I love hand stitching, and particularly enjoy combining simple applique shapes with embroidery, rather like the White Rabbit Hoop above. If you're at all like me, when you're in possession of a lovely piece of new fabric and a heap of deliciously coloured flosses, all you want to do is hoop up and … [Read more...]
How to use Sulky Sticky Fabri Solvy to transfer your pattern
I posted about Sulky Sticky Fabri Solvy about a year ago now, so I thought it might be time to revisit my post, and let you know how everything's going with it. Overall, I'm still a lover of this product which has definitely revolutionised the way I work, especially for more complex patterns such … [Read more...]
Hand Embroidery Tutorial: How to work Basketweave Stitch and Bullion Stitch
I love to sew - all kinds of sewing - apart from mending, that is! I really don't like sewing buttons back on, and can't understand why they come adrift so frequently, even on quite expensive garments. But I'm getting a bit off the point, as I really wanted to post about hand embroidery today - my … [Read more...]
Goings on behind the scenes…
There's lots going on behind the scenes here at Bustle & Sew at the moment! Rosie and I have been putting our heads together to plan for the months ahead, and in particular we've been looking at offering more softie kits as well as the possibility of iron on embroidery transfers. In my last … [Read more...]
