tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772369426050217985.post354584420792713881..comments2024-02-01T11:31:36.940-08:00Comments on The Rebellious Needlewoman: Hazel Blomkamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591328587731882502noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772369426050217985.post-55549873373370632802014-01-01T05:34:08.912-08:002014-01-01T05:34:08.912-08:00Hello Carolyn, Over the years I have collected a b...Hello Carolyn, Over the years I have collected a bundle of large plastic embroidery hoops that I use, less for embroidery, and more for drying my washed embroidery. I tend not to use wood to dry things on as have, in the past, picked up stains from wood. If I don't have a big enough plastic frame or hoop, I pin it onto a large piece of thick polystyrene. No danger of stains there. Glad you found us and happy New Year. My new book is out in June. Have spent today, New Year's Day, proofing graphics for the stitch gallery! HHazel Blomkamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591328587731882502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772369426050217985.post-33110098439156463442013-12-31T14:50:43.686-08:002013-12-31T14:50:43.686-08:00Just found your blog. Love it... I teach and often...Just found your blog. Love it... I teach and often tell my students to wash their finished embroidery. I wash it like you do but to block it, I pin it out on the board that I use to block needlepoint and let it dry. Never a winkle and it looks perfect. <br />Can't wait until your next book comes out.<br />Carolyn Standing WebbCarolina House Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440791891311472973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772369426050217985.post-26455124042308959942013-04-14T07:33:44.235-07:002013-04-14T07:33:44.235-07:00Oh yes, much resistance about this and countless o...Oh yes, much resistance about this and countless other things too. Not sure why one takes any notice of the Embroidery Police, but I do. For no other reason than that I feel the need to show people that they can enjoy it if the ignore they myths.Hazel Blomkamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591328587731882502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772369426050217985.post-88709377279356828902013-04-14T07:03:56.584-07:002013-04-14T07:03:56.584-07:00LOL, I guess you have met a lot of resistance on t...LOL, I guess you have met a lot of resistance on this topic in the past! But I do try to wash everything as well, and I have two simple reasons, which you mentioned as well. 1. The stitching looks better after washing. 2. The stitching will last longer with the acids from my hands washed out.<br /><br />Great post, Hazel!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224346283881001640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772369426050217985.post-66146913443318539472013-04-12T05:36:22.275-07:002013-04-12T05:36:22.275-07:00having never had any kind of formal instruction in...having never had any kind of formal instruction in embrodiery, I've never heard that you shouldn't wash it. sometimes I do (I'd often see wet stretching as an important finishing process), sometimes I don't (more likely not to if I'm using naturally dyed threads, they don't tend to run, but they don't alwayas react well to modern detergents). It's the people who thrown their embroidery in the washing machine I think are insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com