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January 25, 2025

How to Upgrade and Upcycle a Plain Cloth Packaging Bag

January 25, 2025/ Sum of their Stories
How to Upgrade and Upcycle a Plain Cloth Packaging Bag

How to upgrade a plain cloth packaging bag and turn it into a pretty drawstring bag with some patchwork and applique

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January 25, 2025/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6, Upcycled 4
patchwork, bags, upcycling, sewing tutorial, Hand Sewing
August 14, 2024

How to extend your fabric to fit an embroidery hoop frame

August 14, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
How to extend your fabric to fit an embroidery hoop frame

How to extend your fabric to make it fit properly into an embroidery hoop frame if you’ve cut it too small by mistake

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August 14, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 6
embroidery, Hand Sewing
February 28, 2024

How to Embellish an Old Shirt with Simple Hand Stitching

February 28, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
How to Embellish an Old Shirt with Simple Hand Stitching

How to embellish an old plain shirt with some simple embroidery stitches, a lovely and mindful slow stitching project.

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February 28, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 12 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5, refashions 1
sewing tutorial, Hand Sewing, embroidery, refashion, recycling/repurposing, clothing
October 11, 2022

How to make a Square Drawstring Bag with Boro Style Decoration

October 11, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Square Drawstring Bag with Boro Style Decoration

How to make a square drawstring bag and add some simple boro style embellishment.

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October 11, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 11 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5
bags, sewing tutorial, Sewing my Stash, Hand Sewing
July 06, 2022

How to make a Felt Toadstool Fairy House

July 06, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Felt Toadstool Fairy House

How to make a felt toadstool fairy house, a simple sewing project for Sew a Softie month.

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July 06, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4
sew a softie, sewing tutorial, sewing, Hand Sewing, toys
March 30, 2022

How to make an Embroidered Butterfly Hanging Decoration

March 30, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make an Embroidered Butterfly Hanging Decoration

How to make pretty hanging butterfly decorations with simple embroidery stitches. Easy enough for beginners, a nice quick project for more experienced embroiderers.

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March 30, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 20 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4
embroidery, Spring, Hand Sewing
February 14, 2022

How to make Embroidered Patchwork Lavender Sachets

February 14, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
How to make Embroidered Patchwork Lavender Sachets

How to make embroidered patchwork hanging lavender sachets with beautiful beaded tassels.

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February 14, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 32 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4
patchwork, embroidery, tassels, Sewing my Stash, sewing tutorial, Hand Sewing
November 30, 2021

How to sew EPP hexagons by hand

November 30, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
How to sew EPP hexagons by hand

How to hand stitch EPP English paper Piecing Hexagons. A little tribute to Pearl, my nan as this is the method she taught me.

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November 30, 2021/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 4, Their Stories
patchwork, craft tutorials, sewing tutorial, tutorials, their stories, Hand Sewing
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