Craft News and Events – Page 2

Di van Niekerk: Sale!

March 25, 2013 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

If you’re into ribbon embroidery, then you’re going to love this announcement from Di van Niekerk:

There’s a super new Bonus for you this month! For every order that you place over R950.00 (just over 100 US Dollars) you

Mondo sale from Orna Willis

March 2, 2013 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Quick! Jump on this sale before all the awesomeness is gone! Orna Willis has marked down all of the needlepoint kits in her Etsy shop — by 30%!! Go grab some gorgeousness.

Two needlework publishers bring smocking forward

February 28, 2013 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Two of our favorite publishers are joining forces! Check out this announcement from F+W Media:

F+W Media, Inc. (www.fwmedia.com) and Country Bumpkin Publications (http://www.countrybumpkin.com.au/) have formed a partnership to create a range of digital and physical

Megan Canning: Live in DC

February 5, 2013 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Megan Canning will give an artist lecture February 26 at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, “about using embroidery and soft sculpture to illustrate the intricacies of the human body.” She says,

My talk

New: Woodlands &Stitches

January 30, 2013 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

The latest issue of &Stitches e-zine is available now! If focuses on woodland themes and includes a pattern for Barry the Badger and interviews with beloveds Trish Burr, Abby Glassenberg, and “Mother Eagle.” Find out more from co-publisher Nicole at … Read More ...

New: License Wild Olive designs!

January 13, 2013 by Denise Felton 3 Comments

This. Is. Big. Our beloved Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive is now licensing her embroidery designs for commercial use!!! Go to her blog post for details.

Remove creases from linen

January 13, 2013 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Donna of Needleworker Not in Paradise shares a fabulous tip for removing creases from linen. If you’ve collected old stitchery that has been folded for a long time — maybe decades — Donna has the solution. See her blog post… Read More ...

New from Kreinik: Reflective Yarn

January 5, 2013 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Kreinik Threads has introduced a new fiber that’s creating a lot of buzz. The Kreinik blog describes it:

Kreinik Reflective Yarn is a carry-along fiber with light-reflecting properties. It’s part polyester and part glass beads (which gives it a sort

Learn from The Lone Beader

January 5, 2013 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

If you live near or can get to Salem, Massachusetts, on January 27, you can take a live class from The Lone Beader, herself! In the six-hour, intermediate-level course, you’ll create this adorable corgi pin. Class size is limited, … Read More ...

Get Bustle & Sew for $1

January 2, 2013 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Don’t miss this fantastic offer! If you subscribe to Bustle & Sew e-zine before January 31, the site says

…you’ll receive the current issue of the Bustle & Sew Magazine immediately for just $1. Then after 28 days you will

Win a 3-month subscription

December 17, 2012 by Denise Felton

Rebecca Ringquist’s sampler series promises to teach you or brush you up on basic embroidery stitches. She’s quoted on MrXStitch blog:

Subscriptions are now available in 3, 6 or 12 month increments, and will begin mailing out on the fifteenth

Learn stumpwork from Arlene White

December 17, 2012 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Arlene White has announced her spring online classes. As always, the projects are gorgeous and teach techniques that will serve you well. And I’m thrilled to tell you that she’s again offering to teach us to make her famous stumpwork … Read More ...