Hand embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle. Hand embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins.
Description
Delicate Stitches by Sylvia specializes in carrying books and Patterns that cater to the hand embroidery artisan. We carry designs by Trudy Horne of Collars Etc., Julia Golson, Jeannie Baumeister, Country Bumpkin Publications and many more. Our books on hand embroidery range from techniques for the beginner to advanced needle artisan. Topics on fine hand embroidery, shadow work, whitework, Silk Ribbon, and more can be found in any of these books. Delicate Stitches by Sylvia also stocks cotton Floche thread for fine hand embroidery. It comes in many colors and a 40 yard skein.
Hand embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle. Hand embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. Sewing machines can be used to create machine embroidery.
Hand embroidery, of one kind or another, is thousands of years old. It was used in Ancient Egypt to decorate the hems of royal robes, in tapestries in the Middle Ages, and in ladies' samplers during the Colonial and Victorian eras. It continues as an art form today. Many people are familiar with counted cross stitch - a cousin to hand embroidery - and it seems that counted cross stitch has nearly eclipsed it. However, there are many people who still love to work hand embroidery, and it decorates wall hangings, pillowcases, quilts and table runners.
Hand embroidery is a beautiful art that almost anyone can learn. It is an art that should be preserved and well worth learning.
About Us
Owner, Sylvia Fooshee is a former Home Economics teacher and mother of 3 grown children. I started sewing and hand embroidery as a child, which later grew into a fun hobby and finally into an enjoyable business. Though much of my business deals with smocking and heirloom supplies, I am always eager to teach this lovely needle art to any enthusiastic student.
My business began in 1992 with custom heirloom sewing & developed into teaching english smocking & heirloom sewing. The opportunity came in 1995 to handle supplies out of my home & start a budding mail order business for smocking & heirloom sewing and hand embroidery supplies. Though most of my business is mail order, I do invite you to stop by and shop if you are in the Tulsa area at our Tulsa embroidery shop. Please call ahead for an appointment & directions.
I try to have many of "the basics" for those who are just starting out, as well as some special & hard to find items for the more accomplished artisan. It is my hope that this website will be a means of better serving those of you who have a hard time finding supplies in the areas where you live. I always welcome suggestions on things you would desire I carry.
The opportunity is also here for classes in a variety of areas. I offer classes for the beginner through advanced levels in smocking, fine hand embroidery & heirloom sewing. Please feel free to inquire based on your needs & interests whether it is on an individual level or for a small group. Teaching is available here in my Tulsa embroidery shop/studio or in your area for a guild or sewing club.
 You can be done at the end of the class, or take your piece home and continue to embroider to your heart's content. This class is beginner friendly! We would like to do this as as in person class at the shop, but plan B will be a zoom class
This second level of the introduction into Tambour embroidery series will continue the student's exploration of techniques using the hook, and will bring the embroidery student a step closer to the final goal of designing embroidery from the frame into an article of wearable fashion.
Embroidery Mastery course is offered by Bernina OKC.For machines classes please bring your sewing machine, all of its accessories, something to write with and scissors. We have workbooks for the classes which are the our cost for printing that are three hole punched.
This Iona Dettelbach piece for beginning stitchers will teach you 8 stitches in 4 different kinds of threads. There’s also lots of good basic information in the book about getting started, threads, accessories and how to stitch, including a special section for lefties.
Learn the proper way to stitch continental and basketweave stitches, how to tack in and out of the canvas, and how to read and properly stitch with the grain of the canvas.
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