Nov
14
Here’s a perfect introduction to weaving, combining art and practicality while teaching all the basics. Sara Lamb’s Woven Treasures: One-of-a-knd Bags with Folk Weaving Techniques walks you through everything you need to know. Tools and supplies. The various kinds of looms.…
Nov
14
Trumpeter Books has my sincere gratitude for publishing its Make Good : Crafts + Life series, Japanese craft books produced in English for the first time. As the publisher says, “The books in this new series offer unique projects, beautiful photographs,…
Nov
14
The arrival of this book in my house provoked squealing, jumping, and uninhibited happy dancing. Not from me; from my manga- and anime-loving daughter! Don’t get me wrong: This colorful book full of lively needlework designs made my heart sing.…
Nov
14
Interweave Press has done it again! On a cuteness scale of 1 to 10, the projects in this book rate at least a 12. You’ll enjoy every page of Stitchy Kitty Fuzzy Puppy: 60 Motifs to Stitch Everywhere. Interweave says (and…
Nov
14
Here’s the perfect holiday gift for your stitchy friends: A Rainbow of Stitches. As the subtitle notes, it covers embroidery and cross-stitch basics and includes more than 1,000 motifs and 80 projects. It’s not exactly a stitch encyclopedia — it’s more…
Nov
3
The November 2009 issue of The Gift of Stitching e-zine is now available for download. Editor Kirsten Edwards says, “This is our 2009 Christmas Ornament Issue and contains 38 Christmas ornaments. It’s a biggie!”
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Oct
30
Threads magazine is publishing 15 years’ back issues on a single CD! And the new media will be available just in time for winter gift-giving. Threads contributor April M. Mohr says,
I’m mind boggled by the fact that 146 Threads issues, starting with issue #1, are…
Oct
29
Here’s some excellent news from Janet Perry:
One of the harder things I’ve done in needlepoint is advance from doing Tent Stitch to feeling confident in making different stitches, using different threads, and trying new color combinations.
That’s why I’ve designed this…
Oct
29
The October issue of CQMagOnline is live! Remember, this amazing e-zine is free! Expect all the usual creative, educational content. Plus: Get a look at the 2010 ArtBra Calendar. Go to the zine.
Oct
22
Carina’s Small Stitches e-booklette is now available in a special version for left-handed stitchers. Yes! Get the details.
Oct
15
Lefty alert: Yvette Stanton’s major opus is available for preorder. The new work is The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion: A Step-by-Step Stitch Dictionary. If you follow Yvette’s blog, White Threads, you know what a labor of love this book has been and…
Oct
6
Heather Johnston (The Tarnished Tatter) has just released a new book of tatting designs, Tatted Earrings and Things. The book includes more than 40 designs for tatted jewelry, including earrings that show off her fabulous hummingbird motif. The cost is just US…
Sep
30
Last week I mentioned Diane Gilleland’s new plastic-canvas-project e-booklet, Hook, Needle, Pencil Case. Since then, I’ve had a chance to step through the project instructions and experiment with most of the techniques.
Wow. Diane continually amazes me. This guide — like…
Sep
22
Please excuse my absence the past couple of days. My back is acting up and won’t let me sit at the computer for long. But I just had to pop in to tell you this:
Janet Perry has just released a new…
Sep
7
You’ve probably heard of Carol Shinn and seen her work around the Internet. You may even have been lucky enough to learn from Carol through one of her many workshops. If not, here’s your chance to be tutored by her.
Carol is…






