embroidery projects

4 min read 2022-06-08 20:00:00

Cotton Quartet 5: Completing the Right Side

Today, we’re going to complete the right side of the sampler for Cotton Quartet, and then hopefully, we’ll move forward a little faster to catch

4 min read 2022-06-06 21:00:00

In the studio, we’ve been gearing up for a very big project. It involves design, lots of goldwork embroidery (and other embroidery)… and did I

5 min read 2022-06-01 20:30:00

Happy Wednesday! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Here in the States, it was a three-day weekend in honor of Memorial Day. We had terrific

8 min read 2022-05-20 20:45:00

In the previous installment of Cotton Quartet, we covered several sampler bands to the right of the center embroidered band on the sampler cover of

2 min read 2022-05-18 20:30:00

Today, a little housekeeping to make things more convenient for you! Since this is a stitch-along project, you’ll find it helpful to have a project

2 min read 2022-05-18 20:30:00

Today, a little housekeeping to make things more convenient for you! Since this is a stitch-along project, you’ll find it helpful to have a project

8 min read 2022-05-13 20:30:00

Welcome to the second installment of Cotton Quartet! If you’re just joining us, you’ll find the first installment of this stitch-along project

12 min read 2022-04-29 19:45:00

Welcome to the first installment of Cotton Quartet: A Sampler Tool Case! I’m excited to get going, and I hope you are, too! This project is part of

2 min read 2022-04-22 20:30:00

Thanks so much for all of you who purchased the materials kit for Cotton Quartet earlier this week! For those who want the kit, never fear – we

3 min read 2022-04-20 20:30:00

Good morning! I hope you had an enjoyable weekend and a happy Easter! Here in Kansas, we celebrated Easter with family and friends, lots of good

5 min read 2022-04-13 20:30:00

Yet another project underway in the Needle ‘n Thread studio this year is one instigated by my rather brilliant sidekick Anna. It’s being

5 min read 2022-04-11 22:00:00

Yay!! It’s time to get ready for the next Stitch Snippets project here on Needle ‘n Thread! Stitch Snippets is a series of follow-along

8 min read 2022-03-22 20:15:00

OK! It’s time to rectify yesterday’s blunder, wherein I published the final article on the pincushion (the Palestrina stitch edge) when I should

9 min read 2022-03-21 20:45:00

It’s time to bring the Bee-Jeweled Pincushion project to a close! If you have not had a chance to stitch the pincushion yet but you still want to,

9 min read 2022-03-18 20:30:00

Today, we’re going to continue with the finishing instructions for the Bee-Jeweled Pincushion project, and we’ll just jump right into it! If you