It is fascinating to me to observe an artist’s mind at work. Most of us have trouble articulating our design process — we say it’s something we “feel.” So I love that Jude Hill speaks aloud her thoughts as she … Read More ...
How to transfer an embroidery design
Chris of Ella’s Craft Creations shares an excellent method for transferring an embroidery design to fabric. In her needlework tutorial, she will show you one of the easiest ways to transfer your Embroidery design to the fabric. You’re going to … Read More ...
Inspiration: Iviva Olenick
Poetry, watercolor, embroidery in one small piece. Artwork by Iviva Olenick of Were I So Besotted. The hashtag underscores Iviva’s use of a traditional artform in untraditional ways. Go to Iviva’s blog to see lots more of her amazing work… Read More ...
Inspiration: Claudia W
Check out this rockin block created by Claudia W of Austria for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2013. The colors, the lovely stitch choices, the images keep my eyes traveling — I’m captivated by the details. And I adore her … Read More ...
Tutorial: Frames for tiny art
Pam Harris of Gingerbread Snowflakes shows us how to use tooling foil to create beautiful frames for tiny artwork, such as Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint immediately saw the potential for using these frames with … Read More ...
Book review: Doodle Stitching–Embroidery & Beyond
If Aimee Ray wants to write it, I want to read it. If she wants to design it, I want to stitch it. So when I received a review copy of the third book in her Doodle Stitching
series, I … Read More ...
A seascape in fabric
Marjolein of Threads and Patches has finished her crazy/art quilt for the Message in a Bottle challenge. I’ve enjoyed this series so much, watching sky and hills emerge, bits of lace turn become waves, sequins turn into seafoam and sparkles. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Sewing appendages onto a softie
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shows us how to add arms and legs (or tentacles) to a felt softie. Her video makes the process so easy to understand. See her tute.… Read More ...
Ribbon Embroidery Inspiration: Sandra M
I’m crazy for the block that Sandra M of Washington, USA, created with silk-ribbon embroidery, bits of trim, buttons, beads, and scraps of jewelry. What a sumptuous piece! To see a photo you can click to enlarge, go to the … Read More ...
Stick that in your cactus
Eeep! A Happy Cactus pincushion! Want one? You can make one. Go to Urban Threads‘ tutorial for the skinny on how to embroider and sew him.… Read More ...
Stitch fabric birds and birdhouses
Tracey Lipman emailed to let us know about her new class at Doll Street Dreamers. She says,
… Read More ...Learn to make your own fabric birdhouse and birds in this great class with something for everyone. From steampunk to quilting and lots
Rachel gets Lucky
Rachel of Imagine Gnats pays homage to the dimensional applique/embroidery hoops of one of her favorite artists (and ours), Lucky Jackson, with this stitchery for a crafters’ exchange. See her post to find out how she pulled it off… Read More ...
Inspiration: Allie Aller
Allie Aller‘s latest work, Twenty Years in the Garden, is complete. Although Allie identifies herself as a crazy-quilter, her work falls somewhere between that Victorian tradition and the dimensional styles of stumpwork and Brazilian embroidery. So rich in detail, … Read More ...
Tutorial: Wired stumpwork elements
Elizabeth Braun of Sew in Love shares her secrets for making wired fabric elements for dimensional embroidery (aka stumpwork). Lots of photos make the process easy to follow. See her tute.
Looking for books on Stumpwork Embroidery? … Read More ...
Make a needlepoint Plastic Canvas pendant
Don’t turn up your nose at plastic canvas. Look at the gorgeous needlepoint pendants you can make with this ill-reputed craft supply! Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod steps us through the process from choosing the canvas to finishing the edges … Read More ...