Wow. This fishy bead embroidery is by Carol-Anne Conway of Threads Across the Web. Go to Carol-Anne’s blog and feast your eyes.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Gunnel
This little art quilt made me squeal out loud with delight. Gunnel of Gunnel’s Blog transferred a vacation photo to fabric and then used free-motion machine embroidery to bring out the details of the image. What a perfect blend of … Read More ...
The creative process: Gerry Krueger
I love this little peek into the creative process of crazy-quilter Gerry Krueger (olderrose). She says,
… Read More ...When is a seam not a seam? When it is a little garden. I had this tiny yellow hanky lace that I want to
Inspiration: Catherine Rosselle
Oh, my goodness! This exquisite dimensional embroidery is Voyage au fond des mers by needle artist Catherine Rosselle. See more of Catherine’s incredible stitchery in her flickr photostream.
Many thanks to Carina of feeling stitchy for pointing out … Read More ...
You wish these were your bed linens
Deepa of This and That blog is creating embroidered bed linens using a wide variety of traditional Indian stitching techniques. Start with the first post and click through her blog to see all the beautiful designs, lovely stitch combos, and … Read More ...
Inspiration: Cornflower Blue Studio
Rachel of Cornflower Blue Studio just posted this newly finished work. She says,
It is the last line of Molly Bloom’s soliloquy in Ulysses, embroidered white on white. I love this line so much…
Stunning! See more on Rachel’s … Read More ...
Barbara expresses herself
Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint! has been rendering a series of useful phrases in needlepoint. So cute. (I definitely need the one shown here.) Scroll back through her blog posts to see all she has created so far. Go to … Read More ...
Men embroider: Vincent Valiente
Meri (of Agulhas da Meri) tipped us off to the amazing work of German embroiderer Vincent Valiente, displayed on his blog worksofhands. Vincent’s blog profile explains,
… Read More ...1. Why embroidery?
Because I feel I have to do it.
New stitchy brooches from Erratic Needle
Shown here are just a few of the gorgeous brooches hand-stitched recently by Marjo of Erratic Needle. See lots more on her blog.… Read More ...
Peter’s first embroidery
Look what six-year-old Peter did! His mom, Corinne (aka so september) says,
… Read More ...Yes, it does say “tough love” on it – an expresssion he overheard me say on the phone as he was stitching. I guess I should be
Get to know Cheryl Fall
I’m a daily reader of Cheryl Fall‘s needlepoint blog over on About.com. So I was thrilled to learn a bit more about her from Janet Perry‘s designer profile. I’m just knocked out that someone with Cheryl’s background … Read More ...
Inspiration: Betz White
Mom, are you reading this? If so, please make me one of these for Christmas. This Breafast in Bed Pillow by Betz White is from her book Warm Fuzzies. Felt up some old wool sweaters, cut, applique, embroider a bit. … Read More ...
Inspiration: A christening gown for generations
Don’t miss Mary Corbet‘s article describing a contemporary heirloom christening set created by reader Carol DuVall for her best friend’s grandchild. I cannot imagine how many hours went into creating these exquisite keepsakes. You’ll love all the photos. See … Read More ...
Electronic embroidery is rockin
At least two examples of fabulous, conceptual electronic embroidery have cropped up on Craftzine.com lately.
(1) Becky Stern pointed out this dress design by Stijn Ossevoort that is “embellished with wind-sensitive electronic dandelions.” So lovely. And brilliant. See the post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Dapper Bird Tree Ornament
Urban Threads blog shows us the ins and outs of creating the Dapper Bird Ornament. I’d love to see a whole flock of these roosting in my Christmas tree! You, too? Then go see the tute.
Looking for more … Read More ...