This post from Kristin of Sew Techincolor is a wonderful guide if you are just getting started with your embroidery, plus she has some really pretty pieces that she’s stitched. You can read all about it here:
Embroidery 101 {sort of}
In case you haven't noticed, I've been a bit obsessed with embroidery lately. :) And as I've been stitching, I've been thinking about the things I've learned since I first started.
When I was a kid, my grandma taught me the basics of embroidery (both of my grandmas embroidered and sewed, so I like to think I'm helping to carry on the tradition :). She gave me some embroidery floss and a hoop, and I worked on some of those little samplers that have the pattern printed on the fabric, and you just stitch over it. Apparently I didn't fall in love with it then, because I didn't embroider any more until just over two years ago.
Every once in a while I get emails from blog readers about my embroidery. They usually ask how I learned and if I have any books or websites to recommend. I do, and I'll share them at the bottom of this post. But for now, I give you...
8 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I First Learned Embroidery
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bonita
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