Hand Embroidery

[Annette R.]

Ann, thanks for the great information. And the website that was provided by another poster (sorry, as I'm typing this post I'm not remembering the name - no offense meant) is great and shows great pictures. What an awesome hobby and great way to add an embellishment to a quilt. Will have to think about this. Bobbi

[Annette R.]

DH and I made our almost weekly trip to our local thrift shop this morning (Tuesdays are 25% off days) My embroidery treasure was 6 linen pillow covers with some cutwork around the seam. These will be great for doing some Brazilian embroidery patterns to demonstrate stitches and show pattern ideas. I am planning hearts and wreaths with a variety of stitches and flowers in each one. This way I can demonstrate the different stitches and flowers (and maybe some other designs) and still have a usable project. And the best part was that all six pillow covers cost me $2.40. What a deal.

so today I have to finish the binding on a quilt, make homemade pizza for a friend and his Mom and us, and dig out the BE books and patterns so I guess I better get a move on. (Hope to blog about my other incredible finds tonight) Ann

[Annette R.]

Ok here are the books and resources that I used to learn and teach Brazilian Embroidery.

The first company is http://www.jdr-be.com. I have the Sunshine's Treasures book and use it a lot for explanations of stitches and begining designs.

Next is http://www.edmar-co.com. this is where I find the threads I use for almost all of my Brazilian Embrboidery and they have a great book titled "The Art of Dimensional Embroidery" by Maria A. Freitas. This book has some different flower designs and I love to use it for a lot of my designs.

Another resource is the A-Z series by Quilters' Resource Inc. This is a book written by Australian artists and some of the language is different but the designs are wonderful. Here in the USA these books are quite expensive but I have not been disappointed with the ones I have purchased. ( I have Embroidered Flowers, Ribbon Embroidery and Bullions). I haven't found an internet address for them but I have not gone to Google etc.

OK that is the list of resources, so next time I will fill you in on the needles, thread and other supplies that are needed to get into this type of embroidery.

Give me feedback on the information. Tell me what you want to know. Ann

[Annette R.]

The A-Z embroidery books from Aus are produced and available from http://www.countrybumpkin.com Their magazines Inspirations and Austrailian Smocking and Embroidery are wonderful and great quality, quarterly editions, the best on the market for my money. The books actually started out as an off shoot of the stitch instructions from the back pages of Inspirations.

Rosemary

[Wanda M.]

Thanks for the info Ann. I've been thinking about doing some embroidery. It's been a really long time and I've never had lessons, just self-taught.