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“Drew Carey is suprisingly easy to embroider”

February 4th, 2009 at 09:48am Under Embroidery+ Pop Culture

You may not know this about me, but I am a HUGE fan of The Price is Right. I started watching at age 3 with my babysitter and was determined from then on to meet Bob Barker, get on the show, play Plinko and take home wads of cash. Mock me all you want, but [...]

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Beginner’s Embroidery Part 2

February 4th, 2009 at 04:29am Under Embroidery

While I’ve gathered the necessary embroidery materials and learned how to backstitch, I want to learn what else I can do with embroidery stitches. Last time, I didn’t mention how handy a bit of carbon transfer paper is for tracing a design onto your fabric. These come in different colors, even white for tracing [...]

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Etsy Pick: Squid Embroidery

January 26th, 2009 at 05:12am Under Embroidery+ Etsy Picks

Earlier last week, I wrote a post on beginner’s embroidery and how I want to embroider a squid for my first project. For a little inspiration, I thought I would find the best examples of squid embroidery on Etsy. I will admit I’m a tad obsessed. Searching for such specific topics on Etsy is the [...]

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Squid Embroidery

January 21st, 2009 at 08:07am Under Embroidery

I love embroidery but I have never tried it, nor do I currently have the necessary tools. Nonetheless, I have a project in mind. I want to embroider a squid onto a pillow. Before Christmas, I decided to start a collection of handmade squid things for my boyfriend, whose nickname is indeed squid (I know, [...]

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