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,
… Read More ...I’m mind boggled by the fact that 146
Art, patterns and techniques
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,
… Read More ...I’m mind boggled by the fact that 146
Here’s some excellent news from Janet Perry:
… Read More ...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
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.
… Read More ...Carina‘s Small Stitches e-booklette is now available in a special version for left-handed stitchers. Yes! Get the details.
… Read More ...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 … Read More ...
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. … Read More ...
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 … Read More ...
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 … Read More ...
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.… Read More ...
Ruth Rae‘s new book will be available soon. I can’t wait! Layered, Tattered & Stitched promises to have all the eye-candy appeal of Ruth’s blog plus lots of tips, hints, and ideas. Go to Amazon.com to see a … Read More ...
Carina Envoldsen-Harris of Carina’s Craftblog has published a stitchery e-book! And she’s celebrating by sharing an autumn pattern freebie.
Small Stitches is available from Polka & Bloom, which says,
… Read More ...Small Stitches has 22 pages aimed at getting you started
Jon Yusoff‘s latest book, Tatting with Rings, is available now. Jon says,
… Read More ...The designs in the book are worked around plastic rings that are wrapped with double stitches…There are basically three groups of designs;
1. Starter motifs that can
I received a lovely note from Jennifer Forest, telling me a bit about her book, Jane Austen’s Sewing Box. Jennifer says,
… Read More ...A few years ago I was reading again Jane Austen’s novels when I noticed that her women were
Needleprint blog treats us to a bit of the history and some engaging photos of embroidered book bindings. It also points us to a free PDF of English Embroidered Bookbindings by Cyril Davenport, published in 1899, available from Project Gutenberg. … Read More ...