We have touched on this one before, but in the studio we just cant get enough of these curved scissors. Although their curvy blades may look a bit tricky, they make cutting away fabrics close to each other very easy. They are designed to be used for applique specifically so when you have stitched down […]
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Pro Tips: Pounce Rubbing
One of the big questions when it comes to stepping up from prepared embroidery kits to your own designs is how to transfer the design onto your fabric effectively. There are lots of items out there to try for various approaches which have their pros and cons, however our prefered method is the old school […]
Pro Tips: Pricking a Design
Prick and Pounce as a method of transfering a design onto your cloth is a great way to get an accurate draft to work from. Much of the embroidery process is about the preparation of your materials and design, as if your preparations are not right the final piece will never be that great no […]
Pro Tips: Using Bees Wax
Bees Wax might seems like a bit of an odd addition to a sewing kit but for some techniques it is essential. We sell our goldwork kits including a wax so that you can use it to strengthen your thread. ‘Why?’ you ask, well in goldwork in particular, the metal can be a bit on […]
Pro Tips: The Tweezer/Scissor combo
Picture the scene.. ”You’ve just spent X amount of hours embroidering your piece, it has been a labour of love but it was worth it now you see it finished. All you need to do is tidy you threads up and you are done!” Sounds familiar right? The last thing you want to do now […]
Pro Tips: Tambour Handle as a Pricker
Tambour handles are such as great tool, with their turned wood bodies holding the potential to create all manner of beautiful beading. However, what you may not have realised about yours is that if you are only tambouring with your handle, you are not using it to its full potential. As you may have noticed, […]