The original form of patchwork is based on placing something over a hole or, in Jennie's case, a stain.

Once again Jennie makes light work of this technique and shares with us how to set your machine to produce perfect satin stitch.
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This skinnyish, red-haired, sligh...

The ribbons and threads are available from Bee Crafty where you can also find Tanya teaching some workshops. To find out more simply click.
Tanya says about herself:
I grew up in South Africa and have been stitching and knitting since childhood. However, it wasn’t until I moved to England that a ...

Ladder stitch is just one of those simple stitches you will wonder how you ever managed without it. It gives invisible closure to so many projects including Mandy’s lovely vintage pinkeepers.

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This little tip has been extracted from a longer workshop with Jennie making Textured Waiscosts, which as well as being a great workshop is full of useful tips, click here to enjoy.
Since working on this film, we have discovered another stablizer called Terial Magic, which is a solution.

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A comprehensive workshop from Kathleen where she introduces the goldwork series.

Kathleen shows you how to create a delightful Bumblebee with texture in the body created from the purl and check wires, which she admits is a little fiddly, but very straightforward and worth taking a little time ...

If you enjoy slow stitching, then this is definitely the technique for you!

Kathleen enjoys adding padded leather to her work as this adds another dimension which catches the light. She talks you through the type of leather that is best for this design, how to create the padded effect with fel...

This is a very comprehensive workshop from Kate who takes us through all the steps necesary to create this lovely decoratio for the holiday season.
You get to use up scraps of felt as well as the opportunity to use decorative bits and bobs, that we all think are too good to throw away!

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Angela talks you through how to create this project. She likes to use woad dyed fabric, which she creates herself.

In the workshop she talks about the styles of stitching, the regional differences, what threads she prefers, together with the relevant needles.

Traditionally this work had no ...

Sashiko stitches represent grains of rice.  Traditionally worked with white thread on blue fabric. Modern Sashiko now uses a variety of colours.
It is basically a simple running stitch. The action of adding fabric to the needle is a little different from traditional English embroidery.
Jennie sho...

The double sided cast on stitch is particularly useful for creating a 3D effect in your embroidery. In this instance Lorna has used it to create the bullrush flower in her garden. Which could also be used to create a 3D caterpillar and/or foliage.
Lorna talks you through the threads you can use, ...

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...

Stumpwork Embroidery Course – Part 2 of 3
Having made the wire shapes, Kelley suggests that you might like to consider painting the inside of the shape. You can also add voile or organza. Kelley also talks about filling in the wire petal shape with long and short shading and cutting out the wire ...

Stumpwork Embroidery Course – Part 3 of 3
In this final stage of the stumpwork course, Kelley shows how to attach the 3D petal to the work.
You should now feel confident to enjoy and work on any stumpwork designs and kits you may come across.

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Stumpwork Embroidery Course – Part 1 of 3
This course reflects Kelley’s passion for stitching by hand – putting thread to needle and needle to fabric.
Kelley takes the mystery out of how to do stumpwork with her easy step-by-step approach, which is perfect for those ready to try new hand embroide...

Thread flowers
This delightful little flower, made by free motion sewing or called "sewing on-air". Jennie shows a great way to practice for that scary stuff called free motion quilting.
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'Nipping and Tucking', or manipulating fabric and surface roughness, is an obsess...

The ancient craft of goldwork embroidery continues to draw crowds of admirers, and Kathleen has found a way to create the same beautiful finished results in a fraction of time.

In this interview we find out more about the goldwork techniques that Kathleen enjoys teaching. These include couchin...

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...

Jayne Brogan and Valerie Nesbitt show you an exciting range of creative ideas using Decorative Satin stitches.
You’ll learn how to elongate satin stitches (up to 5 times!) and how to combine different stitches automatically. They will also show you how to create embroidery effects.
Jayne will the...

Use beads in your embroidery
You can simple create Christmas with beads that you may have.
Kelley is a graduate of the Royal School of Needlework and now heads up the Royal School of Needlework Bristol division. For more information you can click here.
Artists Statement from Kelley Aldridge
My wo...

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...

Lorna’s book, Embroidered Country Garden, is available in the justhands-on.tv shop. It has many wonderful ideas and patterns to inspire you to create beautiful hand-stitched floral designs inspired by nature.
In this video, Lorna demonstrates the turkey work stitch, or tufting, which creates a de...

Lorna loves to create texture in her designs. This workshop shows how to do the drizzle stitch. She has used to have such a significant effect on her little pincushion and wallhanging with sheep.

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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...

Kathleen takes you through all the steps needed to create this lovely design.

In this comprehensive workshop, Kathleen shows how to transfer your design onto your fabric and how to load this into your embroidery hoop correctly. She talks you through the order of sewing. A little like applique,...