Great online resources
Books
The Embroiderer’s Handbook by Margie Bauer
Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery by Sharon Boggon
Materials & Tools
Frixion Pens These erase with heat.
Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy from Amazon or from Sulky.com
Size 8 Perle Cotton Thread by Wonderfil: Suespargo.com or TwinCitiesQuilting.com
• We loved the Hummingbird color in class (purple green variegated) and Gossip Girl (pink, orange, lime variegated).
Metallic Threads by Kreinik. I like the #4 Very Fine Braid, which is similar to perle cotton. They do sell directly to the public but it’s much easier to get it from an Etsy seller or local shop. I order from this shop and they are always very nice and speedy to ship:RoseCottageCrafts3
My favorite place to get wool/rayon felt is BenzieDesigns.etsy.com
Here’s the link to get Monk’s Cloth to try stitching on.
Here is the DMC threads chart on Amazon.
Benzie Design Felt Swatch Chart
Making a 60 degree angle template
Inspiration
Artist Salley Mavor: weefolkstudio.com
Tutorial for shisha with cretan stitch
Awesome ornament patterns from mmmCrafts.etsy.com
Variations on different shapes with Crow’s Foot Stitch
YouTube Channel with lots of snowflake tutorials (including up & down feathered buttonhole.)