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Book Giveaway--Ribbon Embroidery: Simple Stitches for Easy Embellishments

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This new book shows you how to update your wardrobe with simple embellishments.

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Leather Passementerie

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Elegant passementerie can be woven from thin leather cord, making an extravagant trimming for any garment.

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Simplicity Veil with Lace Detailing

This bride's gown came with a matching shawl that she did not want to wear.  She preferred, instead, to utilize the lace shawl to embellish her wedding veil.  She selected the Simplicity...

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HEATHER ROSE'S WEDDING VEIL

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Being a seamtress for many years and making costumes for community theater for years, it was only fitting that I make something for my only daughters wedding.  Since they decided to get married...

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The Whimsical Creations of Saskia Wassing-Shepherd

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Bright colors, free-motion embroidery, and a sense of humor combine delightfully in the designer's soft-sculpture animals and furnishings.

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Embroidered Jacket

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I copied this idea from an expensive jacket in a magazine using Vogue 7976 and edited designs from Pfaff. 

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Evening Purse

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Hand quilting and embellishments of floss and ribbon, of my own design.

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Zoe's Dedication Gown

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I have made dedication outfits for all five of our grandchildren,  but Zoe is our first little "princess"  after four boys,  so her dress had to be something really special!  I...

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Hooping Tips for Successful Embroidery

Discover fresh ideas for ease and accuracy when inserting your fabric in a machine embroidery hoop.

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Machine-Embroider Allover Lace

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Make elegant lace on your home-embroidery machine that rivals the quality of the finest lace you can buy.

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Yo-yos by the Hoopful

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Learn how to turn your embroidery machine into a yo-yo assembly line.

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Make Your Own Rucci "Worms"

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This bullion stitch, a favorite of designer Ralph Rucci, can be easily mastered with a little practice.

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Choosing Machine-Embroidery Threads

All the options can be confusing. Here are guidelines for selecting the right threads for your embroidery projects.

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Machine Embroidery: A Marriage of Fabric and Design

Learn how to pair the right design and fabric for great results: Guidelines for embroidering fabrics, from sheers to corduroy.

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Video: Manuel's Free-Motion Embroidery Technique

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An embroidered design starts with a drawing by designer Manuel and ends with the skilled hands and feet and knees of free-motion embroiderer Pancho Martinez.

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Silk-Ribbon Embroidery: Five More Stitches

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See how Karen Kieppe use these basic stitches in designs created for her Granny May Company.

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Beginners' Silk-Ribbon Embroidery: Five Easy Stitches

You can hand-embroider exquisite designs with just a few basic stitches: ribbon stitch, straight stitch, stem stitch, and French knots.

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