Guías e inspiración de bordado

Volume two cover and selected ornamental guipure and couture lace studies

How to Scale a Lace Design Without Losing Its C...

A three-scale stress test for discovering what may change—and what must remain invariant—when a lace composition changes size.

How to Scale a Lace Design Without Losing Its C...

A three-scale stress test for discovering what may change—and what must remain invariant—when a lace composition changes size.

Detailed embroidered lace applique and guipure artwork gallery from Lace Botanica

When a Lace Motif Feels Too Heavy: A Density Re...

A design repair clinic for lace motifs that look dense, blunt, pasted on or visually exhausted before the stitching even begins.

When a Lace Motif Feels Too Heavy: A Density Re...

A design repair clinic for lace motifs that look dense, blunt, pasted on or visually exhausted before the stitching even begins.

Volume one cover and selected ascending botanical lace applique studies

Negative Space Is Part of the Design: How to Bu...

A practical void-budget system for giving botanical lace enough air to remain legible, rhythmic and structurally convincing.

Negative Space Is Part of the Design: How to Bu...

A practical void-budget system for giving botanical lace enough air to remain legible, rhythmic and structurally convincing.

Original botanical lace drawing beside its embroidered guipure textile interpretation

From Botanical Drawing to Lace: What Must Survi...

A translation audit for deciding which qualities of a botanical drawing must survive when contour becomes thread, relief and openwork.

From Botanical Drawing to Lace: What Must Survi...

A translation audit for deciding which qualities of a botanical drawing must survive when contour becomes thread, relief and openwork.

Repair details labelled as patch, fray, seam, darn, reinforcement and mesh

A Repair Vocabulary for Artists and Embroiderers

Precise words make better repairs by separating damage, structure, technique and visual effect.

A Repair Vocabulary for Artists and Embroiderers

Precise words make better repairs by separating damage, structure, technique and visual effect.

Six embroidered guipure lace artworks on rich teal, red, indigo, charcoal and aubergine textile grounds

Why White Lace Disappears: Choosing Ground Colo...

A chromatic laboratory for choosing textile grounds that reveal pale embroidered lace without making it harsh, flat or theatrical.

Why White Lace Disappears: Choosing Ground Colo...

A chromatic laboratory for choosing textile grounds that reveal pale embroidered lace without making it harsh, flat or theatrical.

Stitchesly Journal

Machine Embroidery Guides and Project Ideas

Explore practical articles about machine embroidery files, project planning, hoop selection, stabilizers and creative ways to use digital embroidery designs.

Machine Embroidery Guides

Learn how to choose file formats, design sizes, hoop requirements and suitable settings before stitching.

Project Inspiration

Discover ideas for garments, towels, table linens, bags, gifts and decorative textile projects.

Better Stitching Results

Find practical guidance about fabric, stabilizer, placement, test stitching and design preparation.