Jane Eborall is sharing her pattern for this tatted and beaded dragonfly. Go to her blog post for the link to the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Weave a God’s Eye
South Carolina-based artist Jay Mohler has posted a tutorial on The Storque for weaving complicated Ojos de Dios (God’s Eyes). He says,
… Read More ...These instructions are not intended to teach you how to construct one particular ojo, but rather to demonstrate
Conquering flat silk thread
Anne Gomes guest-posts on Needle ‘n’ Thread about stitching with that persnickety flat silk thread. You’ll love all her tips. Go to the post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Mum hair clip
Mollie of Wild Olive shares the design and instructions for making her sweet fall-mum hair clip. See the tute.… Read More ...
Lyric’s new beady workshop
Lyric Kinard of Lyric Art has a new workshop DVD on the market: Bead It Like You Mean It. She says,
… Read More ...In this workshop I will teach you the basic techniques for embellishing fabric with beads including
+ sewing one
Make a fall elf
Creative Breathing shares her pattern for these sweet fall elves. (That little bunting says Fall, not Fail.) Use her simple shapes and materials to create a felt-and-embroidery soft sculpture to brighten up your autumn home. Go to the pattern … Read More ...
Tutorial: Swedish weaving
Collette of Serendipity Handmade shares the technique for creating this beautiful fingertip towel. Your mother probably remembers Swedish weaving on huck toweling. Collette’s design can work as well in the modern kitchen as in the cottage or vintage kitchen. See … Read More ...
Stitch along with Emma
Emma of DMC Thread’s Blog invites you to join her Halloween stitch-along. Go to the blog post for instructions and the free pattern download.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s website directly.
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Smooth buttonhole borders
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread shares her tricks for working a smooth curve in buttonhole stitch. See her post.… Read More ...
Transferring a pattern to felt
Two great tutes were posted this week for transferring designs to felt. Different techniques, both effective. Check them out:
- Mary Corbet, Needle ‘n’ Thread, You Can Pounce Felt
- Natalie Lymer, Cinderberry Stitches, Transferring Designs on Felt?
Stitch a fancy lobster
Wow! Just wow! Becky Stern of Crafzine.com turns us on to Kristen McQuillin‘s interpretation of the newly discovered kiwa hirsuta lobster as a softie. And Kristen is sharing her pattern! Go to the Craft post for more photos and … Read More ...
Teach your little one to stitch
Laura Bray of katydiddys offers some tips for teaching your wee one to embroider. Pictured: Laura’s daughter with her first real thread-and-fabric project. Awesome awesome awesome! See more at Laura’s blog post.… Read More ...
Goldwork basics
Christa Evans of LilyStitch runs down some of the threads and stitches used in goldwork. Go to her post.… Read More ...
No-sew tapestry
You may have seen this tutorial (it was posted in October 2010), but it’s new to me! Michele of The Scrap Shoppe knocked off a Pottery Barn tapestry pillow for her home. The most interesting part to me: Her technique … Read More ...
Tutorial: Simple fall garland
Elsie of A Beautiful Mess shows us how to create a simple, beautiful fall garland from bits of felt and yarn. See her tute.
And many thanks to Shell of Bits and Bobs for pointing out this find.… Read More ...