In which our intrepid tambour embroidery fanatic once again attempts woodworking in the name of beads. (Also, in which fortunately the attempt is once again successful!)
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The Prick and Pounce Method for Tambour Embroidery
Today we’re exploring one of the oldest methods of embroidery design transfer - the prick and pounce method!
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Tambour Embroidery and Sewing with Silicone Sheets
My first experience embroidering and sewing silicone sheeting. What started as an experiment to see if this technique was possible turned into a small project with a tambour embroidered clutch!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 14: The Photos, and the End.
It’s the end of the wedding dress posts! This week is mostly just a little wrap-up - all the links to the dress posts in chronological order, and a bunch of new photos of the dress!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 12: The Dress Meets The Embroidery
This week, yet another in a string of ‘moments of truth’ - the embroidery comes off the frame, is cut into pieces, and finds itself sewn to the bodice of the wedding dress!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 8: Corselet Construction
Today, I’m back to the Wedding Dress Progress Updates! Come along as I tackle the corselet - the structural underlayer - of the dress, and also wax rhapsodic on boning issues in modern dresses.
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 7: Tambour Beading (again)
Tambour Progress again! Here’s the second half of my tambour beading update, with lots and lots of shiny photos! The wedding dress is coming along nicely if I do say so myself!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 6: Starting the Tambour Beading
This week, I’ve finally taken First Stitch on my wedding dress! This installment is all about designing the embroidery, setting up my slate frame, and the very first stitches on my wedding dress.
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Things, Stuff, and Catching Up.
It’s life update time! I’ve got a whole pile of half-finished things to tell you about, and we’ve got a bit of a change coming up with the blog. I’ve been spending more time with the wedding dress, and things are finally coming together!
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