Ask anyone who sews, and they will tell you that the best utilitarian invention of the last two hundred years, by far, is the sewing machine. The sewing machine allows you to sew your garments and household décor items quickly and skillfully. A...

Sewing is one of the most practical, and fun, hobbies available to you today. By learning to sew you can easily create items for around your home and even make your own clothing. Sewing will allow you to save money and also have the items you wan...

Machine embroidery has been around for many years. However, all of the machine embroidery of the past was done by very large and expensive machines housed within specialty businesses. In the past if you were a business and wanted your logos sewn ...

The art of embroidery has been practiced in one form or another throughout the ages. Embroidery is simply defined as thread embellishment on cloth. Practically as long as there has existed cloth, there has existed embroidery. Some of the mos...

As you learn to cross stitch embroider with more skill and precision, you often find that you would like to cross stitch something unique or something which you cannot find a pattern for. When faced with this challenge, you have one of two choices...

An interesting way to add color, texture and dimension to your sewn items, is to add couching. Couching is derived from the French word couchier and is the art of embroidering by laying threads flat on a surface and sewing them down by stitches se...

No matter what the gift giving occasion, a personalized gift always shows the recipient that you took the time to select a special gift just for them. Whether you are attending a birthday party, baby shower, or wedding, a personalized gift shows t...

Cross stitch is one of the most popular forms of embroidery today. Cross stitch is embroidery which is stitched using small “X” stitches to form a design. Generally cross stitch is done on weaved fabric which has small, even holes, for your n...

One of the only dangers to sewing and embroidery work is something called “repetitive stress injury” (RSI). Repetitive stress injury is believed to be caused by someone performing the same tasks over and over. This repetition causes strain on the...

One of the most interesting ways you can embellish your embroidery projects is by adding beads onto your stitches. Adding beads brings a three dimensional look to your needlework and adds a unique form of beauty and visual interest. With today’...