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Weave Hypnotic Spiral Art on an Embroidery Hoop

Weave Hypnotic Spiral Art on an Embroidery Hoop

By Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

A typical day for Lisa includes: getting up to see the sunrise, bicycling, interning at Make:, reading and writing short stories, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts for hours while working on projects or chores.

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An embroidery hoop is normally used for, well, embroidery. But it can also provide the frame for more unique yarncraft projects.

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Craft Some Style: Embroidery Hoop Photo Display

Craft Some Style: Embroidery Hoop Photo Display

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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When it comes to creative home decor, craft supplies can make great design elements. A perfect example: this DIY embroidery hoop photo display. Looking for a creative way to display your favorite snapshots? Transform old wooden embroidery hoops into an eye-catching piece of multi-tiered art with this cool and crafty embroidery hoop photo display tutorial […]

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Sewing Tip: How to Finish an Embroidery Project in an Embroidery Hoop

Sewing Tip: How to Finish an Embroidery Project in an Embroidery Hoop

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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If you’re anything like me, completing the stitching in an embroidery project isn’t the hard part, it’s the finishing—or preparing it for hanging or display—that seems much more daunting. Finishing embroidery projects is one of those crafting topics that, if you were to ask a room filled with experienced stitchers how to do it, you’d […]

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How-To: Embroidery Hoop Travel Pouch

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Stitching on the go? Protect your projects and keep your supplies organized and within reach with this beautifully simple embroidery hoop travel pouch tutorial!

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