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HOW TO HAND EMBROIDER SIMPLE FLOWERS FOR BEGINNERS - Easy to Follow
Sep 17, 2021
In this video you will see how to hand embroider these beautiful flowers even as a beginner. You do not need any special equipment and that is what I show you. They are great for pictures and decorating clothes.
For a video showing you how to embroider the leaves check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oITj7TwLVi4&t=320s
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in this video i'm going to show you how
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to hand embroider your own flowers just
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like these on this design this is part
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of a series when i'm going to show you
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how to do the flowers the leaves and the
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tiny flowers that are called french
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knots you can be a complete beginner and
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have great success with this if you stay
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until the end i'll show you some great
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project ideas for using them i'm
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christine of christine's crafts and this
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channel is dedicated to crafting on a
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budget
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so the first thing i'm going to talk
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about is what you need
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ideally when you're embroidering you
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want an embroidery hoop however if you
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do not have one don't be put off
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also if you're wanting to decorate items
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you already have you may not be able to
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use an embroidery hoop
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so ideally what you're going to do is
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get your fabric you're going to open up
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your hoop which you do by twisting the
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screw at the top
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place the inner hoop on a surface
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put your fabric over
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and then push the outer ring on and
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you'll see it's already gone quite taut
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so i recommend then that you tighten
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your screw up
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and then if it's not tight enough
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which it probably won't be it's quite a
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lot of give just pull the fabric
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to tighten it up you're looking for it
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being as tight as possible so you get
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nice even stitches and everything lies
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flat
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that's the main advantage of using a
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hoop
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if you haven't got one don't worry i'm
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going to show you in this video the way
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to do them without a hoop so you can
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cope without one
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so you can get started today
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so what you're actually going to need is
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your fabric
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a needle and some embroidery thread
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and a pencil or a pen to just draw your
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design where you want to put it
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so get your needle threaded up and put a
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small knot in the end of your thread
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just so it doesn't pull through when you
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start sewing
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the first thing you're going to do is
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draw your flower where you want it to go
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you're just going to draw a circle the
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size of the flower that you want
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you can draw around something for a nice
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accurate circle or you can just freehand
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like i'm doing it's not a big deal it's
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nothing to worry about
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mark the center of your circle again
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just by eye
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and then you're going to draw spokes on
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now it depends on the size of your
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circle as to how many spokes i think the
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smallest you should go for is five
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and you'll see for this size i'm going
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to put seven on mine to get plenty of
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detail
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you must make sure you have an odd
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number
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so if you're trying to go much bigger
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try nine
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but i think really a giant one you're
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going to have some trouble with
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so once you've got your spokes and
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you've made sure you've got an odd
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number it's time to start sewing
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bring your thread up from the back right
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up the center of your circle
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then choose one of your spokes and take
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the needle in again
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at the end of the spoke
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it doesn't matter which one
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just pick one
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and go in at the end of the spoke on the
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circle
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and then you're going to pull it and i'm
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not going to use the word tight but
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you're going to pull it so it lies flat
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on the fabric and this is where you're
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going to find it's harder without your
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embroidery hoop i suggest you keep
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placing the fabric down flat and making
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sure it's lying properly and you've not
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pulled anything too tight and puckering
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up your fabric
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and you're just going to keep bringing
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that needle up through the center
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and then taking it back
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down at the end of one of your spokes
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and keep doing this until all your
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spokes are in place
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once you start doing these you'll very
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quickly realize how many spokes you like
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working with on which size flowers
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you can see i'm just starting to pucker
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a little bit and i just have to keep
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pulling the fabric and flattening it
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down
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obviously when you've done this you have
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set the size of your flower
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see me flattening it again
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just keep working your way
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around those spokes
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make sure you're keeping your
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yarn so that it's sitting flat on the
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back of the fabric as well as the front
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you don't have to be too fussy about
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what sort of fabric you're embroidering
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on because if you're doing a project
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piece you may not have much choice
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okay so you can see i've got one spoke
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left
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so i'm just going to come back up
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through the center
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and you'll see me messing about with
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this fabric so it really is easier with
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a hoop but i wanted to show you that
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it's possible without
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so once you've got all those spokes
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it's going to be time to form the petals
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of your flower i rather think they look
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like hand embroidered roses but you
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decide what you think they look like
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so you need to bring that needle up
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near the center
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just right next to the center
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and then you're going to take your
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needle
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over a spoke
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and then under the next one so over a
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spoke
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under the next one you're not going
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through the fabric at all
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and then you're going to go
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over the next one
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and then under the next one
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and you keep working your way around the
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flower
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going over then under
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over then under and you'll get a little
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rhythm going
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and each time just pull that thread so
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that it sits nicely you're not trying to
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pull it so tight it draws everything in
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but you don't want great big loops
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either
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so i've spread it up here just so you
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don't get bored just keep going round
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and round over and under over and under
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and you'll see your flower appearing
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you'll see that you're forming those
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pretty petals
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as you go over and under
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and as you work your way out your spokes
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are getting shorter and shorter
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and once you get to the point where
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your spokes have pretty much disappeared
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you'll find it gets a little bit
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trickier but you're still following the
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same technique over and under
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over and under
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as you get to the end you'll see i'm
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just still trying to squeeze a couple
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more stitches
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once your spokes have disappeared you
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can't see them anymore
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your flower is complete
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and then it's time to take your thread
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through to the back
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just poke it through under that edge so
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that you can't see that tiny stitch
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you've made
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and you're on to the back and you'll see
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on the back you've still just got those
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spokes
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and now take a small stitch
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and then put your needle through the
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loop
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and then i always do two just to be sure
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and they'll stop your thread pulling
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through
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and then you can cut off your thread
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and you've completed your first flower
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well done enjoy and i hope you're going
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to make many more i promised you some
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project ideas well what about this of
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decorating a pocket on a shirt give
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those clothes a new lease of life with
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lots of hand embroidery so i hope you've
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enjoyed the video please give me a
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thumbs up if you have and subscribe to
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catch all my videos next week i'll be
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showing you how to do the leaves
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