Embroidery square

I was lucky to have grown up with a tradition of needlework in my family. My mother sews beautifully (she made my wedding dress!) and she cross-stitches and knits as well, so there was always fabric, yarn, and embroidery floss about for me to use. But deeper than that is the tradition I inherited from my father's culture. In the late 1950's my father and grandparents immigrated to Canada from Hungary. They moved into a rural farming community with a strong Hungarian presence and spoke the…

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Embroidery sampler

Close up of my current project! I’m sure I’ll regret this decision but I wanted a fun way to use up a load of scrap threads so I went with a silly amount of squares 😅 We’ll see how it goes 👀 #dmcembroidery #dmcthreads #dmcthread #embroidery #embroideryart #embroideryhoop #embroideryartist #handsewn #handembroidery

Embroidered Inchies - Contented

Embroidery art can look great framed in an embroidery hoop but if you want to go for a more sophisticated look you can frame your work in a rectangular or square format. Making a trip to your local framers is an option or you can do it yourself at home using a wooden frame. You will need: Completed embroidery art on

Crabapple Hill Studio Stitch along - All squares done!

Blue inchies - each tiny embroidered square measures 1 inch square.

Fire Square - a crochet pattern with traditional ornament not only for Christmas.