Pumpkin Cake Roll 3 eggs 1 cup sugar two-thirds cup pumpkin (pre-baked and puréed) 1 tsp. lemon juice Beat three eggs on high speed for 5 minutes and gradually beat in the sugar. Stir in the pumpkin and lemon juice. Sift together: three-fourths cup flour 1 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. ginger […]
Month: August 2012
Eyelet
Eyelet The eyelet stitch is often added between the buttonhole edge and the satin stitch blocks. It can also be used in the center of a star motif or in the middle of four satin stitch blocks, as shown in Figure 15a. Securing the thread on the wrong side of the fabric, bring it up […]
Webs (Dove’s Eyes) (for Hardanger)
Webs (Dove’s Eyes) These lacy fillers go quickly and add much to any piece of Hardanger embroidery. Weave 3.5 bars. To insert a web, bring the needle up through the center of the adjacent woven bar (4a). Bring the needle under the first side of the web and then up through the center of the […]
Woven Bars (for Hardanger)
Woven Bars After completing the cutting, there will be a network of threads left, all in groups of four. These will be woven into bars with pearl cotton, usually size #8 or #12. Secure the end of the thread into the satin stitches on the back of the fabric and bring the needle to the […]
Can’t Leave Them Alone Bars
Can’t Leave Them Alone Bars INGREDIENTS and INSTRUCTIONS: 1 cake mix – white or yellow 2 eggs 1/3 cup vegetable oil Combine these ingredients and press 2/3 of mixture into bottom of a 9“ x 13” pan. In a microwave, melt 1 cup chocolate chips 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup margarine Heat until […]
Straight Hemstitch
This stitch typically is stitched in the space where one horizontal fabric thread has been removed. Cut the fabric thread about 4” ahead of where you want to stop and reweave the end back into the fabric. Your hemstitch is often done around an entire piece so be sure you do all sides. You start […]