Sarah I love your work. It's so relaxing and comfortable to settle down to sew and embroider with you, a refuge from the high powered fast paced life that surrounds us. Also, love to see your sweet cat.
Lovely tutorial. Your peacock is stunning!! The reverse appliqué piece you showed us is called a Mola, made by the Guna people of Panama and Colombia. A traditional fabric art which is sewn into a blouse and worn by the Guna women.
Hi Sarah i recently found you and i love your works of art! You are a wonderful artist. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your designs so generously. 😊 love them all!
This is a great video...... but... all of your videos are great !!! I have always loved the look of applique, but had no idea how to do it. Now you have given me some great techniques to try. Thank you Sarah. You are a wonderful teacher and so inspiring !!!!
Hello from Texas. I have "had a go" at the applique. Just a helpful hint. When I cut my patches out of fabric, I like to use Mod Podge for fabric. It is washable and keeps the little peaces from fraying. Mix it half and half with water and brush it on the back side. Let dry overnight. You can cut out your designs and sew them down.
Just discovered your channel with this video and, wow, how you’ve kick started my creativity! Not really an embroiderer, but I make use of the blanket stitch, back stitch, French knot in many of my fabric creations. I’ve subscribed and look forward to learning more in the months to come. Here’s a heartfelt thank you, Sarah! Lili
Absolutely fascinating to watch & see how this piece developed! Many Many thanks, Sarah & Ginger Cat! Great photography for this video! I enjoyed the clear close-up shots!
I am grateful for the reminder to practice, it applies to many areas of life. I have been asked by my granddaughter to teach/help make a dress in the Australian school holiday yikes , it has been 25 years since I did any garment work 🎉
I have enjoyed this video Sarah and can't wait to have a go. I have a pair of applique scissors that I purchased when I was learning to make Irish Carrickmacross lace. Happy New Year.
Ooh Sarah, 2 videos and 2 lovely projects in one week, what a treat!, and thank you for all the fantastic technique information, just loved appliqued Ginger cat too, and he seemed to approve, only leaving the table when he was sure you'd done him justice!. Thanks for all you share with us x
Sarah thank you for being such an amazing instructor. I love ginger cat 🥰 too cute!!! Can you give us suggestions on where to source pretty scenic fabrics and your method for fussy cutting in such detail. If this information is provided, just let me know where to go. Thank you for creating a very peaceful and lovely creative environment. ~Monique
Love your tea cup piece and your flower in the flower pot with Ginger Puds ....and your Mexican reverse applique quilt is amazing ! Thankyou for sharing 🐱 🧡 xxx
Well thank you so much for your inspiration, lessons and teaching. I have just started doing slow Applique/ embroidery, and came across your videos. So pleased about that, I'm having a binge.
Love, love, love this video! How wonderfully creative you are Sarah! I especially liked the reverse appliqué technique-and the stick! What a creative addition! I think Ginger Cat approves his appliquéd doppelgänger lol 😂 Thanks again Sarah-you really make learning fun!
Very nice, Sarah! These applications are amazing! You make the process seem so easy, yet from my meager experience in appliqué, I know it’s a slow, tedious learning ordeal. I’ll be coming back to this video often when I again try to appliqué🥰
Another great. Video I have come across! You are a great teacher! Another technique to turn edges over I have used, it has cut down on bulk is sewing a thin piece of cotton fabric, tulle etc., put two pieces together, right side together. Then sew all the way around your shape. Slash down the middle, turn inside, then applique on to your background fabric after cutting out bulk material and ironing it.
Enjoying watching, great tutorials. I’ve been sewing for many years but never really got into embroidery, wanting to change that and hopefully create a beautiful sampler as I’ve always admired those beautiful antique pieces. Some cat advice kindly meant and to save any unwanted injury to yourself, a little blow or stronger is much safer than a swipe of claw. 🙂
I was really happy to see this because I've been doing a bit of applique but only with felt, as I wasn't sure how to deal with fabrics that can fray. This is so helpful!
Thank you Sarah. Always well filmed and explained. I wan t to use organza for an insect wing. Do I need to use Pellon - I don’t want a stumpwork wing. any advice will be welcome.
Im a new fan! I live your clear and simple approach to teaching. For a slow learner, I am able to follow you! Yay! May i ask what is the contraption that your holding your applique project in? I definitely would love o e, where can i find them? Any ideas? Thank you very much for sharing! Also, your sweet accent is so lovely to listen too!!
