Crewel stitches

Burden stitch is a lovely stitch for filling areas of your embroidery. It creates a good texture and can be stitched in different ways to mix this up.

I promised to show you this, my crewel embroidery piece 'Tree of Life' started and completed in the mid 1970's. I recall it took me perhaps a couple of years, picking it up now and then between family and work commitments when we lived in Massachusetts. I bought it as a kit - complete with the skeins of wools in beautiful colors, printed Belgian linen, and stitch instructions - offered by one of the most admired American stitchery women ever, the late Elsa Williams. After a lengthy search…

The last time we visited Party in Provence, an embroidered kaleidoscope project that we’re working through step-by-step here on Needle ‘n Thread, we worked the big petals in the center of the design and the little flowers between them. Originally, I was going to start the week with some beadwork on Party in Provence, but ...

Vintage patterns can be beautiful, which is why I bought this old Spinnerin. (front cover) Vintage patterns can also be hilariously tacky, which is why I bought this old Spinnerin. (back cover) Lucky for you over the next few weeks I’ll be posting all the good, the bad, and the ugly afghan patterns your twitchy little fingers could ever hope to knit or crochet! Here are some Embroidery Stitches to wet your appetite…

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Dimensions: 28" x 34" Materials: #3-cut wool on monk's cloth Pattern by Jane McGown Flynn and hooked by Mary McGrath, Eagle, Wisconsin, 2012. Photo by Michelle Adamski—Arts Cameras Plus. Featured in: Celebration XXIII "I had been dreaming of attending a rug camp for years, but trying to work it into my busy life with a full-time job and 3 young children was a challenge. I am blessed to share my life with a wonderful husband, and he was supportive of my desire to attend a rug camp, even if it…

Time to end the week with a book review! I've been wanting to review Stumpwork Embroidery: Techniques & Projects by Helen Richman of Blue Bird Embroidery for a while now, but, after waiting for my order from the UK (it's available in the States now), I still had to make my way through the book.