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New Collection & Tutorial – Blackthorn

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Delicate yet dramatic. Bold and pretty. Bring your apparel to life with this fresh new collection that’s both dark and dainty all at the same time.  Inspired by lace motifs but with a twist of thistles and thorns in place of traditional floral motifs, they’re light-stitching enough to work well on a variety of fabrics, and created in versatile shapes to work as neckline accents, shoulder splashes, hem and waistline embellishments, and lots more. Best of all, these designs are of course on SALE for a limited time!

This embroidery collection was specifically designed with shapes and stitches that complement the shape of clothes. Stitch them directly onto fabric, or if you really want to bring out the delicate “lace” look, float them on a sheer fabric like organza and use it to upcycle old clothes like in this tutorial.

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Most of these pieces were made for easy mirroring and interlocking repeating to use them on a grander scale, even with a smaller hoop.

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Delicate shapes in dark motifs sit lightly on fabrics but bring beautiful dimension. They even make fantastic lace sleeve accents!

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Get even more use out of your hoop with these two amazing interlocking designs. Great to use on their own, they fit beautifully together, and with a little repetition and mirroring, you have a giant statement piece you can stitch with just a few hoopings!

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Grab these designs ON SALE now through Sunday, Feb. 24 at 11:59 p.m, and start scheming about all the different ways you can use them to add a dark and delicate lacy motifs to all those plain boring clothes hiding in the back of your closet!

We’re a Piece! #imapiece!

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We’re a piece of #imapiece!

Want to take part? Just click the link and join in. Say hi to our bud Mr X Stitch while you’re there :)

Free Heart Embroidery Wallpaper for February

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Happy February everyone! Did you know this month is National Embroidery Month? No better time to decorate your device with some sweet stitches.

We thought we would offer another FREE wallpaper design to celebrate February. This design was chosen by our talented artist Caitlin! She picked Delicate Winged Heart as her favorite Valentine’s inspired design. Available for your computer desktop, iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, or Android phone, just click the buttons below to download and load onto your device. Don’t fret if you have a different kind of phone or device, one of these is sure to work :)

~Enjoy!

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A Giving Bunny Reaches Antarctica – World Domination Complete!

This is an update on the Giving Bunny Project, which if you haven’t heard of, you should totally check out right here and join in!!

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I was hoping this day would maybe one day come, but it seemed too tall an order to ask. Ladies and gents, the giving bunnies have reached seven continents. That’s right, we got a little furball to Antarctica!!

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June sent me this email last night and I had to post it first thing. A friend of hers was going on a cruise down to Antarctica and took a bunny with her. Little bunny J.C. braved the Drake Passage to make it all the way down to our final continent needed for world domination. We have literally taken over the world with bunnies!

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Good luck on your adventure little J.C! Maybe in time another adventurous bunny will join you in your new cold home, and I hope you make some researcher down there a good bunny friend. Thank you so much June!!

As always, the Giving Bunny Project continues on indefinitely, and there is always a chance to spread a little more bunny joy. If you’d like to take part or have a hankering to take a bunny to a new exotic location (anyone going to the Amazon?) be sure to check out the original post to make and share your own bunny!

P.S. – Want to see where all the bunnies have ended up all over the world? Check out our interactive map!

Free Dream Embroidery Wallpaper For Your Desktop, Iphone & Ipad

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It’s a new year, and we’ve got some new goodies! We thought it would be fun every month to celebrate a staff-picked favorite available as a free downloadable wallpaper for your desktop and mobile devices. This month’s pick is my favorite new design and I think totally applicable for the new year, “Dream”.

This free downloadable wallpaper is a gorgeous photo of the dreamy stitches that can be yours to remind yourself to dream a little in 2013! Available for your computer desktop, iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, or Android phone, just click the buttons below to download and load onto your device.

~Enjoy!

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