How to Sew a Purse With a Clasp Frame Over the last few weeks I've been working on a piece of embroidery, and I needed a quick and easy project where I could use it. Having the attention span of a goldfish means that longer projects tend not to get finished. A little purse with a clasp frame was just the thing as they are easy and quick to make, and it would show off the embroidery perfectly! The instructions below show how to do the ... Read the Post...
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How to Print Onto Fabric With and Without Freezer Paper
How to Print Onto Fabric With and Without Freezer Paper I'm on a bit of an embroidery thing at the moment, and one of the things that I've wanted to find out is how to print onto fabric. There are several ways of transferring embroidery designs onto fabric, includingย using dressmaking carbon paper or transferring the design onto tissue paper, sewing over the paper then tearing it away when you have finished. However these methods are time ... Read the Post...
How To Sew Lazy Daisy Stitch
How To Sew Lazy Daisy Stitch This post contains affiliate links. As the name suggests, lazy daisy stitch is useful for when you want to embroider the petals of flowers. It's a stitch you often see on vintage table cloths where flowers have been embroidered by hand. They can be grouped in 3s or 5s to give the idea of a closed flower, or embroidered around the centre of a flower, like a daisy. To embroider these flowers, I used a ... Read the Post...
A Guide to Sewing Machine Needles
A Guide to Sewing Machine Needles Knowing which needle to use in your sewing machine can be confusing, especially if you are new to sewing. It's another one of those things that might make you want to shut your eyes tightly, stick your fingers in your ears and sing loudly until it goes away. Or at least, just ignore it, carry on using the same needle that you always do and hope for the best! I use a universal size 10 needle in my sewing ... Read the Post...