redwork

http://freedeariedollsdigistamps.blogspot.fr/2013/12/valentine-mousie.html

vintage transfer finds: Walker's 720 - Colorful Fruit Designs to Brighten Your Home

read the back A variety of straightforward looking fruit designs for embroidery or applique - there are grapes, peaches, cherries, lemons, apples, pears, plums, and strawberries. It looks like the ...

http://mytransfers.blogspot.fr/2007/02/walkers-720-colorful-fruit-designs-to.html

Simple is Good: Straight Stitch Flowers

Hand embroidery does not have to be complicated in order to be effective. Take, for example, the under-rated, under-estimated, under-valued, plain-old-every-day straight stitch. The straight stitch

http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/05/simple-is-good-straight-stitch-flowers.html

basque stitch

This stitch originated from the Basque provinces of northern Spain. Basque stitch has been found in old embroideries from these areas of Spain, southern France and Portugal as well. This stitch was

http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/chain-stitch/basque-stitch/