One of my embroidery pillowcase projects.
Embroidery seems to be popping up everywhere and is becomming more and more popular. It's a wonderful warm weather project for home and family, lightweight and colorful. I know my faithful knitty readers are going ack! Hang on there - I'm not suggesting tossing out the knitting here - just taking a crafty stroll down another (or for some) new path.
Afterall, it was my love for embroidery that led me to try knitting and crochet. Childhood summers were spent reading, embroidering borders on my pillowcases and going to the beach.
To get you started, I found a great series of videos from stitchingcow that go over all the basics for you.
A couple of sites that I visit for free resources, links and patterns ...
And for those who love embroidered items but don't want to make projects...try fabulous Etsy.com and help support the handmade revolution.
Not a traditional guy or gal? No problem, designs don't have to be traditional. Go for designs that inspire you and fit into your lifestyle and you will discover your own needleart style!
If you've been sitting on the fence about learning to embroider, or if you used to love making embroidered projects, I hope this will encourage you to give it a try this summer.
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Marg (embracing butterflies, bees and all needlearts)
Very pretty! I love doing cross stitch, there are so many wonderful patterns now compared to when I first started out. I've never tried regular embroidery but I love ribbon embroidery and would love to try it some time!
ReplyDeleteAwsome blog! I really liked your posts and blog.
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Have a nice weekend!
Hi You Two! Thanks for stopping by and for the lovely comments! I'll keeping writing if you keep reading - heehee! Have a great weekend. Marg
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