Tag: Embroidery

Interviews With Crafters

#Cheerleader and #SchoolSports Doll Uniforms and #Sewing Advice from “Peggy’s Prozac” @ ChellyWood.com

Peggy, from the Etsy store Peggysprozac, makes some amazing cheerleader uniforms and school sports gear for American Girl-sized dolls, as you can see by the beautiful photo accompanying this post. I interviewed her recently and wanted to share some of her helpful advice on sewing athletic gear for dolls, machine embroidery, recycling fabric, and goal-setting. Here’s the interview I did with Peggy for your perusal:   … Continue reading #Cheerleader and #SchoolSports Doll Uniforms and #Sewing Advice from “Peggy’s Prozac” @ ChellyWood.com

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Visual includes two embroidery spools with thread on them; words say, "How to keep embroidery floss from tangling."
Yarn and Embroidery

How to Keep #Embroidery Floss From Tangling @ ChellyWood.com #Needlework #Stitchery

Yes, those of you who already love to embroider will think this is ridiculously simple, but for a person just learning to embroider, the tangling of embroidery floss can be very frustrating. This is the simple solution to that problem. Remember that my embroidery tutorial series is leading up to the creation of the Swedish pocket-purse. While you wait for the Swedish pocket-purse tutorial, if … Continue reading How to Keep #Embroidery Floss From Tangling @ ChellyWood.com #Needlework #Stitchery

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Click on the link provided with the image's caption, in order to get to the tutorial video. This image shows red felt fabric inside a bamboo embroidery hoop. The wording says, "How to put fabric into embroidery hoops" and the image is associated with a tutorial video found at ChellyWood.com
Tutorials: Sewing Basics, Yarn and Embroidery

How to Put #Fabric Into an #Embroidery Hoop @ ChellyWood.com #Stitchery

Well here’s the first of my embroidery tutorials. We’ll need to know how to put our felt into an embroidery hoop before we start stitching embroidered designs our pocket-purse! If you’re an expert embroiderer, this is old hat, but for the newbie, it’s essential information. So for those of you who are already good at embroidery, please be patient while I set things up for … Continue reading How to Put #Fabric Into an #Embroidery Hoop @ ChellyWood.com #Stitchery

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Image of 18-inch doll wearing traditional Swedish folk costume with enlarged detail of an embroidered "Pocket" purse.
2 Enchanting 2B True -- Doll Pics, American Girl Doll Patterns, Yarn and Embroidery

Create a Swedish “Pocket” Purse for Your 18-Inch #Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #Broderie #Felt

In the next two weeks, I’m going to teach you how to make a Swedish purse, which I’m told they call a “pocket” in Sweden. Rather than having a strap that goes over your shoulder, these pocket-purses wrap around your waist, like a belt. However it would be easy to alter the pattern to include a shoulder strap if you like.   But one of … Continue reading Create a Swedish “Pocket” Purse for Your 18-Inch #Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #Broderie #Felt

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Tutorials: Sewing Basics

Teach a Child to Hand #Sew With this Easy Straight-Stitch #DIY #Tutorial @ ChellyWood.com

I’ve had a few requests for videos demonstrating some of the most fundamental concepts in sewing. For example, perhaps you’ve seen my video that shows “How to Sew a Snap on Fabric“. The video below is another basic tutorial, showing people how to sew a straight stitch. This would be an ideal video for teaching a young child how to sew by hand. If you like my … Continue reading Teach a Child to Hand #Sew With this Easy Straight-Stitch #DIY #Tutorial @ ChellyWood.com

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Click on the link provided, to find the tutorial video. This image shows orange felt with a black whipstitch pattern across folded fabric. The overlay says, "How to hem a garment by hand, using the whip stitch. The video is found at ChellyWood.com
Tutorials: Sewing Basics

How to Whip Stitch a Hem @ ChellyWood.com #embroidery #sewing #crafts

Occasionally people who are new to sewing ask me questions that are old-hat to those of us who are long-time seamstresses. One question I was recently asked is, “How do you hem a garment without a sewing machine?” I use the whip stitch to hem most of my garments. It’s a fairly easy stitch, and it creates a nearly invisible hem. Here’s how it’s done: … Continue reading How to Whip Stitch a Hem @ ChellyWood.com #embroidery #sewing #crafts

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Links, Yarn and Embroidery

All Points #Yarn in Des Moines, WA Offers Super #Crafting Advice from @yarn_professor

As you may know, I’m not just a sewing diva, but I love embroidery and other crafts too. After Romeo and Juliet is finished, I’m going to experiment with making my own dolls. With the filming of Romeo and Juliet, I dabbled in wig-making but found I can really use more background knowledge in this area. While I was at a writers’ conference in Seattle, I visited … Continue reading All Points #Yarn in Des Moines, WA Offers Super #Crafting Advice from @yarn_professor

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Click on the link provided, to find the tutorial video. This image shows orange felt with a black whipstitch pattern across folded fabric. The overlay says, "How to hem a garment by hand, using the whip stitch. The video is found at ChellyWood.com
Tutorials: Sewing Basics

How to Whip Stitch a Hem @ ChellyWood.com #embroidery #sewing #crafts

Occasionally people who are new to sewing ask me questions that are old-hat to those of us who are long-time seamstresses. One question I was recently asked is, “How do you hem a garment without a sewing machine?” I use the whip stitch to hem most of my garments. It’s a fairly easy stitch, and it creates a nearly invisible hem. Here’s how it’s done: … Continue reading How to Whip Stitch a Hem @ ChellyWood.com #embroidery #sewing #crafts

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Click on the link in the image's caption for the actual tutorial video which shows how to do the backstitch. The image shows a needle and thread and offers the URL of the website where you can find this and many other tutorials that will help you learn how to sew by hand: ChellyWood.com
Crafts and Hobbies, Tutorials: Sewing Basics

How to Backstitch

Those of you who regularly follow my blog posts are probably aware that I sew a lot of my doll clothes by hand. The stitch I like to use most is the backstitch. Why is the backstitch so useful? It’s sturdy, but quick and easy to do. Here’s a tutorial video I made a while back, in which I demonstrate how to backstitch: Remember, if … Continue reading How to Backstitch

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