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| from the editor I’ve often shared how much
I love experimenting with, and exploring new embroidery techniques.
Many nights I’ve stayed up trying to figure out just how to
make something work—sometimes pulling one of the Creative
Machine Embroidery writers into my thought process
to discuss my findings or get an opinion on what might work better.
That’s how our original embroidery designs were born. Choosing
one special project or technique and coming up with a featured design
is a treat. (Though it’s tough to narrow down the topics and
ideas; I have enough for a lifetime.) Because CME
has featured so many original embroidery designs over the years,
we’ve organized them in a database for you. Go to CME Designs to find our latest designs, then scroll down
the page to find past designs (organized by year and issue). You
can then link directly to our secure shopping site, www.sewnshop.com,
to order the designs you’ve missed and also back issues to
get instructions for making the featured projects. We first began
offering original designs in our Winter 2002 issue, since then you’ll
find one or more in every issue of CME.
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Water-soluble thread is a useful notion for embroiderers. Use it for easily removable basting stitches or fill a bobbin for quick stitch release when creating fringy motifs.
Reader Judy D. of Phoenix, Ariz.
works on multiple projects at the same time. To keep her thread
spools organized for each project, she uses inexpensive drawer organizer
trays. For small projects (few thread changes) she uses long narrow
trays (9"x3"x2"), larger projects (more thread changes)
call for wider trays (9"x6"x2"). For designs she
stitches out frequently, she designates a tray and keeps those threads
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Our latest
issue of Holiday Embroidery will be available
August 28th! The issue contains fashions that sparkle; loads of
gifts to make; decorations for the home from whimsical pillows to
an elegant dining room ensemble, plus our The Creative
Machine Embroidery
2006 article index is available. The index lists articles
for the past year with a short description. The 2001 through 2005
article indexes are also available at www.cmemag.com
on our Article Index page. order past issues Misplaced a back issue of Creative
Machine Embroidery? In addition to CME’s
original embroidery designs, you also can purchase copies of past
subscriber issues, and current and past newsstand-only issues of
Quilting & Embroidery, Paper & Embroidery
and Holiday Embroidery on our secure shopping
site at www.SewnShop.com.
For phone and other ordering options, click here. |
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Thank you for being a subscriber
to our CME e-Update. To show our appreciation,
each month we randomly select from among our subscribers a winner
of a special embroidery-related prize. This month it’s the
book Creative Beginnings in Machine Embroidery by Patty
Albin. |
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