The Kreinik Thread Blog shared a brochure for the meeting of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America this September in Naples, Florida. I intended to take a quick glance and got caught up for at least a half-hour. Dozens of opportunities … Read More ...
Join the Magic Feather Project
You know how much I love Jude Hill‘s feathers. So you’ll understand how thrilled I am that, as usual, Jude has transformed a little stitchy experiment into an opportunity for education, community, and philanthropy. She has started The … Read More ...
Help TAFA get a grant: VOTE
Rachel Biel, founder of the Textile and Fiber Art List, announces,
… Read More ...We are finalists for a $1,000 small business grant from Idea Cafe! I applied on behalf of TAFA, hoping that we could use this money to help
Get the latest on lace
Check out Lace News: Breaking News for the International Handmade Lace Community. You’ll find alerts about worthy eBay listings, notices about events and competitions, articles about lacemaking, and more. One recent article links to Lace News’ playlist on YouTube, … Read More ...
911 tribute update
Earlier today, I told you about the 911 Memorial Tribute exhibit being put together by The Dream Rocket project. I just received a follow-up message from Jennifer Marsh that the exhibit, which recognizes the tenth anniversary of the September … Read More ...
Short notice: Submit your art for a tribute exhibit
Jennifer Marsh of The Dream Rocket sent us a heads-up that fiber art submitted to the project that also fits the theme 911 Memorial Tribute will be displayed in New York City–exact date and location still to be determined. If … Read More ...
Visit a museum with Racaire
Racaire of Racaire’s Embroidery & Needlework shares photos from her recent trip to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in her hometown of Vienna, Austria, where she studied the needlework embellishments of clothing depicted in antique portraits. Beautiful. See her post.… Read More ...
Visigoth influences on Spanish embroidery
John Hopper of The Textile Blog looks at how the already rich, primarily Islamic needlework traditions of the Iberian peninsula were further enhanced by the influence of Visigoth culture. Fascinating. See the post.… Read More ...
August SAL at feeling stitchy
The August stitchalong at feeling stitchy takes a slightly different direction than usual. Instead of offering a pattern for participants to stitch in their favorite, idiosyncratic ways, this SAL will focus on choosing a fabric print and embellishing it with … Read More ...
New Janet Granger kit: Rug
Janet Granger has added a new item to her line of 1/12-scale needlework miniatures. This rug is worked in one strand of crewel wool on 18-count interlock canvas. The kit includes everything you need to make the rug, including cotton … Read More ...
See the July issue of CQMag
The July issue of CQ Magazine Online is available now. This month’s articles include ideas for combining machine and hand stitches in crazy-quilt seam treatments by Allie Aller, details of the creation of a beaded sea shell by Barbara … Read More ...
Hear Aimee Ray
In case you missed it–CraftSanity podcasts are back, and the first new episode is an interview with the queen of Doodle Stitching, Aimee Ray. Go to the CraftSanity post for the link.… Read More ...
What is this stitch?
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread is asking for readers’ help identifying the stitch used to create the flower at the center of this image. She suspects it’s a type of bullion stitch, and she issues this challenge:
… Read More ...I’m going
Buy beautiful things; help children
Tricia of The Embroiderer’s Story clues us in to an opportunity to do “double good”: Let your purchases support both craftspeople and needy children. She says in part,
… Read More ...Several years ago, Wendy [Summer] was changing careers and wanted to get
Let that be a lesson to me!
My sincere thanks to each of you who took the time to comment on my post, How subversive are you? I’ve learned several things from this exercise:
- Glenda mentioned that it would be helpful if I labeled links as