Art, patterns and techniques
Chris of Ella’s Craft Creations explains how to create embroidered dragonflies with gorgeous iridescent wings. See her tute.
The Dragonfly represents change, metamorphosis, adaptation, and self-realization in practically every corner of the planet. The shift that is … Read More ...
Jeanine of Italian Needlework blog shares the news that Poncetto Lace by Theresa Rizzi is now available free from the Smithsonian’s internet archive. This little instruction book, published in 1917, may be the only manual ever created in English for … Read More ...
Our beloved Meri of Agulhas da Meri has decided to take a step beyond sharing images of her amazing embroidery and actually teach us her drawn-thread techniques. She says,
… Read More ...I am an amateur, with these needles and threads. With this
Gerry Krueger of Older Rose steps us through her technique for using a cutaway pattern for a complex embroidery design. Brilliant! See her tute.… Read More ...
I’ve really been enjoying the Stitch Play series by Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread. She says, “Stitch Play is a series of articles featuring step-by-step photo tutorials that explore different hand embroidery stitches and the different and fun things … Read More ...
Amy Powers of Inspire Co. has posted a tutorial over on Big Picture Classes for helping your child create needlework from his or her original art. The steps are simple, take advantage of your child’s natural creativity, and are appropriate … Read More ...
Enkarna is sharing a video that demonstrates one of the trickiest parts of needlepunch embroidery–properly threading the needle. Don’t worry if you can’t read Spanish captions. The video shows you everything you need to know. Check it out.
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If you’ve never tried raw-edge applique using fusible web, Kim of Big B has got you covered. She steps through the process of transferring a design to paper-backed web and then applying the applique to the ground fabric. After you … Read More ...
Marilee Rockley of Yarnplayer is teaching shuttle tatting online through Craftsy! If it’s hard for you to get away to attend an in-person class, this may be your perfect opportunity to learn. Go to Marilee’s blog post for details and … Read More ...
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World is doing a rockin series of video tutorials on machine applique. If you have any discomfort about handling curves (and who doesn’t), you’re going to want to see these. Go to the post that … Read More ...
Mollie of Wild Olive has a guest post over on Whip Up that gives us a look at her process for creating an embroidery pattern. As always, Mollie is interesting, funny, and smart. And her demo design is sooooo cute. … Read More ...
Inspired by a fabric-collage workshop led by Susan Carlson, Allie Aller experimented with applying one of the techniques to crazy-quilting. The awesome results are shown here. Go to her Allie’s in Stitches blog post to find out how she did … Read More ...
Dash out and buy all the white cotton floss you can find because you’re going to want to try this: tie-dyed floss! Get the color combos you want in the quantities you want. Allison of Dream a Little Bigger shows … Read More ...
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread reveals the secret to making perfect bullion-knot flowers. See her blog post.… Read More ...
Mollie of Wild Olive has a clever tip for easily tracing embroidery designs onto fabric. Check it out.… Read More ...