This awesome needle art, Messy Table Cloth, was conceived by Polish designers AZEdesign and stitched by women at the BERDO craft women’s group. A post on dezeen design magazine offers this explanation from the designers: “The MESSY project brings … Read More ...
Are you stitching along?
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog has posted instructions for the second block in her Celebrate – Come Stitch with Me project. See the latest block. And if this is the first you’ve heard about the project, it’s … Read More ...
Doll quilts to die for
Doll Quilt Swap 4 is rockin, and the entries showing up in the flickr pool make for some great leisure-time browsing. Take a look at the creativity and artistry that’s possible in this small format. Amazing.
And thanks to kath_red… Read More ...
Labeling your quilt
Judie Bellingham, quilting editor at BellaOnline, has posted a great article about the importance of labeling your quilt. She offers ideas for how to design and create labels, including “time capsules” of waterproof paper that can be hidden … Read More ...
Dozens of tips for needlepointers
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog has posted a list of 52 handy tips for needlepoint enthusiasts. First on the list: “If steel needles discolor your hands, switch to a gold-plated needle.” Number 48: “Keep from losing your needle … Read More ...
Tutorial: Voodoo dude
I was poking around on flickr (a new addiction), and I stumbled across the photo stream of Niamh, goddess of Urban Threads. Actually, I stumbled across this little voodoo dude and fell in love with him; and when … Read More ...
Nancy Zieman pattern giveaway
Sewforless.com‘s latest Free Embroidery Stuff giveaway is a copy of Nancy Zieman’s Two in One Embroideries. Sewforless notes of these machine-embroidery patterns, “Two in One Embroideries…offers foolproof positioning—design and placement outline are merged into one embroidery.” Cool! To … Read More ...
Casting some light on the subject
Nicole of Sister’s Choice Quilts has found a handy needlework accessory that I don’t think I can live without. The Bendable Bright Light is a tiny, high-intensity task light that you can attach to your sewing, embroidery, or serging machine. … Read More ...
Make your own fabric labels
Sewtakeahike blog has posted a top-notch tutorial for making fabric labels for your fabric projects with an inkjet printer and a prepackaged fabric sheet. This rocks! Go see!
And thanks to Michelle Kempner of Craftzine.com for pointing out this … Read More ...
Create for Less goes bloggy
Create for Less online craft discount store has started a blog, Think CRAFTS! Even more exciting for me, it has a section devoted to needle arts. One of the first posts on this start-up is a great piece about … Read More ...
Learn ribbonwork from Helen Gibb
The latest issue of Ribbon Snips, the newsletter of Helen Gibb Ribbonwork, includes this exciting announcement:
… Read More ...Ribbon Retreat with Helen Gibb
Louisville, Colorado
October 3rd and 4th 2008
Learn how to use all styles of ribbons to
Free birthday-bears chart
This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is this birthday scene of huggable bears, just right for celebrating a wee one’s special day. Download the chart.… Read More ...
Choosing the right sewing machine
The Purl Bee blog has posted some great guidance for choosing a sewing machine, with particular emphasis on quilters’ needs. If you’re likely to be shopping for a machine soon, be sure to read the blog post first.… Read More ...
Quilters: Get published!
Lark Books has scheduled publication of another in its “500 series”; this time, 500 Quilts. And you can submit your quilt for consideration! No entry fee is required. The submission deadline is October 24, 2008. Get all the details on … Read More ...
Discount on Bargello Revisited
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog is having a special hurt-book sale. She has seven copies of her book, Bargello Revisited, that were damaged slightly in shipping, and she’s offering them at a 20% discount. See Janet’s blog post … Read More ...
