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Embellishments...
covered buttons add color and panache for a fresh and trendy look!

What do you do with all those pieces of expensive linen that are too small to really use, but too pretty to throw out? The answer may be in covered buttons, stitched with tiny designs.

For gorgeous curtain tiebacks in a jiffy, use a length of pre-finished Stitchband decorated with covered buttons. If the arrival of guests is imminent and there's not much time for stitching, simply alternate a button carrying a stitched motif with one in a coordinating fabric.

Use covered buttons to embellish casual totes and purses-even shoes! Once you discover how stylish even simple projects can become with a few carefully placed buttons, you'll be buying them in all sizes by the bag full.

Have fun, spice up your environment with color and creativity!

Here's to beautiful stitching!

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Needlework Tips:

Stripping Your Floss...Use this technique for smoother stitches!
Using the Loop Method—Your secret weapon for a more beautiful back!
Stretching your needlework for a truly professional finish.
Try this simple procedure for calculating design size on different fabric counts.
The Skinny on Needles, or, why smaller is not necessarily better!
Carrying your stitches.
For the smoothest stitches...follow the grain of the floss!
Stitching with variegated thread...try it once and you are hooked!
Going with the flow...smoothing a curve with fractional stitches!
Embellishments...covered buttons add color and panache for a fresh and trendy look!
No Place To Anchor Your Thread? Try an "Away Waste Knot"!
Thread conditioners...some products simply make life easier!
To use a hoop—or not...the pros and cons.
Hardanger Tips
Tips for using metallic threads