I am not a great fan of the truly traditional colours of Christmas, preferring some of the more unusual colour schemes. My Father Christmas can be embroidered to be a dimensional figure but he also work very well as an ordinary embroidery. Here is my story of one of my "flat" versions embroidered on smooth… Continue reading A green and gold Father Christmas
Tag: Christmas embroidery
Use Nutcrackers when wrapping presents
When I created the nutcrackers I discovered that they were perfect for embroidering on felt. I confess it was a new medium for me but it is wonderful for machine embroidery as it appears that puckering is almost impossible. Although felt may not suitable for washing and is thick I have used it successfully for… Continue reading Use Nutcrackers when wrapping presents
The Embroidery Angel
My ever popular Celtic and Christmas angels have one failing. When created as stand alone angels their backs are a little untidy. A while back I decided that my next Angel would have a few accessories which would solve that problem. She has now been released. The third angel in this series celebrates machine embroidery… Continue reading The Embroidery Angel
A re-blog: How to embroider Nutcrackers for Christmas
With the release of Disney's film, "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms", there have been a surge of interest in these little figures. At present there are now 6 nutcrackers in the collection at Graceful Embroidery. These little men have been created for the 5" x 7" hoop. A while back I discovered that felt… Continue reading A re-blog: How to embroider Nutcrackers for Christmas
A re-blog: One of my biggest digitising challenges for Christmas
One of my most exciting decisions I have to make around the end of the summer is about my Christmas collection. This year I couldn't decide between Elegant Messages that was started the year before and the images for Poinsettia Promises. So I decided to go for both as they are very different. However nestling… Continue reading A re-blog: One of my biggest digitising challenges for Christmas
The challenge of this year’s Christmas card
Every year I make a machine embroidered card for my sister. It has become a tradition and often times it is based on my most recent Christmas collection. With each passing year the cards become more of a challenge for me and this year it was even more difficult to create something unique. After releasing… Continue reading The challenge of this year’s Christmas card
How to embroider Nutcrackers for Christmas
With the release of Disney's film, "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms", there have been a surge of interest in these little figures. At present there are now 6 nutcrackers in the collection at Graceful Embroidery. These little men have been created for the 5" x 7" hoop. A while back I discovered that felt… Continue reading How to embroider Nutcrackers for Christmas