Does anyone want to give me an Embroidery Machine?

They look kinda like this:

They're awesome.  They automatically embroider cool designs onto whatever you want.  (within reason.  And you need to buy the patterns.  And a couple other things that make it a bit of a hassle)

Believe me, I know.  I borrowed a friend's machine to help make me this:

It's me as Eowyn at a Renaissance faire!  I made that!  Except for the hat.  I'm in a funny hat shop!  

But let me tell you, the embroidery machine can be evil.  Of course, I insisted on designing my own pattern and it took me near 24 hours from start to finish....

Which is why I never again want to have to design my own patterns if I'm doing embroidery.

This is where the internet become my friend.  Not too long ago I found a really cool website that specializes in awesome embroidery patterns.  And when I say awesome, I mean that in their website charter it specifically states that they wanted to design things that would be used in actual fashion: not just potholders.

Their patterns range from the beautiful:

To the adorable:

 (just tell me you can resist saying awwww.  I dare you)

To the humorous:

To the geeky:

To the just plain weird:

And did I mention their wonderful assortment of steampunk?

Thought I hadn't.  :)

And this is only the smallest sampling of all the inexpressibly cool and awesome and wonderful patterns that they have.

After my last project I knew it would take a lot for me to ever want to use an embroidery machine again.   Well, it seems 'a lot' has occurred.  And it is mind-numbingly pretty.

Now all I need is an embroidery machine....


 And Happy Birthday to Levar Burton and Christopher Eccleston!  The both of you represent the beginning and the current sci-fi geekery that is my life.  Go Star Trek: The Next Generation!  Go Doctor Who!

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