HANDMADE EMBROIDERY….

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National Embroidery month is from February 16th – 22nd.

According to ‘wikipedia’ embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with a needle and thread or yarn.

It can also incorporate other materials like pearls, beads, quills and sequins.

Different stitches are used in embroidery from chain stitch, buttonhole, blanket stitch, running stitch, satin stitch and cross stitch.

Although the origin of embroidery is unknown, some examples survived from Egypt, Iron Age and the Dynasty China around 5th – 3rd Century BC.

Different materials can be used in embroidery from wool, linen and silk.

A very popular magazine available throughout the world is ‘Embroidery and Stitch Magazine’, which has free designs and templates on the internet.

‘Embroiderer’s Guild’ is the UK’s leading crafts association with 10,000 members http://www.embroidersguild.com

The last time I embroidered was about 13 years ago when I was recovering in hospital after developing an infection after my last spinal surgery. Due to all the medication I was on I found it difficult to concentrate to read and with one arm attached to a drip, I really only had one hand free. So, a friend suggested doing some embroidery with my free hand and a picture was born. I’ve still got it but not framed it as the memories of making it are not something I want to remember.

Have you done embroidery recently, it’s like knitting, it’s become very fashionable again. I really fancy doing some on some hankies for my friends.

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I set up Crafted By B Studio after retiring from writing a blog for over 10 years on chronic pain. As a chronic pain sufferer myself I had always used art as a way to relax and take me away from my pain and stumbled upon paint by numbers by fluke. I was hooked from day one and went into custom paint by numbers as I progressed with my others. Over the past 3 years I have completed over 20 pieces and also made some of my own unique pieces. I am happy to help anyone who might like a custom picture made into a piece of beautiful art using this type of technology. I am also interested in lots of different types of crafts which I enjoy with my 4 grandchildren so my site will have lots of links and posts on mixed crafts and arts.

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  2. Brings back memories. My grandmother taught me and a friend to embroidrery. She gave each of us a piece of fabric with a large flower print on it. And had us embroidery around it and then taughht us different stitches on it. havent done it in a few years but decorated pillow cases and tableclothes and even dishtowels. Loved working with all the different colors.

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  4. I am often wanting to do some and just never get it together! 🙄

    I think sewing is a fab thing to do and embroidary especially. My grandma did some AMAZING table cloths I recall white thread on white linen and with those sort of embroidered holes if you know what I mean.

    I have a book with all the different stitches you can do in it with illustrations and instructions and I have actually read the book cover to cover…. but not done much stitching! How wierd to have read the book. It was fascinating! :))

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    1. I also had a book which I gave to my daughter when she started to take up sewing and that had all the stitches in. I bet you could find something in your home you could embroider whenever you get a free minute !!!!!

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