Thank you for this video, I've been wondering about appliques. I do have a question: what if I wanted to make my own applique? I'm going to guess I'd have to do a sturdy stitch around the entire thing and then cut close to the edge of my stitches... or maybe I could leave a bit of the fabric and do the tucking under technique? Hmm. Just thinking out loud, I guess. 😊 The peacock piece is absolutely stunning, by the way. Seriously love it!
Sarah, you are not only talented, but sweet to watch. I just keep watching and trying out your ideas. My issue is pattern ideas. Do you have a book I could buy of your ideas and work? I have 5 cats, one black, two black and white, gray and a gray and white. I started out with one male(fixed), and the others just adopted us.
I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your embroidery videos. Your passion and dedication to this craft truly shines through in every video. Your attention to detail is truly impressive, and it’s clear that you have a deep understanding of this art form. If you’re interested, I’d love for you to take a look at my own embroidery channel and let me know what you think.
Are you sure you did not pick up the reverse appliqué piece in Panamá? It looks like a Mola, a reverse appliqué textile art form practiced by the Kuna (Guna) people of Panamá and Colombia.
Im curious to know (from Sarah and the rest of you viewers at home:): What is your favorite fabric to work with and do hand embroidery on? Personally, I prefer linen or a thick cotton. Blends are OK too, but I really enjoy using 100% linen the best I think. Probably because it's what I learned on like so many others.
I like doing embroidery work with the hoop but why is there extra material left around the hoop. It seems to me. That the people who design the work should finish the work. Completely. By getting rid of the extra material left.the extra material gets in the way.i would like to know why the people who does the design. Should finish the
This was finished in a hoop, check it out on my community page to see the finished result. I have videos on how to finish your embroideries, do have a look....
Sarah I love your work. It's so relaxing and comfortable to settle down to sew and embroider with you, a refuge from the high powered fast paced life that surrounds us. Also, love to see your sweet cat.
Lovely tutorial. Your peacock is stunning!!
The reverse appliqué piece you showed us is called a Mola, made by the Guna people of Panama and Colombia. A traditional fabric art which is sewn into a blouse and worn by the Guna women.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I certainly enjoyed it and learned at the same time. Double win
nice to see the back of your work, you don't do that very often and I appreciate it
Check out my video about the back of your work Caroline!
@@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery thanks, will do
Oh my goodness the teapot applique with roses is so adorable!
Oh Miss Sarah, the Peacock is absolutely gorgeous. So very, very impressive.
Your camera view is excellent, makes it so easy to see.
Hi Sarah i recently found you and i love your works of art! You are a wonderful artist. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your designs so generously. 😊 love them all!
I love your embroidery, I love your facial smiles and of course I love Ginger your cat. When I watch your videos I smile too.
This is a great video...... but... all of your videos are great !!! I have always loved the look of applique, but had no idea how to do it. Now you have given me some great techniques to try. Thank you Sarah. You are a wonderful teacher and so inspiring !!!!
You are SO CREATIVELY CLEVER!!! It's a pleasure to learn new ways. TY for your talents.
Wow I'd never heard of reversed applique before. What a lovely technique. Aw ginger cat.
I loved watching this❤ Thank you- such fun and clever way and your design was so information- i loved it with Ginger - and fun to see😂❤
Thank you for showing us some wonderful tips and tricks ..
You are so talented and a great teacher. Thank you!
Hello from Texas. I have "had a go" at the applique. Just a helpful hint. When I cut my patches out of fabric, I like to use Mod Podge for fabric. It is washable and keeps the little peaces from fraying. Mix it half and half with water and brush it on the back side. Let dry overnight. You can cut out your designs and sew them down.
Just discovered your channel with this video and, wow, how you’ve kick started my creativity! Not really an embroiderer, but I make use of the blanket stitch, back stitch, French knot in many of my fabric creations. I’ve subscribed and look forward to learning more in the months to come. Here’s a heartfelt thank you, Sarah! Lili
Your embroidery life has just hit the jack pot, Lili Angel! Welcome to the community. Sarah’s a wonderful teacher… and extreme generous…
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With all those stitches lili, it sounds like you are an embroiderer! Welcome onboard...
Your videos are absolutely the most gorgeous hand work I’ve ever seen. I love watching all of them and please keep them coming. Just beautiful work
Thank you Emily!
Hello Sarah, I just found you and am enjoying learning embroidery from your videos.
Lori from N Idaho
Ginger cat pattern turned out beautifully. I really enjoy watching you, and learn so much :)
Absolutely fascinating to watch & see how this piece developed! Many Many thanks, Sarah & Ginger Cat! Great photography for this video! I enjoyed the clear close-up shots!
