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posted May 23, 2011 / 10 Comments

What's the one type of embellishment technique that you want to learn/give a try?

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Mena Trott

Mena Trott started The Sew Weekly to document her attempt to sew all of her own clothes in 2010. Since then, she's made over 125 outfits and has way more clothes than she needs.

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  1. Stephanie
    May 23, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    I’ve been wanting to learn embroidery. Too bad the book I ordered won’t be in until after this challenge! This week I’ll be trying piping.

  2. Jen
    May 23, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    I would love to learn tatting. Mum and I had a go at it when I was young and I would love to have another go.

  3. Farah
    May 23, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    I have been thinking of learning smocking. I even took out a book from the library, but I am too scared to try.

  4. MB@YarnUiPhoneappv1.2
    May 24, 2011 at 6:35 am

    I’d say ruffling…I’d really like to speed up my gathering techniques on the sewing machine and all this hand gathering is so not RTW.

  5. Vintage Hippo
    May 24, 2011 at 8:36 am

    embroidery or piping for sure :)

  6. Rachel
    May 25, 2011 at 11:55 am

    All of them?
    I really want to add my own tatted or crocheted laces to something.
    And I really want to smock my daughter a dress.
    I LOVE embroidery- I used to add it to my clothes when I was in school :)

  7. Crystal
    May 25, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    embroidery, piping, crochet trims or inserts

  8. Sue
    May 25, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    I don’t know if buttons are an embellishment but if they are I would love to learn to make button holes. I really feel limited in what I can make since I can’t make them. I just don’t get how it is done.

  9. Stephani
    May 26, 2011 at 8:59 am

    It sounds so simple, but: topstitching. Also couched cording.

  10. Melissa
    May 27, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    Blackwork embroidery! When I was last in London, I saw a 17th century linen shirt covered in blackwork embroidery. It was stunning!