Get into the holiday spirit with this 70s classic featuring Erica Wilson, "The Julia Child of Needlework!" Discover how to create your own Christmas heirlooms — like this charming embroidered Christmas tree. With Erica's expert guidance, starting a new holiday tradition has never been easier (or more fun)!

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Erica shows the viewer how to embroider a crewel work Christmas tree overtop of a Styrofoam cone. She encourages the viewer to make Christmas heirlooms, to be taken out year after year. Erica demonstrates many embroidery techniques in this episode, including French knot and padded satin stitch. Summary and select metadata for this record was submitted by Amanda Sikarskie.

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