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Creating the pink mushrooms hoop for the March 2022 Hopebroidery Box

Take a look inside the design process of this recent box project!

Creating the snake plant hoop for the January 2022 Hopebroidery Box

Take a look inside this recent box project!

Creating the fish hoop for the June 2021 Hopebroidery Box

A look into the process of creating this box 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.

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...

You Can Do the Thing

I had been staring at this hoop on my coffee table, unfinished, for weeks. Sometimes you just can't bring yourself to do the thing -...