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Deconstructing Goldwork – Leaves
Deconstructing the leaves on this goldwork piece was really fun – probably because it was so simple! Unlike the goldwork grapes, lily, and rose, the leaves are not layered with various elements worked...
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Figure Embroidery – Painting People with Needle & Thread
Figure embroidery has been on my mind a lot lately. It’s actually one of my goals for this year, to work a piece of figure embroidery here on Needle ‘n Thread. But you know those New Year’s...
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Stitch Fun! How to Lace Lattice Stitches
When I first started playing with lattice stitches as part of the Stitch Fun series of embroidery stitch tutorials, I was moving towards laced lattice stitches, because they’re a little more difficult...
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Goldwork Deconstruction: Wheat
Continuing with this series on deconstructing goldwork embroidery, today we’re looking at the wheat! I love little heads of golden wheat in embroidery. For some reason (maybe because I live in...
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Embroidery on Eggs: The Last Two
Easter being right around the corner, and days flying by as they always do, I’ve fallen behind a bit on my egg embroidery! Do you ever have those grand visions of preparing hand-made gifts for a whole...
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Deconstructing Goldwork Embroidery: Close-Up of the Agnus Dei
Everything we’ve examined so far in this Deconstructing Goldwork series has built up, in a way, to the final central element on the vestment, which is the Agnus Dei symbol. So far in the series, we’ve...
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Goldwork Embroidery: How to Build a Dimensional Lamb
Yesterday, we continued in our study of this goldwork piece by examining up-close the very dimensional Agnus Dei (lamb) that adorns the embroidered vestment that we’re taking apart. At the end of...
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Stitch Fun: On the Edge with Palestrina Stitch
The whole idea of Stitch Fun is to explore some of the more obscures stitches or to explore more obscure – but fun! – ways of using common stitches. Today’s Stitch Fun is a more obscure way of using a...
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Hungarian Redwork Runner: Slow Progress…& Mind Games!
I haven’t abandoned the Hungarian Redwork Runner – it’s just been a while since I’ve had a chance to pick it up and do much with it! This embroidery project, worked from this embroidery design, is my...
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Stitch Fun: Embroidering a Thick Stem or Branch – Simple, but Effective
In embroidery, thick stems and branches often get the same treatment: filled with stem stitch, filled with chain stitch, sometimes satin stitched, maybe a little texture added with knots and so forth....
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Stitch Fun! Scalloped Buttonholed Chain Stitch!
I love chain stitch! It is So Very Versatile. From using it as a line stitch or as a filling stitch, to whipping the chain stitch and lacing it, to working buttonhole stitch across rows of it… there’s...
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Hungarian Redwork Runner: Red Tape and a Fix (or, Why I Don’t Watch Movies...
I was creeping ever-so-steadily towards the halfway point on the Hungarian Redwork Runner this past Sunday. It was an indoor day, quiet, gloomy and cloudy outside with threatening storms, and perfect...
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Mission Rose: Embroidering a Large Leaf
Oh, goodie gumdrops!! I’ve been waiting all week to write this article for you! All the preliminary work that goes into setting up an embroidery project for stitching is certainly necessary, but it’s...
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Mission Rose: Leaf 1 and Leaf 2 and Dr. Seuss
For some reason, the Mission Rose has adopted a Dr. Seuss personality in my mind. I find myself equating the two leaves with Thing 1 and Thing 2. There is something rather Dr. Suess-ish in their shape...
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Hungarian Redwork Runner – Halfway! and Beyond!
This Hungarian Redwork Runner project is really quite enjoyable. I know! I know! It looks like it would be monotonous! I thought that by now, I’d be bored with it and barely pushing myself to pick it...
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On Surface Embroidery and Linens
An interesting question came up the other day in the inbox, regarding surface embroidery on even-weave linens, or lower thread count linens sold primarily for cross stitch. Essentially, the reader...
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Mission Rose – The Second Leaf Re-Do
“Reverse stitching” – i.e. ripping out previously stitched areas – is ever a part of the embroidery process. Mentally, I prepare myself for the frustrations of picking out stitches by convincing myself...
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Lattice Sampler – Almost Finished!
So my good friend the Lattice Sampler, which began as part of the Stitch Fun series, is almost finished. On the one hand, this is a good thing, because I find it distracts me now and then. On the other...
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Mission Rose: Little Leaves in Satin Stitch
Last time we looked at the Mission Rose project, the two large leaves were finished. Though still suffering a little bit of an internal debate over them, I decided to move on to the little leaves on...
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Mission Rose – All Thumbs!
Last time we visited the Mission Rose project, the satin stitched leaves were nearing completion. They’re finished now, and the rose is underway. (Barely underway, I should say.) As I was stitching the...
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