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Monday
Feb122007

Elemental Embroidery

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Embroidery is a wonderfully expressive craft that employs a variety of different techniques.  Here are a few of the basics.

These samples were made with hand-dyed embroidery thread from Valdani Threads. 

If you are interested in learning more about embroidery, explore our collection of embroidery books and patterns

Reader Comments (3)

thanks!

i needed the embroidery help :)

-kimberlee
October 11, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterkimberlee
This is awesome! Thanks for the detailed shots.
August 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterQ
Thanks for showing elementary embroidery.
February 25, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterEmbroidery Designs

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