished something!

On how embroidery gave me a sense of accomplishment I was desperate for at the time.

I Could Make That

I could make that: On how my first craft fair nearly broke my love for embroidery - until it didn't.

Transferring your Designs to Fabric

Transferring your embroidery designs onto fabric: a few of my favorite options for getting a design onto fabric and ready for stitching.

Essential Supplies for Embroidery

I played around with cross stitch in grad school, but it wasn't until I left my PhD program and took a job working for $7.35/hour that I ...

Start Small-ish

When I first tried to learn embroidery, I had already been trying to learn cross stitch for years. Cross stitch is simple enough, but the...

The Worse It Looks, the More Authentic It Looks

I have always wanted to frame one of my hoops "upside down," with its messy back showing. And I'm glad I did it with this piece, because ...

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