Huck Weaving Patterns Easy To Do Borders for Towels Placemats Curtains and Apparel

by Debra // 09/07/2018 // 6 Comments

Huck Weaving Huck weaving, also known as Swedish weaving is a popular form of needlework. Designs can be done on the wrong or right side of the fabric. The Huck toweling material used comes in many different colors and widths.... Continue reading →

Teneriffe Lace Designs and Instructions Design No 1

Teneriffe Lace Basics – How to Make a Polka Spider Loom

by Debra // 08/10/2018 // 2 Comments

Teneriffe Lace What is teneriffe lace? The Wikipedia Encyclopedia describes it as: “A needle lace from the island of Tenerife.” Okay, but now, what is needle lace and where is the island of Tenerife? First things first, the island... Continue reading →

Hardanger Embroideries 2nd Series Pattern 2

Hardanger Embroideries DMC Library Series How to and Patterns

by Debra // 08/03/2018 // 2 Comments

Hardanger Embroidery I’ve been wanting to do another post on Hardanger Embroidery for a while but hadn’t found anything I wanted to share until now. Then I came across this vintage (antique) DMC Library booklet at the Antique Pattern Library’s... Continue reading →

Crewel Embroidered Bird of Paradise Design Pattern Flipped

Crewel Embroidered Bird of Paradise Free Pattern with Instructions

by Debra // 07/13/2018 // 3 Comments

Crewel Embroidery Most of the time when I think of crewel embroidery, I think of a colorful Jacobean design done in yarn. This Bird of Paradise is certainly colorful and has a bit of a Jacobean element to it, but the... Continue reading →

A Royal Wedding, Crowns, Tiaras and more to Embroider and Cross Stitch

by Debra // 05/18/2018 // No Comments

A Royal Wedding If you haven’t heard, there’s a royal wedding this weekend. Yes, Prince Harry is off the market and marrying Meghan Markle Saturday May 19th. I can’t even imagine what goes into such an undertaking as a royal... Continue reading →

Flower Easter Lily Embroidery Design to do by Hand with Lovely Silk Threads

by Debra // 03/30/2018 // 1 Comment

Flower Embroidery I know last week I shared a cross stitch embroidery pattern and I try to change things up every week, but I found this Easter Lily embroidery design and couldn’t resist. I love the old embroidery books put... Continue reading →

Chicken Scratch Cross Stitch Embroidered Gingham Apron Patterns

by Debra // 12/15/2017 // 4 Comments

Chic Checks You Can Cross Stitch This vintage leaflet has patterns and instructions for three different aprons. These original designs are for embroidered gingham aprons. It’s cross stitch on gingham fabric or Chicken Scratch. My favorite of the three is... Continue reading →

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