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How to Stretch Your Embroidery Art on a Frame
Embroidery art can look great framed in an embroidery hoop but if you want to go for a more sophisticated look you can frame your work in a rectangular or square format. Making a trip to your local...
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Stitch-Along Free Embroidery Sampler with Video Tutorial!
Find the updated (October 2017) beginner's pattern here! Did someone say free?!? Click HERE to "purchase" the downloadable pattern for $0. Got it? Now print it out! What else will you need? Some...
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How to Turn Your Hand Embroidered Art into a Wearable Patch
Is there anything cooler than personalizing your clothes with your own needlework? Probably not. When I first set out to start decorating my clothing I was very overwhelmed with all of the different...
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Assembling Hand Embroidered Jewelry
UPDATE APRIL 2020: My new jewelry kits are here! You can find the tropical plants kits here and the eucalyptus kit here. The favorite flowers kit (shown in the video below) is no longer stocked. So...
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Satin Stitch Secrets
For the longest time I avoided satin stitch at all costs. What was the point? A machine was always going to do a better job than I could - why put myself through the painful process of trying to make...
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Stitch Along Beginner's Pattern - Update!
I decided to give my free beginner's pattern a facelift! Plus, I now have an affordable option in the shop to purchase a kit. The pattern is still free, but I am now offering the supplies at cost to...
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Hand Embroidered Lettering
You've just completed a lovely piece of embroidered art but have decided that it is missing something - text! It can be so fun to add a favorite quote or name to your work, but what stitch should you...
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Fast Framing for Your Embroidery Art
Looking for a fancier option for framing your embroidery art? I've got a quick method for framing behind glass that is super cheap and simple to do at home. Note: This pattern is available through my...
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Fishbone Stitch Tutorial
Fishbone stitch is a favorite for leaves but it is a fairly versatile stitch that can be used for filling other shapes. Before getting into some fun variations here is a little refresher diagram and...
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Double Hoop Assembly
UPDATE: Please find a video here showing a finishing method without glue. Write up to follow soon! Please enjoy the video tutorial below or follow along with the photos and descriptions here. Do not...
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Keys for a Perfect Long and Short Stitch
Long and short stitch, also known as "thread-painting" or "needle-painting" is a challenging yet rewarding embroidery skill. Use this stitch to create color gradations and shading or highlighting to...
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Framing in a Hoop
The easiest way to complete a hand embroidery project is to finish it in a wooden embroidery hoop. For this tutorial I demonstrate two simple ways to finish your work in a hoop but there are many...
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Stumpwork
An introduction to wired slips Stumpwork is a three dimensional embroidery technique utilizing padding and wire. This tutorial will focus on wired slips which are 3D elements created using wire,...
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Turkey Work
Turkey work is an interesting stitch as you begin on top of your fabric and make your first stitch down at A, being sure to hold that tail and not pull it through. Then come up and anchor that tail...
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Using Variegated Floss
Variegated floss is thread that is dyed multiple colors. Sometimes the color change is subtle, such as color number 8005, and other times it is wild and unexpected as with color number 8046. The range...
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Introducing my Patreon Stitching Club
Are you a Stitching Club member looking for this month's benefits? Click here. I am so excited to share that Jessica Long Embroidery is now on Patreon! I’m looking forward to this new way of connecting...
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PDF FAQs
How to use a digital embroidery pattern What is it? A digital embroidery pattern is a file you download from the website as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file type. You will need Adobe Reader to...
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Embroidery Bingo 2023
Welcome to Embroidery Bingo 2023! Please see the details below about getting started, setting up your Bingo card, and playing along on social media (Instagram and Patreon). Jessica will begin calling...
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