Art, patterns and techniques
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
Kim of big B continues sharing tutorials that demo her progress in mastering 100 stitches. This gorgeous example is interlaced band stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Calamity Kim combines her signature raw-edge applique and machine stitching with some hand embroidery to create a gnome-village table runner to die for. She says she’ll eventually complete the hand stitching and then quilt and bind it. In the meantime, … Read More ...
Mollie Johanson is awesome. Her latest project: a set of hand-embroidery patterns called I love being a girl. Mollie says,
… Read More ...This is from the first in (hopefully) a series of patterns that each focus on one of the reasons why
Sarah Whittle demos buttonholed herringbone stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Fiber artist Susan Lenz has an awesome new solo show. The promotional materials say,
… Read More ...LAST WORDS features Susan’s Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series, her “Angels in Mourning” series, and a collection of epitaphs free-motion embroidered on sheer chiffon banners.
The Urban Threads e-newsletter encourages us all to try something new. It says,
… Read More ...Applique designs can be a wee bit intimidating if you’ve never done them. Stop worrying! They’re easy, fun, light, and usually pretty quick-stitching. Check out our raw
For many embroiderers, the go-to filler is satin stitch, particularly for monograms. Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows how effective stem stitch can be for filling a design, such as the letters in this ecclesiastical embroidery. And she explains … Read More ...
Robin Kingsley of Bird Brain Designs says a product called Transfer-Eze eliminates the tedium of transferring embroidery designs. You can go from computer graphic to ready-to-stitch design in a couple of quick steps. Get the details from her blog post… Read More ...
After you take a few stitches, does your floss get rough and tangly? Mm-hmm. Mine, too. A tried-and-true solution to this problem is a sparing application of Thread Heaven, a thread conditioner. Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching shows us just … Read More ...
This piece — Sketchy by Iviva Olenick of Were I So Besotted — tickles the writer part of me and pleases the stitcher part. I love Iviva’s brain. That’s all. See more on her blog.… Read More ...
This week’s TAST challenge is waved chain stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...
The fall Counted Wishes Cross Stitch Festival is now open and will be online through August 7. The site says,
… Read More ...The Counted Wishes Festival is a unique Needle Arts online show featuring a wide variety of artwork from many independent
Janet Davies has posted a free desktop calendar for August that features her lovely needlework. Get the download from JMD Designs.… Read More ...
(1) Three madonnas from Le blog de 7 à la maison
(2) Petite Sorciére from un jour, une grille
(3) La Dame au chapeau from Elkalin
(4) Sampler Lili-Rose from les petites croix de Christine
(5) Lapin Blanc from un … Read More ...
