Picture the scene, you have learnt a new embroidery skill on the frame, well done! And you’ve got all these ideas about where you want to put that embroidery, how you want to use it but it’s on a base fabric which is really a part of what you had envisoned. If you cut it […]
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Pro Tips: Framing up a Round Frame
Framing up a frame might seem like one of the most basic things you could possibly do in embroidery, and in truth, it is. But here are a few little tips that might help to bring your embroidery up a knotch just in the preparation of your stitching: 1. Ironing your Fabric For embroidery, you […]
Pro Tips: How to pick your Embroidery Frame
This week, we have frames on our mind. An essential for creating your best embroidery, the humble frame is often overlooked. We now have a range of 11 frame options for your to chose from so here is a little guide from us so you can make the best choice for you: 10” Table Clamp […]
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: 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 […]