Anita of Artistic Fingers shows how to start and end thread invisibly in shadow work. See her tutorial.… Read More ...
Coping with a long seam
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) responds to a reader’s question with a tutorial for avoiding or dealing with long seams in a crazy-quilt block. Check out her advice.… Read More ...
How-to: Embroidery transfer
Roseann Kermes of Rosebud’s Cottage shares her technique for transferring an embroidery design to heavyweight fabric. See her post.… Read More ...
Should you answer a call for entries?
A call for entries invites artists to submit work for competition or exhibit. Before you respond to a call, consider these guidelines from expert Debbie L. Williams on the Art Biz Blog.
Make an embroidery kit in a tin
Check out this clever idea by Haley Pierson-Cox of Craftzine.com. She says,
… Read More ...I’ll show you how to make your own travel embroidery travel kit, complete with a magnetic pincushion, a needle-holding magnet, and a removable organizer pouch with special
Tutorial: Tat around a bead
Love this bracelet? Yarnplayer Marilee Rockley explains how to tat a ring around a bead. See her tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Plastic Canvas glasses case
Jenny Henry gives us step-by-step instructions for creating this needlepoint glasses case that uses one of my all-time favorite media: plastic canvas! Go to her tute.
Looking for more Plastic Canvas patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
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Texture in needlepoint
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint looks at how the textures of needlepoint threads and stitches can complement one another–or cancel each other out. See her post.… Read More ...
How to tat butterfly antennae
Jane Eborall has come up with a new way to tat butterfly antennae–simple and charming. See her tute.… Read More ...
How to make fabric labels
Andrea of Tizzy Crafts has a lot of experience creating fabric labels for her handmade goods. She’s sharing what she’s learned about what works and what doesn’t. See her post. And bookmark her blog–she says further experiments are in … Read More ...
Tutorial: Finishing an ornament
Embroidery expert Ruth O’Leary steps us through her process for finishing small ornaments. See her tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Stacked dimpled split ring
Crazy Mom (Crazy Mom Tats!) steps us through her technique for tatting the stacked dimpled split ring. If you missed her class at Palmetto Tat Days 2011, this is a great way to learn the basics. Then follow her link … Read More ...
Tutorials: Felt Christmas ornaments
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads is celebrating Christmas in July with tutorials for two adorable felt-applique ornaments. Stitch them now to get a jump on the season. See her tutes.… Read More ...
Stitch a 3D butterfly
Stumpwork maven Arlene White shows us how to create gorgeous dimensional butterflies. Go to her blog post to download free tutorials for the butterfly and the stitches used to create it.
Looking for books on Stumpwork Embroidery? Then check … Read More ...
Tutorial: Mitered corners on linen
Meri of Agulhas da Meri continues her series on drawn-thread embroidery with a tutorial on making perfect mitered corners. See her tute.… Read More ...