Threaded Thursday

Posted by Brye Lynn on Jul 30, 2009 in Cross Stitch, Embroidery

I love hand-dyed embroidery floss. Truthfully, the first time I bought it, I bought it because I thought it would be “better” then the DMC I grew up with. This may be true and I haven’t taken the time to research why it may be “better”. What I did realize after using it was that [...]

Tags: Embroidery

Whitework Quilting ~ the Stitches

Posted by Brye Lynn on Apr 12, 2009 in Embroidery, Quilting, Whitework

There are several types of stitches that the whitework artist can use. The most common is the traditional quilting stitch. Others include:

Cording – technique that involves stitching two parrallel lines and inserting a cord between them. Cording not only gives a raised sculpture look, it also adds stiffness to the area.
Trapunto – also known as [...]

Tags: Articles, Embroidery, Whitework

First Hardanger Complete

Posted by Brye Lynn on Apr 3, 2009 in Cross Stitch, Embroidery

I finished me first Hardanger Embroidered coaster. It did not take very much time, but my time has been short this week; so it took me longer than it should have.

It came out OK. There were a few slipped stitches and I am not sure if I cut it out right. Plus, my tension wasn’t [...]

Tags: Embroidery, Needlework, WIPs

Working on Something Different

Posted by Brye Lynn on Mar 23, 2009 in Cross Stitch, Embroidery

Last night I finally had a chance to start on the Hardanger Embroidery. I made a good start of it. This much was completed during two sittings; last night and tonight. It is really fun to work on something different. I haven’t cross stitched or embroidered in about four years, so it was a good [...]