Art, patterns and techniques
Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik has a new book coming out in February: Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts
. Laura says,
… Read More ...The book features 11 fused art quilts with lots of hand stitchery for embellishment. All the projects in the book are
A couple of experts are sharing tips for transferring embroidery designs to fabric. Check out these posts:
Ideas on transferring patterns to fabric from big B
Beginning Embroidery Most Frequently Asked Question: Design Transfer from Needle ‘n’ Thread… Read More ...
Elsie Marley shows us how to cross-stitch a design on a papier mache or foam pumpkin. Brilliant! See the tute.
And many thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this rockin find.… Read More ...
Mary Corbet (Needle ‘n’ Thread), the queen of stitch tutorials, has a new video tute for us. You have to see her technique for basket stitch! See the tutorial at Mary’s blog post.… Read More ...
We’ve been enjoying an abundance of great stitch tutorials lately. Check these out:
(1) Spiked knotted cable chain stitch from Pin Tangle
(2) Snail trail stitch from Artfabrik
(3) Pekinese stitch from Sarah Whittle
(4) Cable chain stitch from big … Read More ...
Mummy Crafts shows us how to use waste canvas to add a bit of sweet cross-stitching to a baby singlet or onesie. Easy yet so effective. See the tute.… Read More ...
Yvette Stanton of Vetty Creations and White Threads blog has posted a video on YouTube showing how to create knitted fringe to trim Mountmellick embroidery. She says,
… Read More ...This is the ONLY video on the net of how to do this!
KERRYKATIECAKES shows us how to do woven cross-stitch, which she says “is a very pretty stitch and well worth the effort it takes to learn it – not as complicated as it looks either.” See the tute.… Read More ...
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint cautions us to hold onto the tags attached to new needlework threads. She says,
… Read More ...You may not think so but there is lots of information there. And if you run out of thread, or
Nikki of Nikki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams shows us how to transform lace pattern repeats into wings for crazy quilting and other applications. Her tutorial shows us ideas for butterfly wings, but I’m thinking this idea is just in time for … Read More ...
Pinta shows us how to make a precious mini pincushion. The text is in Italian; but the photos are so clear and their order is so logical, you probably won’t need to translate the words. See the tute.… Read More ...
Aimee Ray of little dear tracks shows us how she achieves the signature look of her embroidery. She says,
… Read More ...When you start out with a line art embroidery pattern, the possibilities are endless. I purposefully don’t specify which stitches or
Here’s a great idea from Bugs and Fishes by Lupin: Use her raincloud tutorial with red felt and embellishments to create a drippy open-wound brooch for Halloween fun. Get the link to the tute from her blog post.
Looking … Read More ...
I generally have a bah-humbug attitude toward dressing up for Halloween. However, this mask from Urban Threads is so gorgeous, it makes even me want to jump into a costume! The UT e-newsletter says,
… Read More ...A bold, romantic freestanding lace mask
Kathleen of Yesteryear Embroideries shows us how to turn a favorite-but-worn old sweatshirt into a sweet fleece jacket with a few snips of the scissors, some simple hemming, and lavish embellishment with silk ribbon and beads. See the tute.… Read More ...
