Finishing cross stitch edges

The whole idea of Stitch Fun is to explore some of the more obscures stitches or to explore more obscure – but fun! – ways of using common stitches. Today’s Stitch Fun is a more obscure way of using a fairly well-known stitch, the Palestrina stitch. Palestrina stitch is one of my all-time favorite embroidery ...

I've been receiving lots of questions about my ornament edgings, so here's how I do them. Backstitch matching fronts and backs. I always do these over 2 with two threads. I always start the whipstitching with a loop. And then you just whipstitch through the front and back stitches. Adding beads every other stitch or every third stitch...or however you want the beaded edging to look. I use Piecemaker size 28 needles, the beads fit right over the eye. (The beads also fit over the John James…

How to finish a cross stitch bookmark when not working with already prepared bookmark fabric: Before you start stitching, be sure to cu...

The whole idea of Stitch Fun is to explore some of the more obscures stitches or to explore more obscure - but fun! - ways of using common stitches. Today's Stitch Fun is a more obscure way of using a fairly well-known stitch, the Palestrina stitch. Palestrina stitch is one of my all-time fav

Finishing a needlepoint pillow is a fun and easy project - all you need is a sewing machine and some great fabric to make the piece stand out!

Why, welcome to Wednesday! We're on the approach to a holiday weekend here in the States. Tomorrow's Independence Day, and for many, it's the opportunity to take a long weekend and do summery things. Perhaps you'll be indulging in some stitching this weekend, too, and if so, here's a little Stitc

After finishing the embroidery on the main part of the pall, I made a small, square, detachable back for it, so that the back can be removed and washed without having to take the whole pall apart for cleaning. The detachable back of the pall is made from linen, and it is hemmed all around with a sm

Get started on beautiful cross-stitch projects with these tutorials for standard stitches such as cross stitch, straight stitch, backstitch, French knot and others.

Finish your hand embroidery piece with edge stitching with this tutorial. This sewing technique is a beautiful way to display your art.