Embroidery tips for beginner?

I have recently taken up embroidery, and have tried to find some sites online to help, does anyone out there know where I can find some sites to help me, or can any of you help me? My biggest problem is trying to fill in the picture after getting it outlined, any help is greatly appreciated.Embroidery tips for beginner?
I haven't ever looked for embroidery sites, but my grandma


taught me when I was a kid.


To fill in an area, make a stitch about 1/8th '; or less, just


catch a couple of threads of the material . Go on in one direction


the length of the shape you are doing (like a flower petal) and


then reverse, making sure that the stitch is staggered on the


way back, meaning that now you catch a stitch even with the


middle of the ones you did on the first row


something like this: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


(trying to make this work _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _








of course, close together (can't do that on the computer)


Be careful of the tension in your stitches, you don't want to


pull some tighter than others, try to keep them uniform.


Its all just a matter of practice....but have fun.


I wish I had more time to do embroidery, its relaxing.Embroidery tips for beginner?
Here's a couple of handy sites for the beginner. I've tried to set them on the most helpful of their webpages, but browse around their sites; more info there!








Cross Stitch Basics:


http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art4鈥?/a>





Embroidery Online (free tips emailed to you):


http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art4鈥?/a>





Sew Forum (ask questions, get answers, online):


http://sewforum.com/viewforum.php?f=4





Filling Patterns for ';Black Work'; Embroidery:


http://aeg.atlantia.sca.org/projects/how鈥?/a>





Same site, main page:


http://www.blackworkarchives.com/index.h鈥?/a>





Needlework FAQ:


http://home.comcast.net/~kathydyer/nf_te鈥?/a>