This beautiful technique is new to me: Japanese smocking. Carolyn of caro-rose-creations lets us peek at a bag she made at a local workshop. Awesome. You can see more at Carolyn’s blog post. And if you are familiar with … Read More ...
Illuminated stitching
Terry of And Sew It Goes recommends this little finger light as a stocking stuffer for stitchers. It becomes a little headlight for the finger that guides the needle. I’m not totally confident about how well this would work. But … Read More ...
A year’s worth of stitching
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog gives the heads-up about a new product in her Polka & Bloom line: fabric calendars suitable for embroidery. Stitch one for a friend. Or give one to a friend who would enjoy stitching it. Go to … Read More ...
Plastic Coaster Coasters in a kit
Ruth of Not Your Grandmother’s Needlepoint has a product that may be right down your alley. She says,
… Read More ...We have great new kits in stock that are less than $30 and contain all the supplies to make a set of
Angry beauty
Why is this dignified woman sporting an Angry Birds evening gown? She is Teija Vesterbacka, wife of the CEO of Rovio, makers of the Angry Birds game. The gown was designed by Katri Niskanen, who won Finland’s first … Read More ...
Mollie every month
Mollie Johanson‘s pattern-of-the-month club was so successful in 2011 that she’s doing it again in 2012. Yea! And she’s adding a project-of-the-month club. Go to Mollie’s Wild Olive blog post for all the details.
Ed. note: Mollie didn’t … Read More ...
Stitchers: Learn and win
Remember when I told you about the awesome learning opportunity coming up: STITCHED? Beginning January 1, you can take a collection of 20 online video workshops by 20 talentend fabric artists. And if all that stitchy goodness weren’t enough, … Read More ...
Au revoir, Lesage
Embroidery legend Francois Lesage passed away December 4 at age 82. For 60 years, he led Maison Lesage, the last great embroidery atelier in Paris. In 1992, he founded the Lesage school to train embroiderers. His work has added incomparable … Read More ...
See some CQ history with Allie
Get a glimpse of crazy quilts on display at the Newark Museum through the lens of Allie Aller, shown here with Ulysses Grant Deitz, great-great-grandson of the President and the museum’s Curator of Decorative Arts. Such fun! Go … Read More ...
Enter your homely stitching
Schinders of Schindermania is curating an exhibition of stitched art for Pop tART, an experimental arts venue in Los Angeles. She says,
… Read More ...Home – a place of safety or danger?
A haven, a place full of shame, where you want
What’s new in needlepoint
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint gives a rundown of new needlepoint products in the offing. See her post.… Read More ...
Opportunity for young fiber artists
Check this heads-up from Threads blog:
… Read More ...The Textile Study Group of New York (TSGNY) is a non-profit organization promoting the appreciation of fiber arts, and part of that mission includes recognizing and encouraging the achievements of young fiber artists. Every
Take classes from stitchy celebrities
Kristin La Flamme gives the heads-up that STITCHED classes are about to begin. She says,
… Read More ...STITCHED is a collection of 20 online video workshops by 20 talentend fabric artists. Students have access to all 20 workshops and can choose to
A new marketplace for fabric lovers
If you craft anything with fabric, be sure to check out Stash Slash. The site says it is
… Read More ...An ad-free community for fiber and fabric lovers providing a dedicated market so you can sell your unneeded stash — or
Help Christie help kids
Christie of The Fabric Shopper is still working on her raffle to fund an after-school program for inner-city kids to learn to craft and sew. She says,
… Read More ...I have two main life experiences. Teaching kindergarten for 6 years is the