Embroidery For Kids And Me!: Recent Episodes
Merrilee McDonald
Each week enjoy simple and quick lessons and tips. Also included are interviews from experts, and free resources inspired by fairy tales, ballet stories, fables, and more. In no time you are your family will be stitching together!
Would you like to listen to the stories your free resources are inspired from? Then check out our other podcast called Tales From Long Ago! To find all of our resources go to tutsandfairytales.com
Welcome back! This is Embroidery For Kids And Me, Getting Stitchy with it blog and podcast, helping you and your children love embroidery step by step. Stick around for free tools, and patterns, inspired by fairy tales and the like. From time to time I will be interviewing amazing embroidery artists as well so be sure to stick around for all the fun! This week I am sharing with you my 5 ways I make time for embroidering. In my season of life it is hard to find time to embroider by myself. So I mostly sew with my children around! Our sister podcast, Tales From Long Ago is available https://tutusandfairytales.com/tales-from-long-ago-podcast/ (right here)!
Welcome to Embroidery For Kids And Me, Getting Stitchy With It podcast, helping you and your children love embroidery bit by bit. Stick around for free tools and patterns, inspired by fairy tales, fables and the like. What I Will Talk AboutThis process is super simple. This will also work for ages 5-7. -First we will talk about your shopping list. -Then we will talk about what kinds of images to sew. -Lastly I will give you tips so you can teach your child to embroidery and have a great time doing it. I have a free printable shopping list and an image for you. Simply go to tutusandfairytales.com/list to download it. SuppliesThe first item you will need is burlap about 12 inches squared. The second is a needle with a large hole or eye, and blunt at the end. Metal or plastic will work. Third you will need a hoop. A 10 ½ “ in diameter hoop will do the job nicely. Fourth embroidery floss or thin yarn. I used yarn for my Benjamin. I used yarn. It's a great way to use up that leftover yarn! Fifth and last Scissors. Fabric scissors work much better than paper scissors. Our sister podcast, Tales From Long Ago is available https://tutusandfairytales.com/tales-from-long-ago-podcast/ (right here)!
This is the first interview I have ever done and now I want to talk to embroidery folks every day! I had so much fun! Not to mention the knowledge and inspiration I gained while having said fun. You won't regret plugging us into your ears. I promise! We talked about many things including how she started with embroidery, going back to when she was a child making houses for rolly polys and caterpillars until now having her work be featured in magazines and selling the most beautiful kits. The wedding veil that she and her daughter are working on sounds lovely! Why didn't I think to do this? Taetia also talks about how to focus on one project at a time and shares how to not let your self-doubts stop your embroidering! Can you believe she had self-doubts? I am sure you will love her as much as I do! https://www.facebook.com/taetia (Find her on FB here) https://www.instagram.com/taetia_embroidery/ (Find her on IG here) https://www.etsy.com/shop/Taetia (Find her Etsy shop here) https://createinstitch.com.au/ (Find her kits here)
Welcome everyone! In this episode, I'm going to go over the basics of what you'll need and why I use particular types of each thing. You can make your own choices as you see fit, of course, but we're focusing on getting you going as quickly and easily as problem. Believe me, nothing beats having the right tools to get the job done! And, if you would like to listen to the podcast with all the stories, you can do that https://tutusandfairytales.com/tales-from-long-ago-podcast/ (right here)!
Get the free pattern https://tutusandfairytales.com/rumpgift/ (here) Related Story: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/005a923b-5259-4ac2-b3ed-1aeebcdd6b07 (click here) Items you will need: Needle Scissors White cotton fabric Floss Embroidery hoop Popsicle stick or loop to hang the picture on Wrapping paper tape Miniature canvas frame 4x6 Glue (or glue gun) Stitches to know: Straight stitch for hair, words, clothing, and boots Backstitch for the outline Stem stitch for clothing and boots (can also be for outlines) For more stories, take a listen to our https://tutusandfairytales.com/tales-from-long-ago-podcast/ (Tales From Long Ago Podcast)
Hello everyone, and thank you for coming to see my podcast! I hope you have fun and learn something along the way! Our website is https://tutusandfairytales.com/tales-from-long-ago-podcast/ (https://tutusandfairytales.com/) You can listen to all the episodes of our sister podcast, Tales From Long Ago, here: https://tutusandfairytales.com/tales-from-long-ago-podcast/ (https://tutusandfairytales.com/tales-from-long-ago-podcast/)