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We’re stepping a bit outside of the usual Gear Threads box this month to bring you something that’s not exactly machine embroidery (yet), but
We’re stepping a bit outside of the usual Gear Threads box this month to bring you something that’s not exactly machine embroidery (yet), but
There’s been so much wisdom and learning shared by our digitizing guru Erich Campbell in the past year that we thought we’d take a moment
English textile artist Mrs Bertimus is a self described art tutor, painter and “maker of things”. Those “things” she makes are absolutely gorgeous textile creations,
As far as I am from my first experiments in embroidery digitizing, I am well aware of the frustration that those first flailing grasps at
To textile artist Lorraine Roy, crafting gorgeous treescapes is the most natural thing in the world. Growing up on the riverbanks of rural southwestern Ontario,
Hello folks, hope this last month has been treating you all well, here’s hoping there have been no emergency trips to the dentist from a
In my previous post about stitch types, I revealed the controversial truth the only stitch which an embroidery machine is capable of producing is a
There’s photorealistic machine embroidery, and then there’s the work of Carol Shinn. Honed over 25 years of practice, her technique creates richly beautiful images that
What is underlay? If you’ve been around embroidery digitizers, you’ve heard the term, but you may not know exactly what it’s all about. The word
Striking realism and colorful fancy are natural companions in the work of textile artist Sophie Standing. Born in England and now living in Kenya, Standing
Some pretty clever stuff for you in this Edge post. Clothing Company Forever21 commissioned the Thread Screen, an amazing device that used 6400 reels of
We’ve some fantastic columns on Mr X Stitch and we wanted to celebrate the authors who share their love of needlecraft with you. This time it’s