Use fabric chalk that can easily rub off afterwards. We were hiding those stitches, but sometimes we want to see the stitch. This is a decorative stitch called an overstitch. This is how we sew an ...

With a lot of nervousness, masked with a hint of courage, I took myself to a drop-in sewing club at Create Makerspace.

a process which sometimes involves a dance-like courtship between the two slugs ©Elias Levy/Flickr CC BY 2.0 Use three strands of embroidery thread (standard DMC thread is six strands thick, so you'll ...

To make a cross, sew two stitches of thread diagonally over each other. Use three strands of embroidery thread (standard DMC thread is six strands thick, so you'll need to separate it into two).