Ten creative ways to use the decorative stitches on your sewing machine
I simply *love* using the programmed decorative stitches on my sewing machine as a way to embellish my sewing projects and also for functional purposes. But do you sometimes find it a struggle to come up with ideas on how to use them?...
Tutorial: Decorative Stitch “Art Lace” using water soluble stabilizer
I love to use the decorative machine stitches on my sewing machine and I use them in all sorts of different ways to achieve creative fabric embellishing effects. One of my favorite sewing techniques is combining water soluble stabilizer...
The Story of an Art Doll: Embellishing
My art doll still doesn’t have a name yet. Maybe after she has some clothes she’ll tell me what it is. The embellishing of the underskirt begins. First adding some art lace edging to the bottom of her skirt using water soluble...
Machine Embroidered Fabric Paper
I’ve just spent the last week playing around with one of my favorite techniques – fabric paper – but with a twist. I just love the paper fabric technique because you can produce such beautiful surface texture and the...
Creatively Recycled: From Tablecloth to Applique to Tote
I get a strong sense of satisfaction when I finish a project to completion, and I’m sure you do also, but in opposition I also feel a strong sense of dissatisfaction when I don’t finish a project. Because of this, I tend to...About
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