spendlove — Cute Embroidery

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With all of the different embroidery machines available, all offering different features, there must be a perfect match for every one of us. So, if I was planning to buy a new one, which should it be? I think you all know enough about my embroidery hab

23 18 Jan 2015

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by spendlove in Project

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This cushion is for a friend who lives on a narrow boat. Another design I bought in the Embroidery Library sale last week. The designs are far too dense for my taste, but work well either when increased by 20% or by reducing the density in Embird Editor.

23 16 Jan 2015

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Thoughts about Secret Santa. The Christmas swap was extremely successful - thanks to you all for helping to make it so. Just one gift is unaccounted for, but my best efforts have not been good enough to get in touch with joey who should have received i

13 14 Jan 2015

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A second cushion for my library. Again, the design is from Embroidery Library.

25 12 Jan 2015

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by spendlove in Project

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Fleece hat (much too big for Teddy, but I had to copy Loralye's presentation!) I like my hats to be quite close fitting and not bulky. The rather odd looking shape across the bottom creates ear flaps.

14 10 Jan 2015

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A cushion for my LIbrary. The design came from Embroidery Library.

29 10 Jan 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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I know some of you are interested in the customs from different parts of the world, so I thought you might like this one. Here in England we have Plough plays , performed on, or near to, Plough Monday. (The first Monday after Epiphany) These plays have be

11 10 Jan 2015

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by spendlove in Community

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When doing FSL with variegated thread, do you use the same thread in the bobbin, or choose one of the colours. I favour the latter, but I'd be interested to hear everyone's views.

14 01 Jan 2015

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by spendlove in Project

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Cute Lamb Coaster. When I did the sheepish designs a couple of years ago, they were only for 140 x 200 hoop. I have tweaked this one to the limit so that it can be made in 130 x 180! The design comes with the text "Happy Birthday to Ewe" which can easil

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[1] Design can be found here

www.mygardened.com

13 01 Jan 2015

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by spendlove in Project

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Another sheep (I'm being taken over!) This one is a birthday greeting for a friend who keeps sheep. I should really have used purple thread for the text, but I wanted to try our some new variegated which doesn't show up as well. There is a CD inside and

29 30 Dec 2014

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by spendlove in Project

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Crochet for a change. This is Herdy from the English Lake District. I bought the kit for my daughter for Christmas and she wanted me to try out the pattern to see how hard it was before she made a start!<br /><br /> He now has a sister. Her hat has a l

29 30 Dec 2014

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by spendlove in Project

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I have tweaked the design for the Fiddle Purse and Yoriko has generously agreed to offer it as a free design on her site. I hope lots of you will be able to use it for dementia sufferers around the world.

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[1] Free design can be found here

www.mygardened.com

32 29 Dec 2014

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by spendlove in Community

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I'd like to send milestone Birthday wishes for 27th December to my big sister, New Recruit who is a lurker here. She will probably hit me if I divulge her age, but I think she should be proud of starting to do machine embroidery in her 80th year. Perhap

24 27 Dec 2014

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by spendlove in Project

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This is a prototype "Fiddle Purse". A friend told me about Fiddle Mats which are given to dementia sufferers to occupy their hands so I wondered if I could come up with an ITH version.<br /><br /> This one is made of different textured fabrics (the b

23 27 Dec 2014

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by spendlove in Community

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According to the official Santa Tracker, his deliveries are well underway. So. some of you will be waking up soon to Christmas morning and opening your presents. Please post pictures of your Secret Santa gifts here so we can all share the fun.

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[1] Santa Tracker

www.noradsanta.org

58 24 Dec 2014