Category: Embroidery
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My Second Embroidery Project: Winter Flowers
I’ve started working on the Oh Sew Bootiful Winter Flowers embroidery kit. The name alone gives away that this isn’t seasonally appropriate, as do the flowers on the pre-printed fabric, but I figure I’ll at least finish it in time for winter! To be honest, I’ve owned this kit for a while. In fact, I’ve…
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Strawberry Wreath Forever
I finished my embroidered strawberry wreath! Since this was basically my first embroidery project, it definitely had its ups and downs. All in all, it was so much fun! However, I struggled in some parts, and I’m somewhat unhappy with the way some of my stitches look. I’m sure I’ll get better in the future,…
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Embroidery and Strawberries
I’m obsessed with embroidery right now. In fact, it takes all my willpower to not buy all the cute embroidery kits I can get my hands on. I love most of the kits by Rico Design, to say nothing of the cornucopia of adorable Stardew Valley cross stitch patterns like this one on Etsy. I…
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Learning Embroidery
Embroidery is something I’ve been meaning to learn for a while. Aesthetically, it just appeals to me. I’m drawn to all things boho and folk art. Technically I learnt to embroider in elementary school. My mother still has an embroidered pillow I made in class to give to her as a present back then! Obviously,…
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Review: “Der Hände Fleiß. Siebenbürgische Textilien als Wohnschmuck” (Transylvanian Saxon textiles as home décor) by R. Schmidt/W. Förderreuther
I recently discovered this book about Transylvanian Saxon home and household textiles amidst my PhD book stack and finally took the time to take a look inside. And oh my, it’s gorgeous and inspiring! The history of it all King Géza II of Hungary started to settle German-speaking people in Transylvania in the 12th century…
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Lazy daisy or the day I discovered mending
I’ve been fascinated with visible mending since I first read about Tom of Holland’s Visible Mending Programme. To be honest, I have never mended or darned anything before; it seemed a boring and unpleasant task to me, and I shifted it off to my mother. There she was, trying to make repairs as invisible as possible,…