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Win a Janome embroidery machine

June 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

SWAKembroidery.com is celebrating its grand opening through July 5, and Janome is helping SWAK celebrate by sponsoring a giveaway. You can get in the running for a Janome 350e embroidery machine by signing up for SWAKembroidery.com’s free newsletter or by submitting a postcard. The contest is limited to continental-US customers who are at least 18 [...]

Jun

30

CraftGossip reads your blog!

June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Have I been lurking around on your needlework blog? Maybe.
I’m Denise, and I’ve been CraftGossip’s needlework editor since June 1. The mission of my blog is to present needlework news, so I’m always poking around on the Web looking for needlework-related announcements, tips, patterns, freebies, and exemplary art to share with you. I have about [...]

Jun

30

Learn an Indian embroidery technique with Deepa

June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Deepa Balagopal is offering a tutorial on her blog for Kamal Kadai, a style of embroidery native to the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. This embroidery technique incorporates surface weaving with beautiful results. Take a look at Deepa’s lesson.
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Jun

29

Stitch a hummer

June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

In a hidden corner of Tiny Birds Organics’ web site is a page of free cross-stitch patterns for birds and nature-related alphabets, including this precious hummingbird. I can’t find any identification of the artist on the page, but blogger Linda S. at Fabric Follies Two thanks Jenny Rasmussen for the designs. Beware, though. The adorable [...]

Jun

29

Submit your work to Cyber Fyber

June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

An exhibition is brewing that every needlework artist needs to know about: Cyber Fyber. Here’s the description from the official site:
“CYBER FYBER is an exhibition of international fiber art scheduled for January 8th through 20th, 2009 at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, 808 Lady Street in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, USA. The brainchild of Susan Lenz, this [...]

Jun

29

Inspiration: Caroll Lenthall

June 29, 2008 | 3 Comments

Carol Lenthall’s pages for the Bead Journal Project are beautiful, captivating, and most of all innovative. By combining simple bead forms and cabochons in improvisational but basically geometric patterns, she creates a jeweled fabric that invites the eye to move, study, enjoy. Go to Carol’s blog and look at the close-up shot of this piece, [...]

Jun

28

Chart text instantly

June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment


Jun

26

Embroider your favorite photo

June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments

Calamity Kim has blogged a great tutorial for creating an embroidery pattern from a photo. Get the lowdown here. And thanks to Feeling Stitchy for pointing to this nifty idea.
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26

Free ice cream!

June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

This little cone is the perfect summer treat for cross-stitchers. The Pink Ice Cream pattern, designed by Debra Page, is available free from the chart shop. Download it here.
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Jun

26

NOT your granny’s embroidery

June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments

Suppose you’re into embroidery, but you’re not into primitive designs, or retro designs, or puppies or birdies. You’re looking for designs that are a bit edgy. Funky. Modern. Go to Urban Threads right now and start downloading!
Urban Threads is the brainchild of Niamh (pronounced Nee-uv) — a detour on her road to a BFA that [...]

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