I was pretty happy and excited about Aubrey Longley-Cook‘s Fireworks series. And then I spotted his Fuel Fossil works. Now I don’t know whether to be happy or sad. But, either way, I love Aubrey’s brain. See more on … Read More ...
Steal this idea: Stitched birthday card
Martha Stewart might have the most creative staff in the world. I love The Crafts Dept. blog, where Martha’s staffers post snippets about what’s going on in their world. For Martha’s birthday recently, the summer interns created handmade cards for … Read More ...
In your own best interests: Stitch an owl cosy
I’m still laughing. Deadlyknitshade posted the following on Crafty Crafty:
… Read More ...A lonely egg sitting in its egg cup slowly cooling while you’re waiting for your toast to cook. It’s a tragic part of many a morning and quite frankly
TAFA Talk: Valerie Hearder
Rachel of Rayela’s Fiber Focus is publishing a series of online interviews with members of TAFA, The Textile and Fiber Art List. This week, she’s featuring Valerie Hearder of African Threads. Rachel says,
… Read More ...Valerie Hearder is both a working
Ati goes naked
Ati of Ati’s Little World has discovered that some folks don’t enjoy the process of creating a crazy-quilt block. They just want to get on with the embroidery and embellishment. With those stitchers in mind, Ati is now offering handmade … Read More ...
Tutorial: Perfect satin stitch
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog offers tips and tricks for perfect satin stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Finishing a textile wall panel
Ruth O’Leary steps us through an elegant finish to embroidered wall panels, including attaching sleeves to facilitate hanging. That’s a mean-looking curved needle, but she says it’s perfect for the job. See the tute.… Read More ...
Free CQ stitching guides
Kathy of Shawkl is sharing a sheet of free templates for crazy-quilt seam treatments. Just print them on a transparency, cut them out in strips, and punch out the little dots. You’ll have stitching guides you can use over and … Read More ...
A LilyPad how-to
quasiben has posted “A Full Demonstration of All LilyPad Components” over on Instructables.com. The LilyPad soft-circuit platform has allowed for the boom in electronic embroidery because it uses conductive threads that don’t require soldering. Get lots of good info … Read More ...
Tutorial: Siennese stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is Siennese stitch. See the tutorial on SharonB’s Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Nick Cave
annekata posts about her discovery of the work of dancer and fiber artist Nick Cave. And she has kindly included a couple of videos that introduce us to Nick and let us briefly experience his incredible sound suits — … Read More ...
Free design: Handmade Rules!
Here’s some nifty news from Urban Threads:
… Read More ...You love free stuff, right? In keeping with the crafty spirit of the week, grab this Handmade Rules! design at the cost of zero dollars. Stitch it on tote bags and more
Series roundup: Spring in Italy
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread has created a roundup of her posts on the Spring in Italy sampler, where she tested various threads on the same motif (taken from Italian pottery designs). The sampler became not just a lovely work … Read More ...
Stitch a sweet treat
Marisa of Elegant Bloggery has added some new cupcake designs to her collection of free coloring pages. I think her gorgeous line art would make outstanding patterns for hand embroidery (for personal use, of course). Go see Marisa’s handiwork.… Read More ...
Marie Antoinette would be proud
Lynn of Happiness is Cross Stitching is celebrating her second blogaversary with an awesome giveaway. You’ve seen Lynn’s meticulously finished handmade trinket boxes featured on CraftGossip before. This time, she has made a Marie Antoinette-themed silk box and she … Read More ...
