Does your team want to make money selling T-shirts? Here are some tips on having a successful T-shirt fundraiser 1. Who to make the shirts – Find someone to who will give you a good deal, who are reputable, and who might waive the screen fee. Just make sure you take the time to go […]
It’s Easy to Create Ribbon Embroidery!
Buying a ribbon-embroidered tablecloth can be expensive. You can create your own ribbon embroidery at home and that too at a very reasonable cost. Beginners who have very little idea about embroidery can also try these simple ribbon embroideries to create a stylish designer artwork. You just need an embroidery hoop, silk ribbon of different […]
Easy Sewing Project: Shirt Mittens
The weather turns cold and we scramble for coats, jackets, scarves, hats and mittens. After all, we have to stay warm. Knowing how to dress to be comfortable can be a little challenging in the winter. Some people set their thermostats a little higher to stay nice and cozy inside. Other places keep the building […]
Using Couching as a Technique to Create Unique Crafts, Sewing
One of the ways color, dimension and texture can be added to some fabric that has been sewn is by using couching. This word originates from a certain French word which means to embroider something by laying threads on a certain flat surface followed by sewing them with stitches at regular intervals. These days, couching […]
Embroidery Tutorial: Five Common Stitches For You
When you purchase a pre-stamped embroidery kit, or you use the iron-on transfers on blank cloth, there are a variety of stitches you may wish to use in your embroidery. This article will cover five commonly used stitches. Each stitch will provide you with an image showing you the stitch itself with specific instructions for […]
Embroidery Basics: From Noob to a Pro
Some arts and crafts are antifragile – they do not die. Centuries and millennia come and go, but they endure, getting stronger with improvements in technology. One such is the art of embroidery. Would you believe that they were embroiderers even in ancient Egypt? And yet the art has not changed much. Some may even […]
