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| HeatherAnn |
Posted - Dec 21 2009 : 7:49:52 PM
once January hits I'll be starting my very first sampler. I'm going to be buying a book (or two) on embroidery and finding my favorite alphabet fonts. any of you girls already have one made? could anyone recommend a good book, or what sort of fabric to use?
I'm real excited! if there is anyone else who is thinking about it, maybe we could start at the same time and kinda do it together, either on here or! by letter! so fun!
anyways, what are the thoughts out there?
Heather Ann
Apartment Farmgirl
"You got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other and say 'Well, alright then.'" - Aunt Eller, Oklahoma
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| Kat-Nina |
Posted - Feb 05 2013 : 12:58:52 PM
Feedsack dish towels, what a great idea. I'm just getting started but this is so exciting. Thanks so much! |
| HeatherAnn |
Posted - Jan 03 2010 : 08:04:18 AM
Hello Ladies,
We are trying to move everything embroidery related into The Great Embroidery Thread topic, I'll see you there!
Heather Ann
Apartment Farmgirl
"You got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other and say 'Well, alright then.'" - Aunt Eller, Oklahoma
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| farmeratlast |
Posted - Jan 02 2010 : 09:50:10 AM
I want to do a freehand saying and make it into a potholder. I haven't done something like this in forever. I have a couple questions.
Can I use any type of fabric to stitch on? Is there anything I should do to the back of the fabric to make it sturdier to stitch it? If I were to use embroidery cloth would it hold up okay in a potholder which may be washed?
Thanks.
Jana |
| Beverley |
Posted - Jan 02 2010 : 09:15:47 AM
I would love to see some of your patterns that you guys have , I guess I mean your paper that you have your sampler written out on. I am having a hard time getting started on what to put where and just how to lay it all out on paper before I start? Are you guys doing it that way? or another way? Thanks for any help!!! Bev
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| queenofdreamsz4u |
Posted - Jan 01 2010 : 8:33:15 PM
Hello Heather,
Here's a link that has a lot of embroidery stitch videos.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/video-library-of-hand-embroidery.html
Have fun!
Stephanie
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| ZenGoddess |
Posted - Dec 30 2009 : 1:21:08 PM
Never mind I fiqured it out - Thanks Heather !!
Hugs,
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| ZenGoddess |
Posted - Dec 30 2009 : 1:19:07 PM
Heather, I am not following you... A place for us ?? Can you explain that better ?? would we have to start a new hen house ?? I would be willing!
Hugs,
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| ZenGoddess |
Posted - Dec 30 2009 : 1:01:49 PM
Heather, yes the white cotton dish towels are as close as you can get to the old feed sack material.
or some use muslin material or if you go to Joann's they may have some toweling material.
The toweling is hard for me to get but "LUCKY" me :))) I inherited grannys Box full of old feed sacks! I couldn't believe in a huge family that no one else wanted them !T hey are one of my most prized possessions ! I love them for embroidery, I have even tea dyed some - they were stained but still very usable. Some are still sewn together and most are the large to extra large size. The print is about gone on all but a few, so I think some were originally flour or sugar bags.
Hugs,
ZenGoddess/Southernplum
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| Beverley |
Posted - Dec 30 2009 : 12:39:55 PM
Heather that clip art idea is just great!!!
And an Embroidery thread is also a GREAT Idea. I learned when I was little and then I have done it off and on all my life. It is my one true passion!!! Cool, count me in on the Thread!!!
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog....Charles F. Doran
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| AuntPammy |
Posted - Dec 30 2009 : 08:53:30 AM
Hey girls, did you know that JoAnn Fabrics sell "feedsack" dish towels? They come in packages of two and are really nice to embroider on. I made several for Christmas gifts.I would imagine that they could be bought on-line as well if there isn't a store near where you live?!! I think the package had two towels in it and was like 5.99 and I had a coupon for so much off.Just thought I would let you know.
Blessings, Pam
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow." Helen Keller
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| HeatherAnn |
Posted - Dec 30 2009 : 08:33:31 AM
alrighty, I made us a place for all things embroidery - The Great Embroidery Thread. lets make it great!
Heather Ann
Apartment Farmgirl
"You got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other and say 'Well, alright then.'" - Aunt Eller, Oklahoma
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| LakeOntarioFarmgirl |
Posted - Dec 30 2009 : 07:10:00 AM
Cindy- An embroidery thread!!! Yes, I love this idea!
I learned how to embroider when I was very young, did some in my high school years, and am just now in my middle age, doing it again! I forgot how enjoyable it is!
I just finished embroidering a few things on tote bags for my girls for Christmas, and am ready to start on my sampler! :)
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
If you rest, you rust. Helen Hayes
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| HeatherAnn |
Posted - Dec 30 2009 : 07:00:42 AM
Cindy,
Where do you get old feed sack material? is it something you can buy new, I'm assuming not since old is in the name, but I still wonder...
