Slate Frames for Hand Embroidery
Slate Frames for Hand Embroidery We receive questions about slate frames regularly. Slate frames are a bit of a mystery to many people, but to those who love doing… Read more Slate Frames for Hand Embroidery →
Slate Frames – How to Determine Size
Slate frames have been used for countless years (or may we centuries) as a way of mounting fabric for working hand embroidery. There are many advantages to using a slate… Read more Slate Frames – How to Determine Size →
Through the Needle’s Eye – EGA Traveling Exhibit
Needlework is always fun and exciting. I especially love hand embroidery but running a busy sewing studio does not leave much time for the pleasures a favorite pastime. So,… Read more Through the Needle’s Eye – EGA Traveling Exhibit →
Custom Made Slate Frames and Trestle Stands for Hand Embroidery
There is something so relaxing and enjoyable about doing hand embroidery. Having the correct tools to tackle a project properly makes the process that much better. Having a beautiful view… Read more Custom Made Slate Frames and Trestle Stands for Hand Embroidery →
Trestle Stands for Slate Frames
Hand Embroidery Classes Many of us have enjoyed taking classes with the Royal School of Needlework and Hand and Lock in recent years. The Royal School of Needlework and… Read more Trestle Stands for Slate Frames →
Trestle Embroidery Stand and Slate Frames
Winter has settled on us in Northern Minnesota with a vengeance. It is too cold for man or beast to venture outside beyond what is absolutely needed. Thankfully, the… Read more Trestle Embroidery Stand and Slate Frames →
Slate Frames for Embroidery and Trestle Stands
Slate Frame Embroidery Passion I love fine needlework. In an effort to continually improve my skills, I enjoy taking classes and working on projects. One thing I have learned over… Read more Slate Frames for Embroidery and Trestle Stands →
Wooden Slate Embroidery Frames
Slate frames. Those words may mean nothing to some of you, and to others who have taken the plunge head first into hand embroidery, you know that working on a… Read more Wooden Slate Embroidery Frames →
Framing Steps Part 2 Advent
It’s linen time! And this is exciting because linen means an Ecclesiastical Embroidery project is one step closer to being ready for the hand embroidery to start. While one step closer… Read more Framing Steps Part 2 Advent →
Framing Steps
Tonight it is time to get another frame prepared for the Advent Ecclesiastical Sewing project. Time is ticking away. If I stand any chance of getting this hand embroidery project… Read more Framing Steps →
A Simple Design Framed Up
FramesIt is so rewarding to feel like something was accomplished at the end of a weekend, especially when the weekend started off feeling like nothing was getting done. Sometimes weekends… Read more A Simple Design Framed Up →
All in a Day’s Work
Before the day is over, it’s time to share a quick update in Ecclesiastical Sewing on the newest Ecclesiastical Embroidery Design project for the Easter Pulpit Fall. This is the design I shared a few days ago. After a few detours, tonight I am happy to announce the linen is in the frame. With any luck, by tomorrow, the pouncing and tracing will be finished. I have not had a chance to use the Millennium Frames from Needle Needs yet. There must always be a first time for everything. Not knowing… Read more All in a Day’s Work →
Technical Difficulties and Framing Dilemmas
I love framing up a new Ecclesiastical embroidery project. That initial thrill of starting something new, wondering how it will turn out, the vision of a stunning piece that …………… well, on and on wanders the mind. So this evening, I was anticipating that thrill, thinking if things went well I could get the framing done, the pounce powder out, maybe get the tracing done, then I could start those first stitches. It was an optimistic vision for an evening’s work, especially after getting errands run, and the usual list of tasks… Read more Technical Difficulties and Framing Dilemmas →
New Frames Mean New Projects
New frames finally arrived on Monday, and so that means it is time to start a new Ecclesiastical Embroidery project! I ordered the Millenium Frame in several sizes from Needle Needs in early April. It took quite a while for them to arrive. So now it is time to give them a try! I have the perfect Ecclesiastical Embroidery Design just waiting to try out on the new frames. The project is part of the Easter Vestment Set that I first told you about in The Tale of Two Lambs. … Read more New Frames Mean New Projects →
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