How to Keep Embroidery From Puckering
Why does my embroidery pucker? A common problem that you may have come across when you’re stitching is that the fabric starts to pucker. So frustrating! There could be a few reasons as to…
Can You Wash Embroidery? Embroidered Clothing Care
Can You Wash Hand Embroidered Clothes? Over the years, I’ve gotten this question a lot. Occasionally, I’ll embroider a piece of clothing or stitch a pet portrait on a sweatshirt and people will ask…
How Many Strands of Embroidery Floss To Use
The most commonly used embroidery floss is 6-strand cotton floss. This floss is great for surface embroidery and cross stitch because of it’s divisible strands of thread. A frequent question many people have is…
How To Keep Fabric Tight In Embroidery Hoops
How To Keep An Embroidery Hoop Tight When I first started embroidery, I would get really frustrated when my fabric would slip and become loose in the hoop. Over the years I figured out…
How To Embroider A Hat By Hand – The Easy Way!
Several years ago, I started stitching pet portraits on hats and found them to be a bit challenging because the fabric is not flat like a normal piece of fabric. I wanted to make…
The Best Hand Embroidery Classes Online in 2021
Learn some new skills and techniques from the comfort of your own home…this post contains a collection of some of the best hand embroidery classes online right now! These classes cover so many different…
Guide To Embroidery Hoops and How to Use Them
So you’re ready to start embroidering…you walk into the craft store to pick up some supplies and there are SO many embroidery hoops to choose from. Feeling a bit overwhelmed? Well, this post will…