Art, patterns and techniques
The voting is over and Feeling Stitchy blog has announced the winner of its hand-stitched banner contest: Kirsty Neale aka PlanetCoco. For her excellent entry, shown here, Kirsty won
SS Craft Pad and Doodle Stitching book
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Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches is giving away three copies of her newest sampler pattern, Twelve Red Robins. To get into the running for the random drawing, comment on the post on Natalie’s blog by Wednesday, July 30.
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Marie LeBaron of Make and Takes blog has posted instructions for stitching this simple but beautiful card. Put one together in no time for a sunny summer greeting.… Read More ...
Average Jane Crafter often makes me smile and sometimes makes me laugh right out loud. This time, she caught me off guard with her observation about the cover of The Cure’s latest single, Sleep When I’m Dead. I’m not telling … Read More ...
If you use image transfers in your needlework or mixed-media projects, be sure to stop by the blog of Susan Buckner, aka Thrifty Collage Artist. She shares free downloadable antique images from her collection (such as the one … Read More ...
Mimi Kirchner has an Etsy shop! Yea! Did everyone but me already know that?
Mimi is a doll-making goddess. While I love every single thing she makes, I’m especially in love with her grandmother and fairy-grandmother dolls, like the … Read More ...
Sewforless.com is giving away one copy of Amazing Designs’ new software, Catalog It! – a hot tool for keeping track of your embroidery patterns. To enter the random drawing, go post a comment on the blog. Contest ends at 9:59 … Read More ...
Janet McCaffrey of Primrose Design has posted a great idea for combining rickrack and straight embroidery stitches to produce a design similar to chicken scratch. Get the details on her blog.
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Last week, Feeling Stitchy blog featured the five finalists in the hand-stitched banner contest, along with their work. This week, readers will choose the new banner from among the finalists. Run over to Feeling Stitchy and cast your vote (see … Read More ...
Designer Heather Bailey has been teasing us with news that she would be opening an online shop soon. Today’s post on her blog reveals that the official opening date of the store is August 12, but the Early Bird Launch … Read More ...
bstudio on Etsy incorporates silk-ribbon embroidery into greeting cards, framed pieces, and pillows that are elegant and deceptively simple. Her favorite background appears to be dupioni silk, which is the ideal complement to the ribbon embroidery. Wouldn’t this ring-bearer pillow … Read More ...
Tanya Marie Anderson at The Honeysuckle Tree is giving away this Emily Dickinson Bag by her alter-ego, The Sampler Girl. Post your name and e-mail address in a comment to this post no later than Monday, July 21. A … Read More ...
Stumpwork sounds like something sweaty done outside with a grinder. But in the needlework world, it’s a dimensional style of embroidery that can produce lifelike results. The Needlework Tips and Techniques site has posted a stumpwork tutorial that is appropriate … Read More ...
Feeling Stitchy is running a series of interviews of the finalists in its hand-embroidered banner contest. Go read about the finalists and take a look at their designs. Then be prepared to vote on a winner soon.… Read More ...
Sue Bleiweiss, blogger extraordinaire and publisher of Fibre&Stitch online magazine, is giving stuff away! Just comment on this post. For each 25 comments, Sue will draw a winner to receive the latest issue of Fibre&Stitch or the winner’s … Read More ...
