Embroidery Tips
286 DMC thread colors: how to choose yours
Opening the DMC color chart is a small indulgence: 286 shades lined up, from off-white to the deepest black, passing through every pink, green, and blue you can imagine. It's...
286 DMC thread colors: how to choose yours
Opening the DMC color chart is a small indulgence: 286 shades lined up, from off-white to the deepest black, passing through every pink, green, and blue you can imagine. It's...
How to Wash and Frame Your Finished Painting
You've made the last stitch. After weeks of work, your picture is in front of you and you get a little emotional (it's normal, it happens to all of us)....
How to Wash and Frame Your Finished Painting
You've made the last stitch. After weeks of work, your picture is in front of you and you get a little emotional (it's normal, it happens to all of us)....
How to mount the fabric on the frame without wr...
The hoop seems like the easiest thing in the world: you put the fabric in, tighten it, and start embroidering. But if you've ever finished a session with loose, crooked,...
How to mount the fabric on the frame without wr...
The hoop seems like the easiest thing in the world: you put the fabric in, tighten it, and start embroidering. But if you've ever finished a session with loose, crooked,...
How many strands to use according to the fabric...
You've chosen a beautiful color, threaded your needle, started stitching... and the result looks weak and the fabric shows through. Or the opposite: the stitch is tight and bulky. It's...
How many strands to use according to the fabric...
You've chosen a beautiful color, threaded your needle, started stitching... and the result looks weak and the fabric shows through. Or the opposite: the stitch is tight and bulky. It's...
How to Read a Cross Stitch Pattern Without Gett...
You open the pattern for the first time, see that grid full of symbols and colors, and think: "This is Greek to me." Don't worry, it happens to everyone. A...
How to Read a Cross Stitch Pattern Without Gett...
You open the pattern for the first time, see that grid full of symbols and colors, and think: "This is Greek to me." Don't worry, it happens to everyone. A...
Which needle to use for each task (and why it m...
Have you ever started a project with great enthusiasm, only to find the fabric looking worn and the thread constantly fraying after ten minutes? Most of the time, the problem...
Which needle to use for each task (and why it m...
Have you ever started a project with great enthusiasm, only to find the fabric looking worn and the thread constantly fraying after ten minutes? Most of the time, the problem...
