Art, patterns and techniques
mehmehmeh shares a technique for getting a digital image from your computer onto fabric for embroidery. He says,
… Read More ...This is done via an acetone toner transfer, a cheap and fast transfer method using readily available materials and tools that you
Kimara of Wee Folk Art tutors us on the woven spider wheel stitch that she used so effectively with her apple tree applique. See the tute.… Read More ...
Learn how to make this versatile ruched ribbon flower from Nikki, In Stitches. See the tute.… Read More ...
Get the high-end, trendy look so popular recently on the runways — at thrift-store prices. Bead your own lace stockings! Park & Cube tells you how. See the tute.… Read More ...
… Read More ...In honor of the two new kitties in my household, I decided to digitize a cat toy for the embroidery machine and give the file away as a free download. So if you have an embroidery machine, you
Deepa of This and That blog tutors us on cloud filling stitch. She says,
… Read More ...It can be used to decoratively fill large areas rather quickly. This would look pretty on frocks and tops especially. You can use embellishments or french
The stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is wheat sheaf. Blog owner Stephen Janick says,
… Read More ...Since it does resemble a wheat sheaf, it is a useful stitch for a canvas with fields or countryside. It might also be
You don’t need expert drawing skills to render a great original embroidery design. kootoyoo shows us how to turn any photo into a pattern. See the tute.
You have probably already figured out that I love the hand-stitched greeting-card designs by Marie of Make and Takes blog. Every time she posts a new one, I run over here and link it! Now she has put together a … Read More ...
Lakshmi Sadala walks us through the steps of creating diagonally woven cross-stitch — an easy stitching technique that produces a sweet raised flower. Thanks so much, Lakshmi! See the tute.… Read More ...
The stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is herringbone. Find out how to create the basic stitch and two interesting variations. See the post.… Read More ...
Robin Atkins of Beadlust shows us how to make a fabric memory box like this one, which she created to house memorabilia of her parents and showcase two of her creations for the Bead Journal Project. Each of the bead … Read More ...
I’m fascinated but intimidated by tiny creations, particularly tiny needlework. So I’m awed by Susan Elliott‘s latest Charm School project on Plays with Needles. The petals of this stumpwork cosmos are minuscule! And Susan kindly walks us through the … Read More ...
SharonB‘s Tumbling Blocks crazy quilt is going to be so freakin awesome. If you’ve been watching this series, you know the fabulousness of each crazy-quilted diamond. Now you’ve got to see her assembly process. Wow. Go to her blog … Read More ...
Nellie of Nellie’s Needles shows us how to create a convincing center for a coneflower by capturing a wad of fibers under tulle. This technique is so brilliant, you’re going to run to your sewing machine to try it. See … Read More ...
