A Machine Embroidery Glossary for Makers at Make:
Machine embroidery is technical by its nature: It’s full of arcane terms, from the materials used, to machine parts, to the host of expressions wallowing
Machine embroidery is technical by its nature: It’s full of arcane terms, from the materials used, to machine parts, to the host of expressions wallowing
It’s hard not to love a single-color machine embroidery design; there’s no need to re-thread the design for different colors, most won’t have problems with
Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state, bordering Guatemala, is a mountainous highland with dense rainforests dotted with Mayan archaeological sites and Spanish colonial towns. It is also home
Dear Ghost, I monogrammed a bag for myself on a whim; now that people have seen it, I’m constantly asked to create monogrammed gear; I
As a commercial embroiderer, I’ve tended to favor techniques that use time-tested, embroidery specific materials. Fairly often, the adamant claims from my home embroidery friends
To embroider; it can simultaneously stand for puffing up and altering the truth of one’s statements as well as for adding decoration. Though I’ve been
If you’ve been paying attention to fashion trends at all, or even just walked into a mall lately, you’ll notice one trend that’s everywhere… floral
In spending time with friendly home embroidery enthusiasts, I see differences in practice from my commercial roots; one (relatively) recent development was the rise of ‘floating’.
Color and light spring to life in Anne Waller’s unique textile art. Under the name Heatherwell Designs, she creates a variety of creative works, including
Having a goodly amount of contact with newcomers to the embroidery community gives me ample opportunities to ‘talk down’ people on the verge of giving
Graffiti and needlecraft coming together was one of the things that first got me on the road to the entire, magnificent world of contemporary embroidery,
One of the areas that machine embroidery is really flourishing is in the hands of talented costume and cosplay designers the world over. Where before