I am the world’s worst when it comes to eating at the dinner table. I usually just plop down in the living room and zone out. I think if I had these adorable placemats, I would be sitting at the … Read More ...
Let it Glow!
Has your little one been bitten by the Frozen bug? SilentBlair over at Craftster.org posted this amazing Frozen hoopla. Make sure you check out the whole post because parts of this amazing stitching GLOWS! How cool is that? This hoops … Read More ...
Busy as a Bee Stumpwork
I am intrigued by Stumpwork. I really need to try my hand at it. It looks so complicate. The rich texture produced by this type of embroidery raises the piece to another level. BananaAmbush at Craftster.org claims that she is … Read More ...
Inspiration: Linda Behar
When I first encountered Linda Behar’s work I didn’t think anything of it. I thought it was just a really great photograph of a salt marsh…and then, I looked a little closer…it wasn’t a photograph, it was STICHED! The water, … Read More ...
A Common Thread
I really do think that all people who do needlework share a common thread. Whether we design our own art, or follow a pattern, love modern images or vintage classics, we are connected by the love to create. Susan at… Read More ...
Everyday Life
I have fallen in love with Michelle Kingdom‘s beautiful stitching. Each piece is rich with color and texture. They remind me of the murals made in the 1940’s for the WPA program. She captures every day life with … Read More ...
Bluestem and Sage
I will admit that I have a love/hate relationship with French knots or anything that resembles them. They are such a hassle but they look so pretty. Case in point, Monika Kinner-Wheln’s stunning Bluesteam and Sage fiber art piece. Looking … Read More ...
A Scandinavian jackalope
Wait! Is that the famous white bunny of Nicole of Follow the White Bunny transformed into a………jackalope? Yes!! Nicole says,
… Read More ...He’s based on this free pattern of mine from a couple of years back and over the weekend he magically
Inspiration: Tod Hensley
This new work by Tod Hensley of Flying Haystacks is so rich in design, stitch, and color that I can’t stop studying it. Tod says,
… Read More ...I talked about hand making multi-colored floss which I use a lot of here. I
Inspiration: Agulhas da Meri
Meri of Agulhas da Meri befriended me when I first started writing for CraftGossip almost five years ago. I soon learned that she was known throughout the online needlework community not only for her inspirational traditional Portuguese embroidery, but also … Read More ...
Interview: Margaret Vant Erve
Trish Burr interviews Canadian artist Margaret Vant Erve, whose work combines painting and embroidery to create remarkable landscapes. Find out a bit about her background, her technique, and her interests and see many more examples of her art at … Read More ...
Inspiration: Eleanor Pigman
Eleanor Pigman, bead-embroiderer extraordinaire, has recently turned her needle to capturing images of sealife. The colors, the textures…exquisite. She says, “My work is changing and becoming more organic in many ways.” What hasn’t changed is the excellence of her … Read More ...
Inspiration: Robin Atkins
This bit of bead embroidery made me gasp a little. Its creator, bead-embroidery goddess Robin Atkins, says,
… Read More ...Getting back to bead embroidery definitely makes me happy, although this piece really isn’t about being happy. It’s my Bead Journal Project
They’re heeeeeeeere
Olisa of Cocoa Eyes the Stitcher saw that artist Amy Sheridan produced two different stitched interpretations of this classic scene from Poltergeist, so she had to ask why. See the answer (and both works) at Olisa’s blog post.… Read More ...
The USA in stitch
Amy of While Wearing Heels tells us a bit about her project to embroider a map of the United States. Not as simple as it sounds. The pretty result will be made into a quilt by Amy’s mom. (Yea for … Read More ...