Aug
31
I’m in awe of this honeysuckle vine stitched by Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss. She says,
I’ve never done honeysuckle before and none of my books have any that I loved so I made my own idea of honeysuckle!
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Aug
31
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread points out an amazing free online book for stitchers. Get the details.
Aug
31
Kate of The Glass Mountain has been embroidering these darling characters on little zippered coin purses. She says,
I’ve been a little fascinated by the idea of circus skills lately. Not so much clowning but definitely balancing acts — little
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Aug
31
Are you keeping an eye on the Lily Pond? Here’s the site summary:
LilyPond is a budding online resource that allows people to document and share projects that blend electronics and textiles. We are developing the site to provide
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Aug
31
This week’s TAST challenge is woven trellis stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.
Aug
31
The winners of Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth are Cheryl and Mandiannie. I’ll contact you by e-mail, and you’ll have 7 days to respond with your snail mail address. If I don’t hear from you, we’ll do a second-chance drawing …
Aug
30
Kate‘s post on mini-eco includes the free printable file and instructions for creating these adorable sewing cards. Your preschooler will love these! Go to the post.
And many thanks to kath-red of whip up for pointing out this …
Aug
30
Here’s a great idea from The Long Thread. Combine freezer-paper stenciling and hand stitching to customize plain linens. See the tute.
Aug
30
Christine Stanton of Christine, by Hand points out that the beautiful suzani embroidery showing up on Etsy has the look of chain stitches but is created with a tambour hook. (The technique Susan Elliott told us about in June…
Aug
30
We’re giving away two copies of Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth at 8:00 a.m. (Central USA time) on August 31. Go to the original blog post to enter.
Aug
29
(1) Three vintage flower baskets from Funoldhag
(2) Vintage pillowcase pattern from things I’ve made by floresita
(3) Vintage sleeping angel from Bustle and Sew
(4) Ten crazy-quilt seam treatments from Dmcthread’s Blog
(5) Vintage chicks from doe-c-doe
(6) Vintage …
Aug
29
(1) Bouquet de Roses from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(2) I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation from Kincavel Krosses
(3) Île déserte from Sylyne’s universe
(4) Bisco zigoui (in three colorways) from les loisirs abbygaelle
(5) Eléphant …
Aug
28
(1) A.T.C. (in three colorways) from les loisirs abbygaelle
(2) La petite écolière from Elkalin
(3) Logos SIV brodés de Basse et Haute Normandie chez Mamigoz from Chez Mamigoz
(4) Encore un chien from un jour, une grille
(5) Eddie …
Aug
28
(1) Chaton from Le blog de 7 à la maison
(2) Second Annual Free Halloween Doll Chart from By The Bay Needleart
(3) Jouet girafe from un jour, une grille
(4) Chien from un jour, une grille
(5) Mannequin habillé…
Aug
27
(1) Napkin ring in leaf stitch from Cheryl Fall of About.com
(2) Needlepoint Banner from Craft Stew
(3) Ribbon Pillow from Craft Stew
(4) Turquoise Cross from Nuts about Needlepoint







