Kimara of Wee Folk Art has treats for us! Her blog post says,
… Read More ...Here is a peek at our Spring Bouquet. Tomorrow, we will post the directions on how to make your own, AND Wednesday, we will be hosting a
Tutorial: Needle flowers
Annekata walks us through a basic tatting technique to create these sweet needle flowers. She says they’re “fast and easy to make, perfect for gift decorations, jewelry components or hair pins.” See her tute.… Read More ...
Embroider a clock
Check this from the Urban Threads e-newsletter:
… Read More ...Watch the seconds tick by in style! This week, a shiny new tutorial will show you how to make an embroidered clock. Nope, this isn’t a crazy feat of hooping … just get
Tutorial: French-knot pillow
Megan of The Crafty CPA creates a rockin home accent with a bit of fabric, some two-color yarn, and a few French knots. And she’s sharing her technique with us! See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Framing needlework
Debra of All About Me shows us how to frame needlework using self-adhesive mounting board. See her tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Tatted barefoot sandals
TotusMel has posted a tutorial for her signature tatted barefoot sandals on Instructables. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tatting tute: Estimating thread
Jon Yusoff of Tat-a-Renda explains how to estimate the amount of thread needed for a project. See her post.… Read More ...
Getting started with stumpwork and ribbon embroidery
Elizabeth Braun of Sew in Love has posted an excellent intro to stumpwork and ribbon embroidery, including links to sources of materials. Check it out.
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Tutorial: Dot and Daisy stitch
Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik shows us how to make her Dot and Daisy stitch combo. See the tute.… Read More ...
Video tute: Essential embroidery
C&T Publishing’s blog is sharing a video replay of a demonstration by Bari J. Ackerman. The blog says,
… Read More ...Bari shared a few of her favorite embroidery tools and some essential embroidery stitches, perfect for dressing up any sewing project!
Tutorial: Satin-stitched dots
I avoid embroidering dots. I’ve always thought they were just too hard. But afte reading Mary Corbet‘s tutorial, I’m willing to give them a try. I want a bit of this gorgeousness in my hoop! If you’d like to … Read More ...
Learn some new needlepoint stitches
Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com, has posted new free stitch journal pages for diamond ray stitch (top) and horizontal brick stitch. Go to her blog post for the links to these rockin stitch aides.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Machine-embroidered tea towels
Colleen of The Magic Bean guest-posted a tutorial on The Crafters File Box for these awesome machine-embroidered tea towels. She made this set as a gift for her mother, but I think they’d be appropriate for any queenly woman in … Read More ...
Tutorials: Tatted shamrocks
Gina of Threads of a Tatting Goddess is sharing tutorials for two lovely shamrock designs. Go to her blog post to get the PDFs.… Read More ...
Cover your tea!
Anne Marie of Untangling Threads shows how to make a simply elegant Victorian-inspired teacup cover to protect your drink from landing insects. If you think this isn’t a problem, you haven’t tried to sip a cuppa on my deck! See … Read More ...