As the subject notes: I have been bitten by the Embroidery bug. I acquired a book called "Royal School of Needlework", from the British School of the same name. It is beautiful and fascinating and it has my attention right now. I thought that there were probably a few souls here who do or have done hand embroidery and could give me some ideas. First off. The part about a Hoop or Frame. I have both, that I used to use for Needlepoint canvas work, and I preferred the Frame for that purpose. But I know that some people prefer the hoops. I am thinking that the hoop might be a bit more helpful as one uses multiple directions for stitching the various textures on the background fabric, when doing embroidery, rather than the tent stitch and single direction that most counted tapestry needlepoint. uses. Or at least that I used on the frame for the many pieces I did a number of years ago. Any ideas as to your reasons for whatever preference? As an aside, I found a wonderful store for supplies for this type of thing. It is:
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