I finally finished my box. Although it didn’t turn out as nicely as I would have liked, I did learn a lot about box construction and now have the tools to go further with other projects, which was my main objective. The part that I wasn’t happy with was the embroidery and I feel that I just need to practice more to improve that aspect of the cla…[Read more]

Thanks for the explanation, very helpful! That’s exactly what I was referring to. I will be starting my sequin stitching tomorrow. Very excited!

I decided to start stitching because my grandmother was an incredible stitcher. I had already been interested in learning, but when she died recently, it gave me the encouragement I needed to start. Part…[Read more]

Thank you, Sharon!

Thank you, Beth and Becky!

Mary Jo, it’s Gutermann 100% polyester, CA02776, color 818

Becky

Guttermann polyester

Col 818  is on circle at top of the spool

Good Morning Dara,

Do you have a photo of what you did exactly?  If the way you ended the stitch added any extra mass to the body (underneath the fabric), then it might cause the butterfly to “ridge” up when you mount it onto the card (like in the video).

But this might not be a problem if the center body did not have a lot of mass to begin…[Read more]

Yes, the videos and lessons will be up until May 15.

Enjoy the stitching and playing around with the colors!

I will be on here until then answering questions and checking up on all of you.

Thanks.  My mistake. I feel a lot better now.