Tag: embroidery
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From Winter Blues into Rainbows of Ornament
I am one of those people who hates the drear of winter time. It’s a time of year when everything seems muted, gray, dingy, and brown. I feel muffled and dulled by so many coats and scarves and such heavy boots. The best cure for this I have ever found is to play…
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Needles in the Stacks: Couture edition
Here in the FIT Library, we have many many books on how to make clothing. There are different points of view on techniques, as well as different types of machinery. In our last post, we spent time reviewing books about the serging or merrow machine and covered a few of our favorite how-to-get-started books on…
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Flowery Encouragement
Here in New York City, spring has been slow to appear. Bryant Park finally has pansies and daffodils, but it’s still been cold and blustery most of the month. We thought some embroidered spring flowers would help coax the real ones from their warm ground. The English have a history of being passionate gardeners. Gardening…