Hi you all ! I´m a newbie 4 cross stitching world, and I´m trying to create a cross stitch pattern, using a brother embroidery machine. My mother told me about the Pattern Maker Pro software (what?), and a friend give me this link http://www.planetembroidery.com/web-cross-stitch.asp (uh??) in...

Date: Sun, Jul 30 2006 9:13 am Email: "Yoyo" Not yet ratedRating: Hey Gang, I am new here. I am a professional embroidery designer / artist. I do a lot of home sewing stuff and commercial logos. I have a Wilcom ES 65 system that I bought strictly for educational purposes....

Okay. A bit ambitious for someone who has done exactly one previous hardanger piece, but here I am stitching this gorgeous sampler. I've checked the archive and I've seen several posts by others who have stitched this. I could do with some specific assistance. Anyone willing to offer advice via...

Hi, I hope you don't mind me sharing my excitement! Yesterday afternoon my printer dropped off two advance copies of the new edition of my book "Elegant Hardanger Embroidery". I am so pleased with the way it has come out, and hope that readers will be too. Thank you to all of you who helped me...

Have recently got myself a copy of a wonderful new book "Gay Eaton's Ukrainian Whitework". Gay is a New Zealander, who has previously written a book on Wessex stitchery. This book presents Ukrainian whitework, including merezhka (and she spells it the same way as me!! :D ) She's done a great job...

Hi, We're going to be visiting NY (Manhattan) in July, and I would like to visit any needlework shops that stock evenweave linen such as for Hardanger embroidery. I can find heaps and heaps of knitting and yarn shops when I Google, but not needlework shops. Is this a reflection of the sad state...

Hi, I have been having an email conversation with an American friend and we discovered we have different terms for those gathered edge bits around the edge of a cushion/pillow. Here in Australia, we call them frills. My friend, in America, refers to them as ruffles. Odd question, I know, but...

Hi everyone, I'm currently working on a revision of my Hardanger book. I'm thinking about the order that the stitch instructions appear. What do you prefer for Hardanger instructions? I realise that preferences for other sorts of stitching are probably different - I would naturally...

Hi, Does anyone know of any good resources for learning Deerfield embroidery? Books, websites, museums etc? Someone mentioned this style of embroidery to me recently and I thought I really must look into it. Does anyone know if it is done in crewel wools or linen thread or something else?

Hi, Does anyone know where in Australia you can pick up a single copy of this magazine from the UK guild? Nowhere that I have tried has it. Apparently in the latest issue there's a review of my book, but I'm not able to find a copy to read it in! Can anyone help? Thanks!

I have some questions for anyone who has bought/seen/borrowed from the library my book "Elegant Hardanger Embroidery". I'm *not* trying to sell it to anyone. My purpose is a little feedback from those who have found it useful or not. What part of the book did you get most out of? - the projects...

Hi, I wanted to invite any who are interested to the new Mountmellick Embroidery discussion group. Its for discussing all aspects of Mountmellick embroidery. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mountmellick/ Come and join us if you are interested. You'll be very welcome!

Hi, A friend was talking to me about redwork today. She said that she thought that it originally came from Turkey (hence turkey red). She mentioned this at her local quilting shop and they thought that was not right. Does anyone know where this style of work originated? Thanks!

Hi all, Ever since we had the series of posts about Parma embroidery a little while back, I've been thinking about it. Stefania, you really whet my appetite with those pictures! The question is: how can I find out more?! I really really want to look into this, but because there's so...

Hi, Has anyone ever heard of this thread? My mum found some in her box of stranded cottons. She wanted to match it, and of course no-one's ever heard of it! (I found a close colour match in my DMC threads for her). But, we're wondering what on earth it is. She thinks that perhaps she got it from...

Following on from our recent conversation on Mountmellick, I've finally got my new website up and running. www.mountmellick.how.to It has some information about the fabrics, threads and equipment used to create Mountmellick embroidery. I hope it is useful to those that are interested. :-)

I did the first part of a two day course today at my local guild on Myreschka embroidery. Always wanting to know the traditions behind these sorts of things, I asked the teacher if it was traditionally worked in white on white or in colour. She didn't know the answer. Does anyone here know...

Hi everyone, Today I did the second and final part of the workshop at my local guild in Merezhka embroidery. We learnt how to do the "bullion wrap" style corner, and how to turn the corner. I loved the course and am looking forward to finishing my piece and putting it in our guild's exhibition...

Hi everyone, I am doing a little survey. You could influence the way I present information in my next embroidery book! I am trying to decide how to do my step-by-step stitching instructions. For any of you who have seen either of my previous books, (Elegant Hardanger Embroidery, Mountmellick...

Hello, Can anyone tell me of the names/addresses/websites of suppliers of authentic Mountmellick supplies? E.g. cotton satin jean, and matt white cotton thread. Anywhere in the world is OK. TIA!