Embellishing

Embellishing

Add personality to your projects with embellishing. Almost anything can be used as embellishment: buttons, beads, threads, charms, lace, tassels, dimensional fabric, ribbon, trimmings, creative hand stitching, and sentimental items. Watch these videos to learn new embellishing techniques, then try them out on your next amazing project.

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Embellishing
  • Fabric Embellishment with Kate Barlow

    Kate loves to use pre-printed fabric designs as her inspiration for her embroidery skills and left over threads.

    This is a great idea for those just beginning embroidery. Indeed, some of the fabrics have a cross stitch design printed.

    In this lovely workshop Kate shares how you can enhance ...

  • Using Tyvek with Valentina Brunn

    Add interest and texture
    Valentina loves to work with products that add interest and texture to her work.
    To enjoy her Painted landscape workshop click here, where you can see more of how she uses these little tyvek flowers.
    About Valentina Brunn
    You can enjoy meeting her in an interview by click...

  • Twisted Thread Tassels with Gina Ferrari

    Gina has an interest in all aspects of textile art but her passion lies with machine embroidery.

    You can see more of her work on show in the Evolve Evoke Expand exhibition videos: click here for part 1 and here for part 2.

    Also, check out her work on her blog https://www.ginaferrari.blogspo...

  • Flower Applique Block with Kate Percival

    Kate loves to include hand stitching with thick thread into her work and this block is no exception. The simple flower design has been worked in her favourite wool fabrics, but she talks you through some of the other options and what to look out for when considering using flannels and brushed cot...

  • Crazy Pincushion Embellishment with Lorna Bateman

    Lorna really loves working with crazy patchwork to create wonderful pincushions. They are almost too good to use. She shares with us helpful tips on colour choice, texture choice with ribbons and lace, use of buttons beads and threads, as well as giving you guidelines to work with for her pincush...

  • Hand Embellishing/Needlefelting with Jennie & Valerie

    Simple and effective
    Jennie demonstrates how simple and easy it is to use this little hand gadget to produce some really super results.
    Embellish your wardrobe - one the children can do too
    Another one of those techniques that the children can do using scraps of wool/fabric/threads. It is also...

  • Meet Gail Penberthy of Endless Thread Designs

    As a pattern designer, Gail gets to sew lots of samples, so it’s just as well that she enjoys making them. She specializes in small 3D objects such as sewing kits and cushions but there are some quilts too.
    Also, she is particularly good at adding appealing detail in her stitching and embellishme...

  • Creating Embroidered Flower Stems with Lorna Bateman

    Lorna has designed and created a number of embroidery projects based on English Country Garden flowers. And now she has incorporated the techniques into her new book. This book will easily earn its place on your bookshelf. Plus it will definitely become a firm favourite for beginners and dedicate...

  • Colour Mixing Techniques When Painting With Threads with Dionne Swift

    Dionne talks about how to use shinny threads in your free motion embroidery. Basically using two different coloured threads together to produce a contrast to matt threads.

    She demonstrates treading the machine using two thread posts so the colours run through the machine together. Consequently...

  • Caravans and Other Cushions with Gail Penberthy

    Summer wouldn’t be summer without a caravan or a visit to the beach.   Gail has incorporated these into a variety of cushions as well as other keepsakes for you to make.
    Gail uses raw edge applique and satin stitch to create the caravan cushion. There is a  great opportunity for you to add themed...

  • Going Crazy with Angela Daymond and Paula Doyle

    Crazy patchwork continues to appeal. Angela and Paula show that you can take different approaches to achieve a similar end result.

    By sewing the pieces onto the foundation fabric by hand, with a simple running stitch, it remains very portable;  Angela suggests using up old tray cloths or lace ...

  • More Going Crazy with Angela Daymond and Paula Doyle

    Angela and Paula continue to share with us their varied approach to producing this classic favourite.  Both enjoy using different threads and stitches. Angela explains (and shows) how the different thicknesses of thread make a difference. You can use  some of these on the sewing machine, others m...

  • How to Use Shisha Mirrors with Jamie Malden

    These little pieces of mirror come in a wide range of shapes and sizes and add a little bit of light and glamour to your work.
    Jamie shows how you can start off with the shape as inspiration for your embroidery, which can then evolve with more stitching. The work doesn’t have to remain traditiona...

  • The Wonderful World of the Embellishing Machine with Jennifer Trollope

    She is one of the accomplished designers from embellishment to Revelation Burning.
    Jennifer hated sewing at school. However, she is the most inspirational designer now.
    To quote from her website:
    “Taking a two-year City and Guilds course in 2000 was the turning point for me. It changed my perspec...

  • Picking Threads with Dionne Swift, Textile Artist

    Dionne Swift discusses where to start with threads. Gathering together thread with a diversity of colours, thicknesses and sheen starts the audition process.
    Matching the threads to your artwork enables a unique perspective to each project.
    She explains how thicker thread used in the bobbin leads...

  • Care Labels

    When you make things for others, there is often an anxious moment when they go to launder the piece for the first time.
    “Can I wash it?  Do I need to hand wash?  Can I put it in the tumble dryer?”
    In this video, Jayne and Valerie talk you through how easy it is to make care labels with the help o...

  • Thread Painting with Variable Zigzag

    A recurring theme in this video is “Just have a play…see where you go with it.”
    Thread painting with variable zigzag is like free motion embroidery with the machine doing the zigzagging for you.
    In this video, Jayne Brogan and Valerie Nesbitt show you how to use the variable zigzag function on yo...

  • Create Your Own Personal Stitch

    You can now create your own personal stitch with Stitch Composer (software included on a DVD with your Janome sewing machine).
    You can even store each new stitch you create and build your very own personalised stitch library!
    In this video, Jayne Brogan and Valerie Nesbitt walk you through how yo...

  • Personalised Quilt Labels

    Making a project label is a wonderful way to add a special, personalised touch to your quilt. It will also preserve the heritage.
    Valerie Nesbitt and Jayne Brogan demonstrate just how simple it is to create a quilt label with the help of your sewing machine and a good disappearing pen. Mark the p...

  • Annette Emms - Fairy Shoe Maker and Mixed Media Textile Artist

    Jennie never did discover the fairies but she saw the shoes and learnt about embellished pictures and transferring pictures.
    Why not to ask Annette to come and teach a class on her exclusive fairy shoes or on one of her other topics? She also gives talks. One of the talks is ”Hidden Paths and Leg...

  • All you need to Know about Bridging Stitches on your Machine

    Bridge stitching is a great way of alternating patterns by adding a stitch in between.
    In this video, Valerie and Jayne demonstrate how easy it is to programme in these additional stitches on the Janome Memory Craft 9450 QCP.
    Pay special attention at the start of this video for a wonderful projec...

  • Glitter Felt with Gail Penberthy

    Gail started the love affair with glitter felt when she created her Unicorn cushions, but then went on to use it in so many more of her projects.
    The simplest way is  to use it as fused appliqué;  but then Gail thought maybe she could find a way of using the felt, so that the end result wasn’t so...

  • Mini Beads Workshop with Linda Seward

    While in the process of working her way through a wide variety of workshop techniques for her book, the Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting, Linda found herself with a less than perfect drawing – what to do?  Maybe this would be an embellishment opportunity? Well, that is indeed what she managed to do...

  • Embellishing with Karen Veck

    How to Use the Embellishing machine to good effect
    Karen shows Jennie how quickly and easily a piece of new fabric can be created from waste products with the help of the embellishing machine. No threads needed and the multi-needles just pound away.
    Textile Landscape possibilities
    Once the new fa...