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tips for working better bullion stitch

Thanks to all who have replied to my questions about bullions. I have scattered these questions all over the internet, and from everyone’s responses have put together a collection of great tips. Because I am stuck here in Ethiopia with my little netbook, I can’t give you any diagrams for working bullions, but I have […]

March 2nd, 2010 | Category: embroidery musings, embroidery stitches, hints and tips, mountmellick embroidery, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, teaching embroidery | 8 comments

adventures with bullion stitch

I am interested in hearing about the problems that people have with bullion stitch – if any!

What goes wrong for you? What bugs you about your bullions? Did you ever have an “a-ha!” moment where you solved something that you had been doing wrong?- what was it that you had been doing wrong, and […]

February 10th, 2010 | Category: embroidery musings, embroidery stitches, hints and tips | 20 comments

learning Mountmellick a sheer pleasure

I received a lovely email from a customer the other day, who has been teaching herself how to do Mountmellick embroidery. I include some of if below.

By the way, I haven’t sent a picture of the problem I was having with Palestrina stitch, but I did notice that the instructions in Inspirations magazine which […]

July 10th, 2009 | Category: hints and tips, Inspirations, mountmellick embroidery, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, mountmellick supplies | Leave a comment

portable knitting tip

During my prolonged illness, there have been times when all I have felt like doing is reading. And sometimes where my brain can’t even handle reading. At other times I feel that I can take a little more activity. Of course, I’d love to be doing some embroidery, but most of the time that’s too […]

March 13th, 2009 | Category: hints and tips | 3 comments
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