The latest edition of Hand and Lock Embroidery‘s free e-zine is available now. Check it out.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Megan Noel
Sometimes I make beaded art dolls. I’m not really good at it, but it’s great fun. I’d forgotten how I got started until I saw a recent post by Megan Noel, where she re-shared her amazing Yeti doll (shown … Read More ...
Inspiration: Paul Finch
You don’t have to be an entomology nerd to love Paul Finch. His fantasy-insect soft sculptures are like jewels created from vintage textiles. They’re available in a few London boutiques. Luckily for those of us outside the UK, they’re … Read More ...
Free summer CS alphabet
Gloria of Blog di Gloria has a new series of cross-stitch monograms perfect for summer. Scroll through her blog to pick up of all of the free charts so far. And be sure to bookmark Blog di Gloria so you … Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt flower embellishments
Molly of The Purl Bee shares the pattern and tutorials for infinitely variable felt flower embellishments. She says,
… Read More ...The beauty of this project is that there are no real rules. You can mix and match all the shapes to make
Free cross-stitch charts
A dozen bookmarks
Video tutorial: Bead in ring
Yarnplayer shows us a technique for adding a bead in the center of a tatted ring. She says,
… Read More ...I made this video while working on a design that uses beads in the center of rings. Enough of a challenge in
Laughing into the cry hole
About once a week I have to revisit a post by Gertie of Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing, where she shared the PG-rated version of a technical illustration of a sewing machine. You can get links to the originator … Read More ...
Embroidery thrives in China
Enjoy Rebecca Kanthor‘s post on The Storque about popular embroidery trends in China. Her first-hand experiences make for good reading, and the peek into the unusual tradition of hand-embellished insoles will probably have you googling around all over the … Read More ...
See “First Edition” through Joetta’s eyes
Enjoy Joetta Maue‘s excellent, photo-filled review of the latest exhibit at the Textile Arts Center—First Edition, the work of six resident artists. Seeing the exhibit through Joetta’s eyes is almost as good as getting to attend in … Read More ...
New tatting book from Jon Yusoff
Jon Yusoff‘s new tatting book is available now! Elegant Tatting Gems includes the 18 designs shown here. Jon says,
… Read More ...The approach that I have taken for this book is to come up with designs that uses the basic techniques
A source for free Middle Eastern motifs
Long name, great content: Mathilde Eschenbach’s Charts for Medieval Egyptian Counted-Thread Embroidery. This site is an index of free motifs of mainly Middle Eastern origins for double running stitch, pattern darning, and cross-stitch. Check it out.
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All you need to survive
I wish I could transplant Catherine McEver’s brain into my head. Look at what she’s come up with now: a survival doll. I’m simultaneously laughing and considering the possibilities. She says,
… Read More ...Whether earthquake, tornado, terrorist attack, the rapture, or
Rock me, Amadeus!
Deriana of DeriDolls rocks my face off all the time. But she completely knocked me flat with her teeny tiny interpretation of Tom Hulce as Mozart. Oh, the awesomeness! See more on her blog post.… Read More ...