Just adorable! Thank you for your fun tutorial and inspiration!
I am grateful for the reminder to practice, it applies to many areas of life. I have been asked by my granddaughter to teach/help make a dress in the Australian school holiday yikes , it has been 25 years since I did any garment work 🎉
You won't have forgotten Angela I'm sure!
I absolutely LOVE applique' and loved the way you showed it to me. Thank you!
I have enjoyed this video Sarah and can't wait to have a go. I have a pair of applique scissors that I purchased when I was learning to make Irish Carrickmacross lace. Happy New Year.
Gorgeous work! Hopefully my hand embroidery will look as well as yours one day! lol
I loved this, the cat was very cute and the flower amazing.
Ooh Sarah, 2 videos and 2 lovely projects in one week, what a treat!, and thank you for all the fantastic technique information, just loved appliqued Ginger cat too, and he seemed to approve, only leaving the table when he was sure you'd done him justice!. Thanks for all you share with us x
I had to lie down for a week....:D
Sarah thank you for being such an amazing instructor. I love ginger cat 🥰 too cute!!! Can you give us suggestions on where to source pretty scenic fabrics and your method for fussy cutting in such detail. If this information is provided, just let me know where to go. Thank you for creating a very peaceful and lovely creative environment.
~Monique
They are quilting fabrics Monique, so just search online for quilting cottons
@@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery Thank you so much for responding 🙏🏿
Hi Sarah, I love this, thank you, I've always wanted to applique flowers and now I know how. Have an awesome day.
Wonderful video. You have such talent. Hello to Ginger Cat 🐈
Your lessons are pure gold.
Thank you very much, and many hugs to you and to Ginger 🙏💕.
Love your tea cup piece and your flower in the flower pot with Ginger Puds ....and your Mexican reverse applique quilt is amazing ! Thankyou for sharing 🐱 🧡 xxx
Thank you for the tutorial! I make stockings and this gave me some new techniques to try.
Thanks Sarah! A project has been in my head for several weeks but didn't know how to get started. This video showed me the way.
Lovely to watch your imagination and creativity at work! Is ginger cat your 'mews' 😄
Very good Linda! :)
Truly enjoyed the variety of techniques. Thank you.
You are a great instructor…thank you!
So many great techniques in 1 video! Thank you for sharing w us!
Well thank you so much for your inspiration, lessons and teaching. I have just started doing slow Applique/ embroidery, and came across your videos. So pleased about that, I'm having a binge.
Love, love, love this video! How wonderfully creative you are Sarah! I especially liked the reverse appliqué technique-and the stick! What a creative addition! I think Ginger Cat approves his appliquéd doppelgänger lol 😂 Thanks again Sarah-you really make learning fun!
He looked a bit confused!
Awesome Sara I loved your tutorial.I want to do this applic style as my first trial. Thank you for sharing and the tips.
This is just so lovely, and Ginger Cat really is adorable. I love watching your videos Sarah, so inspiring.
Wow this peacock is gorgeous thanks 🙏 your video are always really inspiring ❤
Loved this video!!!
What a wonderful instructional video! Thank you so much for posting this. What a lot of work to produce it!!
Very nice, Sarah!
These applications are amazing! You make the process seem so easy, yet from my meager experience in appliqué, I know it’s a slow, tedious learning ordeal. I’ll be coming back to this video often when I again try to appliqué🥰
Go for the easiest techinques Denise, Couching and stitching!!
Learned so much Thank You!
Very interesting and new way to do applique work.thank u so much ma'am 🙏🏽🌹🌹🌹🌹
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing the applique stitch. The way I was doing it showed sometimes. Can't wait to try your stitch!
Love love this video! I can’t wait to try this technique out for myself! Thank you for this!
Stunning on the techniques. Superficial moment: the Bob haircut is FRESSSH.
Another great. Video I have come across! You are a great teacher!
Another technique to turn edges over I have used, it has cut down on bulk is sewing a thin piece of cotton fabric, tulle etc., put two pieces together, right side together. Then sew all the way around your shape. Slash down the middle, turn inside, then applique on to your background fabric after cutting out bulk material and ironing it.
Excellent video, something else for me to have a go at .
Many thanks for such encouraging videos ,👍🙏
I love your work and teaching style ❤️
Enjoying watching, great tutorials. I’ve been sewing for many years but never really got into embroidery, wanting to change that and hopefully create a beautiful sampler as I’ve always admired those beautiful antique pieces.
