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Embroidery

Slow down with a few stitches.

Settle in with a little cloth and thread. Learn a few stitches, try a sampler and enjoy the rhythm of making.

Thread, cloth and a hand embroidery hoop

Begin hand embroidery

Eight embroidery stitches

Cross stitch & Aida counts

Machine embroidery

Make an everyday piece your own

Practise on a spare square, then plan a small stitched detail for a garment.

Try a small project