Felt embroidery

Update: There is a pattern available for this now: the Flora Needle Book pattern, available for instant download at Etsy and Crafts...

For a long time I had my many needles jammed in a bin with a lot of other little embroidery odds and ends, and I really wanted a more convenient (and cute!) way to store them. So I set out to create a needle book, and a tutorial to go along with it!

When it comes to the art of appliqué, beginning with felt is a great way to learn and practice. Appliqué is simply attaching a small piece of fabric to a larger piece of fabric, usually to create a decorative bit of fiber art. Felt is a great fabric for appliqué work because you can cut it however

Have you ever tried to transfer a detailed embroidery pattern to felt? This process can be tough to figure out because many of the traditional embroidery transfer methods don’t work well on felt’s fuzzy texture. Rather than scrapping felt for your stitching projects though, try one of these felt-fri

Learn basic things about how to sew felt, like what sewing needle use for sewing felt, what sewing thread, how to cut felt, how to transfer pattern and how to wash felt for your DIY felt projects for kids.

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The blog's been quiet lately because I've been feverishly working to finish this pattern. It's a bit later than I anticipated but still i...

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