Subject: anyone like embroidery?
Posted by: Kdog2993
Date: Nov 02 09
Do you embroider with a machine or by hand. I do all my work by hand and i have the blisters to prove it! haha I love embroidering and it seems like no one does it anymore. Ive been working with the silk embroidery floss lately it is so incredibly beautifull but harder than you know what to deal with! have you found that to be the same problem?
Posted by: Kdog2993
Date: Nov 02 09
Do you embroider with a machine or by hand. I do all my work by hand and i have the blisters to prove it! haha I love embroidering and it seems like no one does it anymore. Ive been working with the silk embroidery floss lately it is so incredibly beautifull but harder than you know what to deal with! have you found that to be the same problem?
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tezza1551 
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Love embroidery and cross stitch. Finished a lovely tablecloth a few weeks ago.. been working on it for several years on and off. Reply #1. Nov 02 09, 7:19 PM |
Ate_May
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I had embroidered simple designs on pillow cases, table cloth, letter carrier, table napkins when I was in elementary school and high school. I appreciate hand-/machine-embroidered crafts/arts and cross-stiched items/arts but it takes so long to finish embroidery/cross-stich design and my sister was concerned that my vision will get worse if I continue cross-stitching/embroidery work. Reply #2. Nov 02 09, 8:32 PM |
| Deunan
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I love all needle crafts. If I only had the time to do them. Reply #3. Nov 02 09, 9:51 PM |
Kdog2993
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yeah the machines can do wonders but nothing beats a hand embroidered design :P I love embroidery, i get mad sometimes lol but i love it! Reply #4. Nov 03 09, 3:05 AM |
| Kdog2993
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I seem to always mess up cross-stitch! Reply #5. Nov 03 09, 3:05 AM |
dfc4385
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I do embroider. Mostly I do counted cross stitch. If you want to check out a beautiful form of embroidery - check out "chicken scratch" or teneriffe embroidery. I have an extensive collection of all kinds of embroidery patterns. Reply #6. Nov 07 09, 10:53 PM |
oldstuff28
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I haven't done anything lately, but I have some crewel flower pictures that I have in one of the bedrooms and years ago I embroidered an Irish Dance Solo dress for my daughter. It took months but turned out beautifully. Reply #7. Nov 08 09, 9:31 AM |
blindcat78
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I'd like to learn the craft. I had a dress decorated with a wonderful springtime pattern in embroidery, which my mom made for me. She has discovered that embroidering with ribbon is easier for her hands. Reply #8. Dec 29 09, 9:28 PM |
Kaye19
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I've been doing Xstitch embroidery by hand for 40 plus years. Anyone beat that? Reply #9. Jan 16 10, 10:19 AM |
borisanchovy
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I've never tried it and somehow I have a feeling I won't. It's impressive tho, how good some are at it. Reply #10. Jan 16 10, 10:56 AM |
| dfc4385
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Seriously Kaye - yes. When I was in high school, my first job was in a local department store. All my friends were stationed on the main floor and I was on the fourth floor in the art and needlework department. When it wasn't busy, they had to keep busy doing all sorts of stuff. But I could embroider and I was demonstrating the craft for customers. The ladies taught me counted cross stitch, stamped cross stitch, latch hook, needlepoint but I drew the line at knitting and crocheting. I now add quilting and teneriffe embroidery to the repertoire. Reply #11. Jan 16 10, 7:37 PM |
| dfc4385
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Ooops - forgot to add crewel embroidery to the list. Reply #12. Jan 16 10, 7:38 PM |
Anton
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I once learned how to sew in 8th grade home ec. I quickly forgot. Reply #13. Jan 16 10, 7:47 PM |
| tezza1551
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Kaye not with cross stitch - but I was 7 when I finished my first embroidered doily and put it in the local Agricultural Show and won a First Prize.. and that will be 52 years ago come October. Reply #14. Jan 17 10, 12:28 AM |
twinklingstars
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I have done both hand and machine embroidery; however, I find doing it by hand to be more enjoyable. Hand embroidery lets you leave the project with a sense of accomplishment, whereas, the machine embroidery makes me feel sort of lazy. No offense to anyone who prefers doing it by hand. I make all sorts of things, but have vowed to cross stitch a birth record, quilt, and bibs for each and every one of my nieces and nephews to show them just how much I love them. Reply #15. Jan 20 10, 11:03 PM |
| twinklingstars
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Actually, I forgot to mention previously, I have been cross stitching since I was a little girl, about five years old. I remember sitting around doing this with my mother, a hobby we still share and take part in together. Reply #16. Jan 20 10, 11:04 PM |
| dfc4385
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I guess I am a purist cause I don't consider machine embroidery as real embroidery. But I suppose if you want quick results, then machine is the way to go. Reply #17. Jan 22 10, 5:56 PM |
maryjdonohoe57
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I used to embroider, but now I don't have the time. I have a table runner still waiting to be finished. One Day Reply #18. Jan 25 10, 7:51 PM |
Plodd
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I love counted cross stitch. I find it very therapeutic and the time flies without realising it. Reply #19. Jan 28 10, 2:43 PM |
| Kaye19
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Counted cross-stitch is totally addictive for me. Reply #20. Jan 28 10, 9:15 PM |
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