Other Aids for Embroidery

Beyond hoop, needle and thread, this category gathers the tools that make embroidery easier: the Nurge wooden ribbon rose maker (rolls ribbon into roses for ribbon embroidery and accessories), DMC LED and clip-on magnifiers, Hirateks carbon transfer paper 21×33 cm (to trace designs onto fabric), the MP Studia wooden bead organizer Fox, Blitz 6 mm ribbon and cotton lace by the metre. Stabilizers are in Stabilizer, scissors in Scissors, all aids in Other Tools.

What Each Tool Does

Carbon paper goes under the design; trace with a pen and the lines transfer to the fabric, white carbon for dark fabric, black for light, and the marks wash out. The rose maker turns 6–10 mm ribbon into a rose in seconds for brooches, hair clips and ribbon embroidery. The bead organizer separates colours in beaded embroidery and the clip-on magnifier rests the eyes on fine floss work. Cotton lace trims hoop panels and felt pieces.