Susan Eliott gives us a glimpse of the exquisite art of Kirsten Chursinoff. Her embroidery of sea life at low tide is fascinating, particularly when displayed next to the real-life images that were the inspiration. Kirsten has a show … Read More ...
Interview with Samantha Fahey
I really enjoyed Arlee Barr‘s interview of needle artist Samantha Fahey over on MrXStitch blog. Because Fahey is Internet-shy — no site, no blog, no flickr stream — I might never have gotten to see her extraordinary work … Read More ...
Giveaway from comfortstitching
Dash right over to Aneela‘s comfortstitching blog to get in on her outstanding giveaway. You could win your choice of three embroidery patterns from the comforstitching Etsy shop. Go to Aneela’s blog post to enter before 8:00 p.m. … Read More ...
Free design: Sugar-skull wedding
Here’s a treat from Urban Threads. The UT newsletter says,
… Read More ...You don’t need to be planning an oh-so-fashionable Dia de los Muertos wedding to appreciate this ‘Til Death Do Us Part design … it’s got the ever-popular sugar skulls,
Free pattern: Spring chicks
Here’s a new freebie from Di van Niekerk‘s Crafts Unlimited for you to print on paper and frame or print on fabric and embellish. Sweet! Get the design.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Melissa Crowe
Oooooooo. The felt appliques of Melissa Crowe (Checkout Girl) are just as adorable — or maybe even moreso — when she works in tiny scale! See Melissa’s blog.… Read More ...
The party continues at DMCThreads
Don’t miss Emma’s Garden Party going on now at the DMCThread’s Blog. There’s just no telling what Emma will give away next. One thing for sure: You can grab some darling free embroidery patterns. Go to the DMCThread’s Blog.… Read More ...
Learn to transfer an embroidery pattern
Yvette Stanton of White Threads has posted a couple of articles on transferring embroidery patterns accurately and safely. See her technique post. And/or see her tools post.… Read More ...
How to trap your spool
Suppose you don’t want to cut a fancy fiber into wasteful or hard-to-manage lengths; you’d like to lay the spool on the surface of your work so you can unwind the fiber as you couch it. How do you keep … Read More ...
Learn more about shisha work
Go over to MrXStitch right now and see Penny Nickels‘ post about shisha work. But be forewarned: The photos are so gorgeous, you’re going to want to add this technique to your repertoire right away! You can see … Read More ...
Color or stitch Rosemoo’s designs
Rosemoo is sharing some original coloring pages that I think would make ideal stitch guides. Imagine stitching these lovely patterns on paper for greeting-card fronts. (Oh, I think I just made a plan for my weekend!) Get the designs.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Coral stitch
Kim of big B blog is on a quest to learn 100 embroidery stitches, and she’s sharing the adventure with us. Learn coral stitch along with Kim. Just follow the multitude of clear photos on her blog post.… Read More ...
Bead embroidery: SmArtAnna
SmArtAnna‘s bead-embroidery brooches take my breath away. See her Etsy shop.… Read More ...
Stitching on paper
This work by Tenar (Tenar’s Cave blog) is acrylic paint and cotton stitching on mulberry paper. See what Tenar has to say about working with this unusual combination of media. The results are outstanding, don’t you agree?… Read More ...
It’s so good to see you!
Look! It’s The Lone Beader! Though she’s usually camera-shy, we get a glimpse of her standing next to her beaded White House painting, Taken by Storm, which is included in the Cambridge Art Association’s Northeast Prize Show. Go to … Read More ...
