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Mónica

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Hand Embroidery & Card Making 🇨🇦🇻🇪
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Lower stems are finally stitched! This was the last step, and I'm so glad it's finished.

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#needleandpaper
#handembroideryart
#silkshadingembroidery
#crewelworkcompany
#hapoystitching

🩷✨🧵 by @needleandpaper

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10 days ago

At what precise moment did my studio become a Sacred Hearts mini factory?

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#sacredheartbrooch
#needleandpaper
#mostsacredheartofjesus
#bordadoenoro by @needleandpaper

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a month ago

After being sidelined for days with persistent back pain, picking up my hoop again feels so good.

I currently have three of these Sacred Heart pieces in the works! For this specific one, I decided to leave the cross for now—I’m planning to add it using a different technique later.
I wonder what do you think of this approach. Any ideas?

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Original design by @clarastitching

#needleandpaper
#sacredheartbrooch
#goldworkembellishement
#calgarystitchers
#mostsacredheartofjesus by @needleandpaper

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a month ago

Hay regalos de regalos 🎁. Y los de mi sis entran en esa categoría. Tan bien pensados y únicos, que terminan convirtiéndose en pequeños tesoros.
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Como dato curioso, la tienda como que hubiera adivinado que me gustaba bordar, porque incluyeron detallitos a los que ya le tengo planeado uso.

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#birthdaygift
#abanicoespañol
#regalosquelleganalcorazón
#needleandpaper
@la_crisalida_merceria by @needleandpaper

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2 months ago

I’ve always found silk shading to be one of those techniques that demands patience. I struggled through the first few, but by the 7th bloom, I think I’ve finally got the hang of it! 🌸🪡

Proof that repetition is where the magic happens.
This was a wonderful class taken through the @crewelworkco during the Lady's Anne's Festival.

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#NeedleArts #EmbroideryCommunity #StitchByStitch #needleandpaper #silkshadingembroidery by @needleandpaper

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2 months ago

I picked up again this project encouraged by @dimasantina who also enjoys Punto Antico embroidery.
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This is real time stitching btw 🪡😉. Yes, it's very slow.

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#slowcrafts
#busyhandsquietmind
#needleandpaper
#embroiderycanada
#happystitching taken in Grandview, Alberta by @needleandpaper

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2 months ago

You're Invited!
Sit & Stitch with the Calgary Guild of Needle & Fibre Arts member. Bring your project, or simply stop by to see what it's like.
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📅 Saturday, August 8th.
📍Fish Creek Public Library
🕑 1:30 to 4:30 pm

We hope to see you there!

#cgnfa
#calgarystitchers
#sitnstitch
#embroiderycanada taken in Calgary, Alberta by @needleandpaper

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2 months ago

❤️‍🔥Sometimes we never get to see the ripple effect of the things we make with our hands and our hearts. Today, we did. Mónica @needleandpaper shared this story with me today and I couldn’t help but smile and feel so inspired.

🙏 She gifted the Sacred Heart she stitched during our last free class in collaboration with @ecclesiasticalsewing to the chaplain at her daughters’ school before he moved to a new mission.

He is an artist as well and was so touched that he made her this beautiful drawing of St Joseph as a thank you.

🙏 We rarely get to see where something made with love will end up, or whose life it might touch. Sometimes an act of generosity keeps travelling long after we’ve let it go ❤️

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❤️‍🔥 A veces nunca llegamos a ver el efecto en cadena de las cosas que hacemos con nuestras manos y con el corazón. Hoy sí pudimos.

Mónica @needleandpaper compartió esta historia conmigo hoy y no pude evitar sonreír y sentirme profundamente inspirada.

🙏 Le regaló el Sagrado Corazón que bordó durante nuestra última clase gratis en colaboración con @ecclesiasticalsewing al capellán del colegio de sus hijas, antes de que lo trasladaran a una nueva misión.

Él también es artista y quedó tan conmovido que, como agradecimiento, le hizo este precioso dibujo de San José.

🙏 Rara vez llegamos a ver hasta dónde puede llegar algo hecho con amor, o la vida que puede llegar a tocar. A veces, un acto de generosidad sigue viajando mucho después de que lo hemos entregado. ❤️ taken in Melbourne, Florida by @needleandpaper

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2 months ago

It's so easy to fall in love 🩷 World Embroidery Day!

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#needleandpaper
#worldembroideryday
#myembroideryjourney
#happystitching
#embroiderycanada taken in Alberta, Canada by @needleandpaper

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3 months ago

I picked up my hoop as a way to keep my hands busy and my mind quiet during a dark time for my home country, Venezuela.
Stitch by stitch, this project became my refuge from being consumed by the news.
Finishing today on the Feast of Santiago—a day rooted in protection and pilgrimage—couldn't be more fitting. Santiago (St. James) is a symbol of strength, protection, and endurance through hardship.
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Threading hope into every stitch, always holding Venezuela in my heart. 🇻🇪💛💙❤️
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#stitchingformentalhealth
#santiagoapóstol
#feastofstjames
#needleandpaper
#venezuelaearthquake taken in Calgary, Alberta by @needleandpaper

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3 months ago

Reminiscing on this project with a few close-up shots—swipe to see more deets 🔍 Which onel is your favorite? 📷

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#mostsacredheartofjesus
#sagradocoraçãodejesus
#goldworkembroidery
#needleandpaper
#originalembroiderydesign taken in Calgary, Alberta by @needleandpaper

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3 months ago

Here she's in her element. I hesitated to let her bring her project, but fortunately I said yes.
The following is a quick search on the benefits of needle crafts for kids:

🧶Boosts critical thinking: Planning steps to bring an idea to life gets those brain gears turning.

🧶Builds resilience: Mistakes happen! Crafting teaches kids to problem-solve instead of getting frustrated.

🧶 Supports reluctant readers: Reading instructions is still reading! Plus, busy hands keep busy minds focused.

Research by @cornelluniversity

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#benefitsofneedlecrafts
#mentalhealthbenefitsofknitting
#finemotorskills
#boostingcreativity taken in Calgary Stampede by @needleandpaper

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