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Brooching the subject

Denise Felton — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:07:25 +0000

So many pretty new brooches by Cathy Cullis in her signature, improvisational, machine-embroidery style. Go to her blog post to find out how to make them your own.

Ed. note: No, no, no. She didn’t ask me. She didn’t pay me. I just love what she does.

Stitching in Alisa’s footsteps

Denise Felton — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:01:28 +0000

Inspired by Alisa Burke’s Sew Wild, Gina of Fan My Flame has been doodle stitching on her sewing machine. She says,

I’ve been doodling flowers and leaves on fabric and paper. Cutting them out and putting them all together to make a flowery garland like the one in Alisa’s book. I decided it needed a butterfly too.

Awesome! See more at Gina’s blog post, and be inspired.

One way to machine-couch

Denise Felton — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:02:17 +0000

Monika of My Sweet Prairie shows her technique for machine-couching this beautiful crochet-weight thread. Her bobbin-case tip is brilliant! See her post.

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Inspiration: Bascom Hogue

Denise Felton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:06:39 +0000

Bascom Hogue‘s needle art never fails to amaze me. We’ve seen lots of Bascom’s intense hand embroidery. Here is an example of his take on free-motion machine embroidery. Wow. See more at his Corndogs for the Devil blog.

Look look Lookbook!

Denise Felton — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:55:38 +0000

My feet are bare because my socks have been knocked off! Yours will be, too, when you see the new feature of Urban Threads: their online Lookbook. Here’s what the e-newsletter says about it:

We’ve collected a variety of our favorite embroidery designs and projects from the past several years — as well as some extraordinary creations from stitchers like you — into the Urban Threads Lookbook. It’s kind of like a catalog, in fancy page-flipping format, and it’s chock-full of designs, projects, and more to inspire your next stitching adventures. We’ll be updating the lookbook throughout the year.

As with all UT publications, the photography is glorious, inviting detailed study of the projects and the embroidery. Inspiration, indeed! And your work could be featured in the next Lookbook! To be considered, send photos of your projects that use UT designs to support@urbanthreads.com. In the meantime, check out the Lookbook.

Hurry! Get the free pattern!

Denise Felton — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:12:11 +0000

This lovable monster design is available free from Urban Threads, but you have to act fast. The offer is good only through Monday. It’s available in machine-embroidery, hand-embroidery, and digital stock art formats. Get the design.

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Tutorial: From scraps to elegant ornaments

Denise Felton — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:05:57 +0000

Improvise gorgeous, one-of-a-kind ornaments using fusible web, scrap fabrics, bits of yarn and other fibers, and lots of random, sparkly machine stitching. Vicki of Field Trips in Fiber came up with this idea and walks us through the construction step by step. See her tute.

Inspiration: Linda Stokes

Denise Felton — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:01:31 +0000

Linda Stokes created this sumptuous journal cover. She says,

This came from an embroidery done a few years ago, using the circular attachment of my sewing machine. I was thinking of making it into a bag but journals are quicker to do.

Quicker; think of that. You can click the image on her blog to enlarge it for study. Go to her post.

Kathy Drew plays with embroidery

Denise Felton — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:01:15 +0000

Tom Russell (Tom Russell Quilts) shows us what happens when Kathy Drew “plays around” with machine embroidery. You’ll enjoy Tom’s commentary and the many beautiful photos. Go to the post.

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Embroidered leaves in wild array

Denise Felton — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:03:40 +0000

I love Anja Rieger‘s brain. Bits of raw-edge applique combined with her machine-embroidery designs. The intentional, slightly off-register look comes across as both modern and organic. Brilliant. Go to her blog post for the link to her new Wild Leaves collection.

Ed. note: Anja Rieger neither requested nor compensated this post.

Celebrate with seasonal robots

Denise Felton — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:01:10 +0000

Here’s a rockin special from the Urban Threads e-newsletter:

They may be made of metal, but these festive robots have a lot of heart! A new collection of Robot Christmas embroidery designs are ready to make this year’s holiday decor the best ever.

Through Nov. 20, these charming robotic new designs are all on sale: machine embroidery and digital stock art designs are just $1.11 apiece, and the hand embroidery versions are only $0.50 each! All the Christmas designs are available in a pack as well — and that’s on sale for 25% off! Get these adorable Robot Christmas designs while the sale lasts!

Ed. note: Urban Threads neither requested nor compensated this post.

Tutorial: Holly ornament

Denise Felton — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:05:58 +0000

Kirsty of LovePaperFish guest posts a tutorial on Bugs and Fishes blog for a cheery and unusual Christmas ornament. Scraps of fabric and felt become holly in your hands! See the tute.

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UT sale on steampunk designs

Denise Felton — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:01:34 +0000

Here’s an awesome tidbit of news from Urban Threads e-newsletter:

We collaborated with fantastic local design duo KMKostumes to create the embroidered steampunk gown you see here, showcasing lots of the Clockwork Natura embroidery designs. It’s been written up in a lovely feature on BurdaStyle — check it out for more pics and a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Urban Threads!

The machine embroidery and digital stock art designs are on sale for $1.50, and the hand embroidery patterns are just $0.50 each. They’re available in design packs at an even greater discount, too. Get them all right here and start crafting your own unique creations!

Inspiration: My Sweet Prairie

Denise Felton — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:02:59 +0000

Layers of tiny embroidery with sewing thread. So awesome. See more photos of this work at Monika‘s My Sweet Prairie blog post.

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Free embroidery design from UT

Denise Felton — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:01:15 +0000

This awesome design is free from Urban Threads through Sunday, October 23, in machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock art formats. Download it now.

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