Hand embroidery on satin? Need backing?
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Comments (1)is this machine embroidery or hand embroidery?...See MoreNeed advice on Embroidery project PLEASE
Comments (2)Hi, You could check with this person, she does wonderful embroidery work and works well with you. Her name is Wendy Fisher. tundrakid Here is a link that might be useful: Custom Embroidery 4U...See MoreHand embroidery? Does anybody do it?
Comments (13)I'm in the LA area, and I do hand embroidery, but rarely for money. Sometimes classmates will have me do something (sometimes quite complex!). It's very fun and quite simple; I learned in eighth grade; I'm nineteen now and I do it all the time. It's funny how so many people think of embroidery, knitting, sewing, etc by hand to be so old fashioned but I think it's relaxing and I often like the results better anyway. I usually just draw my own pattern in pencil and then go for it intuitively. If you need any help you can email me through the site; I don't mind at all and I have a digital camera & scanner if you need picture examples. :)...See Moreseparate forum for hand embroidery?
Comments (18)It would be nice if there was a "Hand Sewing" or "Hand Stitching" or "Hand Embroidery" forum. (Or "Sewing by Hand", "Stitching by hand" or "Embroidery by Hand" or.... ) I've hand embellished allot of crazy quilt patch seams and patches with some fancy embroidery combination stitches. I find stitching by hand to be very enjoyable and relaxing and addictive. Some of the folks on the quilting forum hand stitch their quilts. Maybe we could always say "Hand Embroidery _____ " when we have something to say or need advice. Lola...See Morecolleenoz
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