Our beloved Joetta Maue is curating an exhibition of fiber arts for the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn, NY, USA, to open September 16. And you can submit your work for her consideration! The entry fee is surprisingly low — … Read More ...
Mollie is rockin a class, giveaways, and freebies
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive is teaching a special online stitchery class this summer called The Embroidery Project: Beyond Fabric & Floss. She says,
… Read More ...During the five weeks, we will stitch on and with a variety of materials, and we’ll
CSI for stitching
Needleprint blog is posting a series, A Forensic Approach to Samplers and Needlework, that promises to have us stitchy types on the edges of our seats as needlework mysteries are identified and, perhaps, unraveled. See the first post.… Read More ...
A crewel round-up
Stitching with a Shimmy has posted a roundup of her articles about crewel embroidery. Go to her post to get all the links.… Read More ...
Learn to make ribbon flowers
Cassandra of My Artful Adventures writes:
… Read More ...I offer monthly ezines with tutorials. I am doing a ezine for June themed around ribbon roses. I think that there is a lot of interest in ribbon flowers right now, and hope to
We see you, Feed Dog!
Look! It’s Feed Dog! Another camera-shy needle artist makes a brief bloggy appearance to accompany this fab bit of news:
… Read More ...The Stitch crew has just posted a Q&A with me on their new blog, and the friendly new faces
A Mountmellick SAL with Vetty
Yvette Stanton is leading a Mountmellick stitchalong. She says,
… Read More ...The plan at this stage is: to start the Mountmellick embroidery stitch along at or near the beginning of July. You’ll need to get a copy of the design from me
Learn about Lefkara lace
Mary Corbet is posting a series on Lefkara lace, traditional drawn-thread work from Cyprus. You’re going to enjoy this! Go to Mary’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog.… Read More ...
Listen to MrXStitch
Our beloved Jamie Chalmers (MrXStitch) has gone all new-media on us. Yea! He sent me this sweet note:
… Read More ...I wanted to borrow a moment of your time to tell you about Stitching n Junk, the new podcast
Free desktop calendar from JMD Designs
June’s free desktop calendar from Janet Davies of JMD Designs is available now. Go grab it!… Read More ...
Get this free calendar
SharonB‘s free desktop calendar image for June is available now. Adorn your computer screen with SharonB’s awesome stitchery. Get the free image from Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...
Enjoy these stitchy videos
You can watch the time-lapse emergence of one of Eleanor Pigman‘s remarkable portraits in seed-bead embroidery. See the video.
And you can see a whole series of videos on Ruth Rae‘s blog that let us snoop through … Read More ...
Yvette tries out synthetic thread
Yvette Stanton of White Threads wants to add a bit of stitchery to a hat that will be exposed to weather. Real metal threads wouldn’t be suitable. She lets us follow her experiment with synthetic gold thread and plaited braid … Read More ...
Soften your hands for smoother stitching
If you want to stitch successfully with silk threads, smooth hands are a necessity. Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shares her secret formula for keeping hands as soft as silk. See her post.… Read More ...
Oshiwa Designs textile stamps are now available in the US
Rachel Biel of Rayela Art is now marketing hand-carved, unique textile stamps on behalf of Oshiwa Designs of Namibia, Africa. Learn more about this remarkable fair-trade company, Rachel’s relationship with them, and the extraordinary products that are now available in … Read More ...