And I wanted something to do for my mom for her birthday and she loves donkeys. So I found the cutest little clip art and sketched it onto some fabric and am embroidering over the clip art. can't beat the price, it was free! Does anyone else do that? I also plann on embroidering a schooner onto some pillow cases for my nautical bedroom. Clip art is just perfect!
Heather Ann
Apartment Farmgirl
"You got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other and say 'Well, alright then.'" - Aunt Eller, Oklahoma
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| ZenGoddess |
Posted - Dec 29 2009 : 10:59:31 AM
An Embroidery "thread" would be nice. Maybe we can keep this going!!
I would do the sampler on nice material if your going to keep it around for a while.
I do alot of freehand things on old feed sack material, its easy to tea dye it later if I want an "old" look
to my project.
Hugs,
ZenGoddess/Southernplum
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| City Chick |
Posted - Dec 28 2009 : 2:00:03 PM
My Mom wants me to teach her how to embroider. I think I'll start her on a sampler as well! Think I'll head to Joanne's or Michael's tomorrow to see what kind of fabric I can find. I have a coupon here somewhere.
Farm Girl #790
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| HeatherAnn |
Posted - Dec 28 2009 : 1:24:28 PM
Hi All!
MissLiss and I have started our local chapter and we're having our first meeting in a week and guess what our first project is! A sampler! I have no idea how to get started, yet. I'm looking up stitches and alphabets and what fabric to use. Linen seems to be the most common, now I'll have to see if it's at Joann's and how much I'll have to shell out for that!
Thanks for the links by the way, they are helping!
Heather Ann
Apartment Farmgirl
"You got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other and say 'Well, alright then.'" - Aunt Eller, Oklahoma
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| Red River Hen |
Posted - Dec 24 2009 : 1:45:50 PM
Thanks! I will try to figure it out. Blasted computers...it's not me mind you it is this thing....lol....we have a blizzard going on here! Really unusual here now. Now back in my younger days growing up we had lots of snow. My boys would say back in the ice age..lol...
~Count your blessings instead of sheep~ (Bing Crosby) ~Nancy~
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| Faransgirl |
Posted - Dec 24 2009 : 08:05:52 AM
You earn them by doing the requirement for each badge. Go the the MJF homepage and look under the section for the sisterhood,it says ""find out more etc. Then just scroll down until it tells you how to earn badges. Basically you submit what you did to earn the badge and if you can you post photo's of the results. Then you wait and they e-mail you and post it on the merit badge chat. It is sort of like earning Girl Scout Badges. Then they send you the template for the badge and you do the embroidery. Good luck it is fun.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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| LakeOntarioFarmgirl |
Posted - Dec 24 2009 : 03:54:26 AM
I'm doing the same thing Heather!
Only I came up with a very simple pattern of my own to use, because our library has such outdated books and I didn't want to order anything. I am just using linen and very basic letters. I have an idea for the bottom- a picture, and am hoping to trace a design on the fabric. We can go along together if you want, but I do have a couple of quilt blocks I need to get finished first!
Nancy- go to the main forum page, then to farmgirl sisterhood and you'll see where it says "Earn Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badges". Once there it will give you all the instructions you need, but be sure to let us know if you have any questions!
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
If you rest, you rust. Helen Hayes
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| Red River Hen |
Posted - Dec 23 2009 : 8:59:57 PM
I have a question, How do you earn merit badges?
~Count your blessings instead of sheep~ (Bing Crosby) ~Nancy~
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| Faransgirl |
Posted - Dec 23 2009 : 07:47:15 AM
I have been thinking about do this to but have a cross-stitch piece to finish for my Mother before I can start. On the same subject I want to earn my Merit Badge for embroidery but don't like the dish towels in the Mary Jane Book. I just don't find the patterns to my taste. Does anyone know if you can earn the badge using different patterns?
Farmgirl Sister 572
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| CherryPie |
Posted - Dec 22 2009 : 08:14:34 AM
I second the recommendation of Sublime Stitching. Jenny Hart's patterns are a ton of fun. I'm almost finished embroidering roller derby gals on my grocery tote. Her sampler is on my To-Stitch list too.
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
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| City Chick |
Posted - Dec 22 2009 : 04:32:01 AM
I have a pattern from Sublime Stitching with a sampler in it. http://www.sublimestitching.com/stitchesiknow.html
or MaryJanes has her's here: http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/Recipes-Patterns-Instructions/embroidery-stitches-for-sampler.pdf
I would love to stitch one. I've been embroidering for about 2-3 years now. There are so many stitches that I'd love to try. Maybe my girls would like to do this as well. I don't know about the fabric. (see, so many things I don't know!)
I love the way samplers look when they're framed!!! Such a keepsake.
Farm Girl #790
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