Felt Mug Cosy Tutorial Mug cosies are great. They keep your tea warm for longer when you're out in the garden. They're a good way of using up bits of fabric left over from other projects and they're quick to make. Also they make nice gifts for people. This mug cosy is made from felt. I used acrylic felt because that's what I had, but you could use wool felt if you wanted to. Felt is perfect for this project because it's inexpensive, it ... Read the Post...
Hand Lettering For Embroidery
Hand Lettering For Embroidery What is Hand Lettering? Hand lettering has been a thing for a couple of years now, and having tried it myself, I can tell you that it is both easy and fun! It doesn't matter if you consider yourself not very artistic or if you don't naturally have beautiful handwriting. All it takes is a little bit of practice. You don't even need any special equipment, just a pen, a pencil and and some paper! I ... Read the Post...
How To Transfer Embroidery Patterns To Fabric
How To Transfer Embroidery Patterns To Fabric This post contains affiliate links. ***Are you looking for an embroidery project? The photos used in this post are from an embroidery project I've designed for us to do together! The text is a line from one of my favourite songs, Let The Bells Ring by Kate Rusby. It's fitting for the start of a new year, but is good advice at any time! For more information about the project and to download the ... Read the Post...
A New Year’s Embroidery Project
A New Year's Embroidery Project Who's up for a little bit of a New Year's embroidery project? I'm in the process of writing several posts on the theme of handlettering for embroidery, and it occurred to me that it might be fun to have a project that we can do together. I've been working on some handlettered designs for embroidery including this one. The text is taken from one of my favourite songs, Let the Bells Ring by Kate Rusby. ... Read the Post...