Some cat advice kindly meant and to save any unwanted injury to yourself, a little blow or stronger is much safer than a swipe of claw. 🙂
You are great to listen, btw❤❤❤
Love your work Sarah you really inspired me.
Thanks!
I was really happy to see this because I've been doing a bit of applique but only with felt, as I wasn't sure how to deal with fabrics that can fray. This is so helpful!
Felt is lovely to applique with Laura, although I did get told off for using it once as it wasn't for 'serious embroidery'! :D
@@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery I suspect almost none of my embroidery would be considered really "serious" anyway! 😉
Ms. Humphray, can you show us how you're storing all your pieces.
I have become a huge fan of you and Ginger Cat.
Thank you so much from doing this video it was very helpful. 💕😍🌴
Another great video Sarah. Would you ever use Fray Check on the edges to be sure they don't fray before you sew them down?
You can yes Mary
thank you for a wonderful "refresh my memory" video. it is very much appreciated.
This video gave me so many ideas 🤩
Thank you Kimberly x
Thank you Sarah. Always well filmed and explained. I wan t to use organza for an insect wing. Do I need to use Pellon - I don’t want a stumpwork wing. any advice will be welcome.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Love you beautiful cat. Am a cat person too. Thank you for your video.
Thank for the inspiration!!
Thanks for this great video - most helpful!
So cute!
Im a new fan! I live your clear and simple approach to teaching. For a slow learner, I am able to follow you! Yay! May i ask what is the contraption that your holding your applique project in? I definitely would love o e, where can i find them? Any ideas? Thank you very much for sharing! Also, your sweet accent is so lovely to listen too!!
Thank you! I absolutely love applique! Will there be more videos that include applique?
Maybe yes Karen if it seems popular!
Beautiful one
So helpful, thank you!
I made a quilt with sun bonnet sue appliqué
Thank you for this video, I've been wondering about appliques. I do have a question: what if I wanted to make my own applique? I'm going to guess I'd have to do a sturdy stitch around the entire thing and then cut close to the edge of my stitches... or maybe I could leave a bit of the fabric and do the tucking under technique? Hmm. Just thinking out loud, I guess. 😊
The peacock piece is absolutely stunning, by the way. Seriously love it!
Cut first then stitch Heather! Practice on a piece first to decide if you would rather tuck under or stitch over. See my video about sampling!
Thank you 💕🤗
Love it! Keep Ginger Kitty sewed down!!!!
Sarah, you are not only talented, but sweet to watch. I just keep watching and trying out your ideas. My issue is pattern ideas. Do you have a book I could buy of your ideas and work? I have 5 cats, one black, two black and white, gray and a gray and white. I started out with one male(fixed), and the others just adopted us.
Do you need a special backing, I have never done anything like this before but would love to try x
Just a cotton fabric will do sally lee! Check out my video about backings for your embroideries
Excellent video
Beautiful!
Thank you.
I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your embroidery videos. Your passion and dedication to this craft truly shines through in every video. Your attention to detail is truly impressive, and it’s clear that you have a deep understanding of this art form. If you’re interested, I’d love for you to take a look at my own embroidery channel and let me know what you think.
I love how cautious you were not to upset Ginger cat 😂😂😂...
I usually have to fight my cat for a particular space, she doesnt let me get it easily 😊
Are you sure you did not pick up the reverse appliqué piece in Panamá? It looks like a Mola, a reverse appliqué textile art form practiced by the Kuna (Guna) people of Panamá and Colombia.
Definitely not Panama as I've never been there Claudia!
Thank you
Enjoyed watching Sarah. =^^=
Im curious to know (from Sarah and the rest of you viewers at home:): What is your favorite fabric to work with and do hand embroidery on?
Personally, I prefer linen or a thick cotton. Blends are OK too, but I really enjoy using 100% linen the best I think. Probably because it's what I learned on like so many others.
Ginger Cat makes your videos:)
How would you finish this piece?
Pics on my community page and social media of it finished and framed in a flexi frame
Super
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Not Mexico. Las Islas de San Andres between Colombia and Panama
I like doing embroidery work with the hoop but why is there extra material left around the hoop. It seems to me. That the people who design the work should finish the work. Completely. By getting rid of the extra material left.the extra material gets in the way.i would like to know why the people who does the design. Should finish the
This was finished in a hoop, check it out on my community page to see the finished result. I have videos on how to finish your embroideries, do have a look....
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#gingercatfanclub ❤❤😂
PET THAT CAT!!!