Tips for Folk Embroidery Crafters traveling to Greece
I've had several requests from Avlea stitchers about visiting Greece as a folk embroidery stitcher, so I've coordinated with Rachel...
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kristamwest
- Aug 27
- 6 min
How to Finish Folk Embroidery
You've stitched a gorgeous embroidery, but what comes next? Now you get to experience one of the best things about folk embroidery--it's...
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kristamwest
- Jul 8
- 7 min
How is an Avlea Folk Embroidery kit born?
I've been participating in the March Meet the Maker social media prompts and one of the topics this week is "process." When I started...
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kristamwest
- Jul 8
- 6 min
A Stitch in Time Saves Your Mind
Many of us have discovered the joy and wonder of making something with our own two hands. We delight in the cheerful click of knitting...
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kristamwest
- Jul 8
- 4 min
Anything but boring: the amazing complexity of single stitch embroideries
When we think of repetition, it can be tempting to think of drudgery and boredom, of endlessly repeating the same task over and over in a...
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kristamwest
- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
Lotion Bar Recipe for stitching hands
The fibers in fabric can pull oils from your hands leading to dry, cracked skin which can snag folk embroidery fabrics and flosses. I...
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kristamwest
- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
Avlea Folk Embroidery sponsors the Closed Cretan Stitch for the RSA Stitch Bank!
Well, stitchy folk, I'm pretty excited to announce that Avlea Folk Embroidery is the proud sponsor of the Royal School of Needlework's...
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kristamwest
- Feb 18, 2021
- 3 min
Mrs Roger's sweater
I was delighted recently to learn a connection between my work as an folk embroidery designer and one of my favorite childhood shows....
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kristamwest
- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
The newest tool of my folk embroidery trade
One of my earliest memories is of my machinist father handing me a folding ruler and teaching me how to measure things, a skill I use...
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kristamwest
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Folk Embroidery Floss Everywhere!
One of the things I love about having a having designing folk embroidery kits are the gorgeous cones of DMC embroidery floss all around...
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