Joy McC of New Zealand created this blooming landscape block for the CQ Journal Project 2012. Just looking at it gives me enough happy to last all day! Go to the blog post for an image you can click to … Read More ...
See “This Sharp World…” in Miami
Kate Kretz‘s needle art is amazing. And I mean that literally. When I look at her work, my mouth falls open and I go into a kind of trance, enthralled by her concepts and captivated by her exquisite technique. … Read More ...
See the co-op exhibit by UK stitch artists
Michelle Barnard gave us the heads-up about a group exhibit, TenPlus Textiles, at Stoke on Trent, UK, that runs through August. The group’s site says,
… Read More ...Ten Plus Textiles was formed in 1991 by ten textile artists from the North West
You can stitch this beetle
The whole stitchy world fell in love with the goldwork beetle Arlene White created for the Fool’s Gold Crazy-Quilt Round Robin. So Arlene is going to teach how to make him! She has five online classes coming up–all fabulous–and this … Read More ...
Copyright answers from Interweave
Yea, Interweave Press! If all the recent online hoorah has given you copyright anxiety, Interweave has information you need. And it’s free! Check this message I received from Jaime Guthals of Interweave:
… Read More ...Here at Interweave we weren’t planning on releasing
Bead a bounty of blooms
If your life won’t let you take live classes or you don’t have the bucks to travel, online classes are the ideal solution. And one is coming up with Nancy Eha (The Beading Queen) that looks divine! It’s one of … Read More ...
Learn from Helen and Mary Jo!
Check out this rockin announcement from Helen Gibb‘s newsletter, Ribbon Snips:
… Read More ...Reknowned fabric artist Mary Jo Hiney is coming to Colorado to team up with Helen to teach at our annual Summer Workshop this June, and we can’t wait
May is about blackwork
The free desktop calendar for May is available now from JMD Designs. This month’s edition features an adorable blackwork teddy bear. Get the download.… Read More ...
A few more stitch tutorials
More stitch tutorials
Recent stitch tutorials
Embroidery is a great way to add a touch of personal flair to any project, and there are a variety of techniques and stitches available to explore. This article offers a variety of links to tutorials and articles on different … Read More ...
Purple!!
Check out this entry in the CQ Journal Project 2012 by Carole A of the UK. The background colors are neutrals and greens. The color, coherence, and movement comes from the stitches. Yet the work is so well integrated that … Read More ...
Take an RSN class
The Royal School of Needlework has just released a new catalog of classes available through December 2012. The site says it “includes new classes and, in response to the huge demand for our Introduction classes, additional dates.” Included are classes … Read More ...
Artist in action: Ikat
Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com found and shared a video by weaver Whitney Matalone that knocks my socks off. The time-lapse record of the process of Ikat has convinced me that any work in this form should be worth at least … Read More ...
Product review: Sticky Fabri-Solvy
Corinne of So September tries out Sticky Fabri-Solvy, a self-adhesive stabilizer you can run through your desktop printer. A super-easy way to transfer an embroidery design. Check her post to see how her experiment turned out.… Read More ...