Art, patterns and techniques
This amazing work is by Gina Dawson. Her blog post explains,
… Read More ...These are funeral wreaths with text pulled from my personal rejection letters. I created these pieces after stitching some of my rejection letters and becoming fascinated with the
iHanna‘s embroidered inchies are making my fingers itch to stitch. I can think of dozens of applications for these little pretties, from applique to jewelry to greeting-card embellishments. See more on her post.… Read More ...
I’m loving these “multi-hoop experiments” by Melissa Crowe (Checkout Girl). Visit her blog.… Read More ...
This awesome small work was created by Alli of Alli Coate blog. She says,
… Read More ...This collage combines a drawing inspired by a taxidermy butterfly with some of my favorite threads and a scrap of fabric left over from my projects
I love the examples Penny Nickels chose to illustrate her article on contemporary stumpwork. Some of the artists are familiar favorites; other names and works are brand-new to me. All are wonderful. Check out Penny’s MrXStitch post.
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Anna of Sweet life personalizes an off-the-shelf plain sweater with a little embroidery. She says, “Of course, this sweater can be used as it is, but it feels a lot more me after I spent an evening making a monster … Read More ...
Tracey of Trekky gets Crafty shows us the evolution of an embroidered art piece that combines free machine embroidery, running stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch, and wonky cross stitch. You’ll love the photo series. See the post.… Read More ...
Vincent of worksofhands completed this amazing bobbin-lace collar — following instructions in a book! He’s so freakin awesome. See the post.… Read More ...
Shirlee Fassell of NEEDLEANDHOOK lets us look over her shoulder at her course practice piece for Lesage Level III. She says,
… Read More ...The piece is called Les Coeurs…The design is worked on silk organza. All the beads and sequins are applied
For the presumed birthday of their special kitty, Justine, little Abby drew a picture of the honoree wearing a party hat, and mom Jennifer (Craft Sanity) embroidered it. A precious memento for everyone! See more on Jennifer’s blog … Read More ...
Kay Susan of S’Mockery SmArt responded to stitchin fingers‘ International Women’s Day challenge with this sweet pin doll. She says entries had to use “the suffragette colours of purple (for dignity), white (for purity) and green (for hope).” Love … Read More ...
When Allie Aller (Allie’s in Stitches) wanted to express appreciation to her roommate at a recent conference, she whipped up a little sumpin sumpin from fabric scraps, a vintage hankie, some fabric glue, tulle, and a little machine … Read More ...
Jane of World Embroideries stitched this unusual temari. She says,
… Read More ...Ever since I started making temari I have thought that certain markings look like a soccer ball. So when I decided to make a temari for a co-worker who had
Brilliant! This faux cross-stich mural was created by Eline Pellinkhof. See more beautiful things on her blog.
Many thanks to Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching for pointing out this find.… Read More ...
A teeny tiny Ganesha craft Kit so that you can make your own little Hindu soft toy kit. DeriDolls rock. Go to the blog post to see more views.… Read More ...
