Art, patterns and techniques
Rachel of Rayela’s Fiber Focus is publishing a series of online interviews with members of TAFA, The Textile and Fiber Art List. This week, she’s featuring Valerie Hearder of African Threads. Rachel says,
… Read More ...Valerie Hearder is both a working
Ati of Ati’s Little World has discovered that some folks don’t enjoy the process of creating a crazy-quilt block. They just want to get on with the embroidery and embellishment. With those stitchers in mind, Ati is now offering handmade … Read More ...
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog offers tips and tricks for perfect satin stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Kathy of Shawkl is sharing a sheet of free templates for crazy-quilt seam treatments. Just print them on a transparency, cut them out in strips, and punch out the little dots. You’ll have stitching guides you can use over and … Read More ...
quasiben has posted “A Full Demonstration of All LilyPad Components” over on Instructables.com. The LilyPad soft-circuit platform has allowed for the boom in electronic embroidery because it uses conductive threads that don’t require soldering. Get lots of good info … Read More ...
This week’s TAST challenge is Siennese stitch. See the tutorial on SharonB’s Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...
Here’s some nifty news from Urban Threads:
… Read More ...You love free stuff, right? In keeping with the crafty spirit of the week, grab this Handmade Rules! design at the cost of zero dollars. Stitch it on tote bags and more
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread has created a roundup of her posts on the Spring in Italy sampler, where she tested various threads on the same motif (taken from Italian pottery designs). The sampler became not just a lovely work … Read More ...
Marisa of Elegant Bloggery has added some new cupcake designs to her collection of free coloring pages. I think her gorgeous line art would make outstanding patterns for hand embroidery (for personal use, of course). Go see Marisa’s handiwork.… Read More ...
Everyone who enjoys stitching is invited! We have some new designs for you to test out!
We enjoy discovering new and imaginative embroidery patterns, and we’ve found several that are excellent for you to try!
Our staff combed the internet … Read More ...
This week’s Thread-u-cation Thursday tutorial from Laura Wasilowski (Artfabrik) is crown stitch. Laura says, “To me the Crown Stitch looks like a little person turning cart wheels.” See the tute.… Read More ...
Get helpful hints about how to print electronic patterns at the proper size for stitching from DMCThread’s Blog. See the tute.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s website directly. … Read More ...
Kaaren of The Painted Quilt shares the pattern and instructions for recreating her favorite sampler-style needlecase. She says,
… Read More ...I’ve been using this one every day since I made it. It has two deep pockets and a scissor holder and needle/pin
