A word to the wise and some fantastic sharing from Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs, New Zealand:
… Read More ...I have listed below all the freebees in my website. I am doing a major upheaval of my website so at
Tip: How to stiffen tatted motifs
Linda of Tattyhead has great advice for stiffening and shaping tatted work, such as the bridal tiara shown here. She still swears by sugar syrup! Go to her blog post to find out why and how.… Read More ...
The best thread for tatting
Teri Dusenbury of TATBit Tats clues us in to her favorite tatting cord and gives us the lowdown on several other threads, as well. Go to her post to see her assessment.… Read More ...
Tip: Handy way to control beads
Arlee Barr of Albedo Design Journal has invented a method for keeping beads at her fingertips, so to speak, so she can embroider them onto her work quickly and with a minimum of spills. When you see what she’s doing, … Read More ...
Enjoy the latest issue of CQMagOnline
The January 2010 issue of CQMagOnline is now live. Many great projects are included, such as a Spring Pansies Covered Tin by Victoria Adams Brown, an Easy Postcard Needlecase by Dakotah Davis, and Hanging Valentines by Maureen Greeson. There’s a … Read More ...
Start a needlepoint stitch journal
Cheryl Fall, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog, has a new year-long project you’re going to love and want to get in on. Cheryl proposes that you start a needlepoint stitch journal, and she’s supplying the journal pages and … Read More ...
CQ tip for perfect stitch spacing
KERRYKATIECAKES has a great tip for using tiger tape to make perfectly spaced crazy-quilt embroidery stitches — horizontally and vertically! Check it out.… Read More ...
Easy tips for better bead-embroidery photos
Bead-embroidery maven Robin Atkins is sharing first-rate tips for shooting and editing photos of beadwork. Tip number one:
… Read More ...Beads are shiny objects, which reflect light, especially faceted beads. Therefore, almost all direct lighting yields terrible results. I take most of
Learn bargello stitches
Bargello Love, author of Bargello Needlepoint blog, must be one wildly energetic woman. She’s already cranking a 365-day challenge — a 2″ x 2″ bargello sample each day. Meanwhile, she’s still posting one stitch sample after another. Recent demos … Read More ...
Tutorials: Silk-ribbon rosebuds
SRE maven Carol Daisy shows us two methods for creating ribbon rosebuds. You’ll love at least one of them! See the tutes.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well … Read More ...
Tip: Organize kit threads
Emily of On Awesome Avenue has great advice for newbie stitchers, which applies even when the project is a kit: Get organized! Emily shows you how. See the post.… Read More ...
Great idea: Heat-stamped angelina
Conni of The Scoop, Score and Deal has come up with a technique that I’ve just got to try. Rubber stamp + angelina fibers + heat = dimensional flowers that look embroidered and would make beautiful embellishments for any paper … Read More ...
Leah says: Break your foot!
Leah Day (365 Days of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs) shows us how to mod an inexpensive darning foot to get 360 degrees of visibility around your needle. She says,
… Read More ...How much visibility you have around your needle
How to store needlework
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has some excellent (and surprisingly simple) advice for preserving needlework with proper storage. See her post.… Read More ...
Quick embroidered text
Nikki of Nikki, In Stitches blog has a brilliant idea for adding well-formed embroidered text to a project quickly. She says,
… Read More ...My embroidery tip is either a testament to how crafty I am, or an example of how completely lazy