1. Vintage textiles have the past woven into their threads – the hands that stitched them, the people… Read more »
4 Tips for Using Vintage Textiles
Category: Tips for Stitchers
From Start to Finish – 4 important embroidery tips
From beginning to end – threading your needle, placing your first stitch and finally fastening off, beginning and ending a… Read more »
How to Identify Fibres Using the Flame Test
If you’ve purchased vintage fabric – whether in the form of clothing, or as a bolt of cloth… Read more »
A (Very) Little Guide to the Thimble
We all know what a thimble is – I’m sure that like me you’ve been familiar with them forever! I… Read more »
A (Very) Little Guide to Cotton Embroidery Threads
You can use all kinds of threads for hand embroidery, offering almost limitless possibilities for variety of colour and texture,… Read more »
