Learn some stitches from these tutes:
(1) Whip stitch from The Trouble with Crafting
(2) Colonial knot (video) from We Love French Knots (scroll down to 9/8/11)… Read More ...
Recent tatting tutorials
Check out several new gems from Tatted Treasures:
(1) Is Your Shuttle Poking You?
(2) Putting Picots in their Place
(3) Starting with Two Threads and Hiding Ends Under Picots
Tutorial: Loopy beads
Lyric Kinard shares a tutorial to augment her new DVD workshop, Bead It Like You Mean It. Use her simple technique to create stacked, looped bead fringe. Go to the tute.… Read More ...
More on working with flat silk
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has posted a follow-up to Anne Gomes’ guest post about working with flat silk thread. Check out her excellent tips.… Read More ...
Create better applique
Sara of The Split Stitch is sharing some awesome applique tips. Check out her post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Beginner thread sketching
If you’ve been wanting to try your hand at thread sketching, Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads has the perfect tutorial for you. She explains a basic thread-sketch project to get you started. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: iPod case
Helen of Curlybirds guest-posts a tutorial on whip up for creating an appliqued felt case for your iPod or other electronic device. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Weave a God’s Eye
South Carolina-based artist Jay Mohler has posted a tutorial on The Storque for weaving complicated Ojos de Dios (God’s Eyes). He says,
… Read More ...These instructions are not intended to teach you how to construct one particular ojo, but rather to demonstrate
Tutorial: Mum hair clip
Mollie of Wild Olive shares the design and instructions for making her sweet fall-mum hair clip. See the tute.… Read More ...
Lyric’s new beady workshop
Lyric Kinard of Lyric Art has a new workshop DVD on the market: Bead It Like You Mean It. She says,
… Read More ...In this workshop I will teach you the basic techniques for embellishing fabric with beads including
+ sewing one
Tutorial: Swedish weaving
Collette of Serendipity Handmade shares the technique for creating this beautiful fingertip towel. Your mother probably remembers Swedish weaving on huck toweling. Collette’s design can work as well in the modern kitchen as in the cottage or vintage kitchen. See … Read More ...
Smooth buttonhole borders
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread shares her tricks for working a smooth curve in buttonhole stitch. See her post.… Read More ...
Transferring a pattern to felt
Two great tutes were posted this week for transferring designs to felt. Different techniques, both effective. Check them out:
- Mary Corbet, Needle ‘n’ Thread, You Can Pounce Felt
- Natalie Lymer, Cinderberry Stitches, Transferring Designs on Felt?
Teach your little one to stitch
Laura Bray of katydiddys offers some tips for teaching your wee one to embroider. Pictured: Laura’s daughter with her first real thread-and-fabric project. Awesome awesome awesome! See more at Laura’s blog post.… Read More ...
Goldwork basics
Christa Evans of LilyStitch runs down some of the threads and stitches used in goldwork. Go to her post.… Read More ...