Albion Gould
makes & travels
I’m always looking for reasons to use glow in the dark thread and October is the perfect month to find some. This Embroidered Boo Sweater uses an easy pattern that will really make a plain sweater pop during the day, but is extra special at night when the glow in the dark floss shows up. …
I’m madly in love with the Jurassic Park franchise–it’s one of the few where I like the movies better than the books. It’s fun, too, that the girls are getting into dinosaurs (they haven’t seen the movies yet), and I thought this easy T-Rex Embroidery Hoop Set was a neat way to combine our family’s dinosaur …
I swore that I wouldn’t be one of those moms who ever answered a kid’s question with “Because I said so.” HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I lost track of how many times I said it this past weekend alone. To be fair, it was a four day weekend and actually answering the “Why?” did no good, so there …
Many stitchers hold onto their orts (the small leftover bits of thread that occur when you’re doing an embroidery or cross stitch project). I’ll admit that I hadn’t until a couple of years ago, but I wish now that I had discovered the practice sooner! I asked my stitching friends forever and ever ago what …
I spend a lot of time cross stitching and my embroidery scissors take a lot of punishment. They get tossed around in project bags, left on tables, and generally put up with a lot from me. I wanted to have a way to keep them contained when they aren’t being used and whipped up this …
