TAST 2 is about to begin over on SharonB‘s blog, Pin Tangle. She says,
… Read More ...TAST stands for Take a Stitch Tuesday. Each week on Tuesday I will take a stitch and suggest people experiment with it, push it
Fiber artists: Join TAFA
Here’s an exciting announcement from Rachel Biel of Rayela’s Fiber Focus:
… Read More ...I would like to share a project that I just started: TAFA, the Textile and Fiber Art list. It’s a member based list of textile and fiber art
Bead embroiderers: Join “A Bead Story”
Dot Lewallen (SpeedieBeadie) and her friend Cynthia have started a new Yahoo group dedicated to bead embroidery. She says,
… Read More ...Cyn & I were talking about names & I just blurted out “A Bead Story”. Then she added “come
New slow-cloth Facebook group
Lainie of Red Thread Studio announces:
… Read More ...Jude and Glennis and I hatched a little Slow Cloth group on Facebook. Please join us if you’re a member of that wonderful invention. We have a great community coming together, with designers, stitchers,
New SEC for November
The Stitch Explorer Challenge for November: Combine at least two embroidery styles in one piece. Get the details from the post on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...
October Stitch Explorer Challenge
SharonB (Pin Tangle) has announced the October Stitch Explorer Challenge: laidwork foundations. To see abundant links to resources and to join in the fun, see SharonB’s blog post.… Read More ...
Enter HEN’s online exhibition
The Hand Embroidery Network invites you to enter its second online exhibition, Winter Wonderland. There is no entry fee for members; nonmembers may enter for just GBP 5.00. Entries will be divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced categories, and a … Read More ...
Stitch online with Betz White
Needle goddess Betz White is offering her first online workshop this fall. Her blog says,
… Read More ...Felt + Stitch Holiday is jam-packed with ideas, techniques and projects you can start making right away. Inspired my book, Warm Fuzzies, this workshop
Join the 2010 Bead Journal Project
Have you been following the spectacular work produced for the past two years’ Bead Journal Projects and daydreaming about participating? Well, the time has come to join in the fun. Registration begins October 15 for the new Bead Journal Project … Read More ...
Blog for the Hand Embroidery Network
Do you have an embroidery technique or idea that needs to be shared? Do you have secret fantasies about writing articles for a blog that has hundreds of needleworker readers? Here’s your shot: The Hand Embroidery Network is looking for … Read More ...
The Hand Embroidery Network ramps up
Add the new Hand Embroidery Network blog to your reader right now! You’ll want to hear about all of the network’s new developments as they emerge. In brief,
… Read More ...Over the next few months there will be new developments of the
Free pattern: Rosy Little Pincushion
Here’s the latest Stitchers Angel project — Rosy Little Pincushion by Tracy of Plumcute Designs. Go get it!… Read More ...
Online embroidery show starts today
You will be awed by the online hand-embroidery exhibition, Living Organisms. Sponsored by the Hand Embroidery Network, the exhibit features the work of 22 needleartists. Sarah Whittle (of Sarah Whittle Contemporary Embroidery) tells us,
… Read More ...The Hand Embroidery Network
“Crazy for Quilts” winners
Great news from the Alliance for American Quilts:
… Read More ...The Alliance for American Quilts (AAQ) announces the winners of the “Crazy for Quilts” contest. The contest celebrates the spirit of the crazy quilt, a genre of quiltmaking which began in
New online community for stitchers
Ruth Schmuff of It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Needlepoint has built a new online community for needleworkers, Stitcherie. She says,
… Read More ...Stitcherie is a community where needleworkers of all skill levels and interests can join together to discuss their projects, ask questions,