Pat of Bird Nest on the Ground is celebrating her third blogaversary with an awesome giveaway: one of her gorgeous candlestick pin cushions, a mini appliqued and embroidered landscape, and more (including chocolate!). Go to her blog post to enter… Read More ...
New: Little Bargello Treasures – 2011
Look what Janet Perry (Nuts About Needlepoint) is up to! Her blog says,
… Read More ...Do you love Bargello? Are you looking for a source of new Bargello Needlepoint designs and quick projects? Do you want explore different threads for
Join the Eva Owl Event
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs is putting together an online creativity event. She says,
… Read More ...Often when I draw a design/pattern I think about all the different styles/techniques that the design drawing could be stitched/made into. Unfortunately there are not
Tatting is high fashion
OMG! TotusMel’s needle-tatted ankle corsets(/necklaces) showed up on the runways during New York Fashion Week! Yes! If you weren’t already craving her funky “software,” this should do it for you. See more on her blog post.… Read More ...
New CQ zine from Pat Winter
The news is all over the stitchy webs. But just in case you haven’t yet heard: The first issue of Pat Winter‘s Crazy Quilt Gatherings is now available through MagCloud for US$10 print, US$5 digital, or US$15 both. And … Read More ...
Happy birthday, TAFA!
The Textile and Fiber Art List, founded by Rachel Biel, has reached an important milestone: its first anniversary. How is Rachel celebrating? By making big plans for year two. She says,
… Read More ...2012 promises to be a year of
New kits: Valentine pins
I heart these new kits from Karen of maggie makes. Buy the kit and make a softie pin for your valentine. The kit includes everything you need, right down to the hoop and needles. Or give a kit to a … Read More ...
Check out these long-stitch kits
Melissa of Day to Day was inspired by her daughter’s long-stitch project. (The kit was a gift from grandmother.) So she started searching for kits worthy of her time, and she found some real winners. She shares her finds and … Read More ...
A CQ book from Shawkl
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) gives us a preview of her new book, Embellishing Crazy Quilts. The book will be available soon from her studio site, and she’ll even autograph a copy for you. Get the details from Kathy’s blog … Read More ...
Watch those lungs!
The lung appliques on this shirt change color in the presence of carbon monoxide. Brilliant! Designers Nien Lam and Sue Ngo don’t reveal the secret that makes the applique work, but they do let us see their shirts in action … Read More ...
Learn about Brazilian embroidery
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread takes a look at Brazilian embroidery, illustrating her article with images of the gorgeous work of expert Loretta Holzberger. Mary’s post includes links to sources of specialized supplies for this form of dimensional … Read More ...
New issue of CQ Mag
The January 2011 issue of CQ Mag Online is available now! It includes an article by Allie Aller about new tools for crazy quilters, a free design from Sara Zander, links to dozens of articles and tutes about flowers, and … Read More ...
New from Kreinik: Hot-Wire
Kreinik Thread has come out with a new product: Hot-Wire. The Kreinik blog says,
… Read More ...At the TNNA show, one common question was “How does this differ from DMC’s Memory Thread?” To be honest, we haven’t used Memory Thread so we
Millennia adds Kirk & Hamilton designs
Richard Underwood of Millennia Designs announced the addition of Kirk & Hamilton to the kit-maker’s stable of designers. His news release says,
… Read More ...New London based design team Kirk & Hamilton have launched a range of funky tapestry kits aimed at
Insider news from TNNA
By a stroke of great good luck, CraftGossip had a Secret Snoop on hand at the January trade show of The National NeedleArts Association in Long Beach, CA, USA. Here’s her report:
… Read More ...Knitting: The hottest things on 2-or-more sticks continues