Whitework embroidery

The white work embroidery is self-explanatory. The name alone hints at what this stitching is all about. It is the fine delicate embroidery done on white cloth with white thread, as seen on table l…

Whitework embroidery is a broad category that includes any white embroidery worked on white fabric, but commonly associate the term with specific stitches.

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Carol Leather of Needlework Tips & Techniques has published a new e-book on whitework. She says, “It is the accumulated instructions, diagrams and complete chart for the whitework sampler…

It's midweek - a perfect time for a little burst of inspiration for you! Over on the Needle 'n Thread Community on Facebook, members are treated to incredible amounts of inspirational embroidery each week. For the past couple weeks, one member - Cathinka Hoff Strønstad, from Norway - has been

Our ultimate guide to embroidery supplies covers all—from needles to floss, hoops and aida cloth—to help perfect your embroidery and cross-stitching.

Punched work looks like drawn thread work but it’s much quicker to make because you don’t actually have to draw out threads! 😀 Punched work – also called Rhodes embroidery, pierced work or four-sided stitch – is a pulled thread embroidery from the Edwardian era. Related: How To Make Drawn Thread Work Punched work is … Continue reading Edwardian Punched Work – Pulled Thread Embroidery →

Hedebo embroidery is a historical whitework embroidery which originated in Denmark in the mid-18th century. It consists of 2 basic stitches.