Create Your Own Embroidery Pattern from a Photo – CRAFT Video Podcast

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Crafter Dolin O’Shea of Lulu Bliss shows us how to create an embroidery pattern from a photo, in this case a photo of her cute dog Mikey. Dolin’s 101 on Embroidery article is in the current issue of CRAFT:06.
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Dolin and I have been friends for over 10 years now and she’s one of the craftiest people I know personally. Over the years she’s taught me so much about embroidery and also introduced me to the Sublime Stitching patterns by Jenny Hart back in 2000.
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To get some carbon transfer paper when working with dark fabric as mentioned in the video, visit the Sublime Stitching store.
From the pages of CRAFT: 06:
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CRAFT: 06 – “101: Embroidery, Learn to paint pictures with floss and fabric“, pgs 132-137. You can preview the article in our Digital Edition.

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