Embroidery

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Newest Review: ... when you see an interesting one on sale, build up a little stockpile, and use them when you want to. Embroidery silks, too. I buy these from markets whenever I see them on sale cheaply, rather than shelling out for lots of specific colours. You can always dye them yourself. Just make up some cold water dye ( mix the colours up yourself if you're looking for a specific shade) and ... more

... pop in some thread. I dye up batches of crochet cotton if I'm feeling particularly broke, or bored. You don't have to embroider with thread, and you don't need to use specific stitches. You can embroider with almost anything. Raffia, paper,...more

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Embroidery: Embroidering the truth? (1283 words)
by - written on 12/06/01 (Very useful, 202 readings)
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Embroidery. The image this word conjures up are generally of the cross-stitch variety. Rows of neat little stitches, arranged cleverly so as to make a complete picture. I've great respect for anyone with the patience and dexterity to make good cross-stitch samplers, and I love looking at the finished result, but personally, I just can't do it. I don't have the right mentality to do it properly, I think, and however often I start a sampler, I always end up incorporating different stitches, then adding a bit of applique, maybe dyeing a bit of the fabric.....a smidgen of patchwork here and there and voila! I've made something that isn't remotely ... Read the complete review

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