Art, patterns and techniques
Sarah Whittle gives us a “quick tutorial on Japanese darning.” She says,
… Read More ...Japanese Darning is a filling stitch for use on plain and evenweave fabrics. It forms a geometric filling which is very attractive allowing the base fabric to show
Our beloved Avo Meri (Grandmother Meri in Portuguese) shares a wonderful story — with an embedded tutorial — about working with one granddaughter to create a special gift for another granddaughter soon to be born. You’ll love the story, … Read More ...
You know you want this jaunty little witch hat. Urban Threads‘ e-newsletter says,
… Read More ...Hoop up some water-soluble stabilizer, stitch out the designs, and rinse to leave just the freestanding lace. Assemble the pieces, add ribbon/ feathers/ gems/ whatever you
Stephanie Housley posted a tutorial at The Crafts Dept. (MarthaStewart.com) that provides the designs and instructions for creating hand-embroidered Halloween badges. All of the images of costumed animals are adorable, but I especially love this critter’s little g-string! Go to … Read More ...
Pamela Kellogg of Kitty and Me Designs explains how to clean quilts that cannot be washed — such as those delicate, intricate crazy quilts and art quilts. The solution is so simple! See her post.
Quilts may be dried … Read More ...
Nikki of Nikki, in Stitches blog puts together a variety of techniques and resources in this charming Halloween greeting card. My favorite part: The BOO! focal element is embroidered on fabric. Nikki’s approach to transferring the image is a bit … Read More ...
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread explains when and how to bind both embroidery hoops. Her text and photos make the situation and solution clear. And she provides plenty of links to previous posts if you need to catch up … Read More ...
Tricia of Thistle Threads posted a link to her tutorial for taking “ultra-macro” photos of embroidery. You’ll want to see this. Go to the post. Or go directly to the PDF tute.… Read More ...
Sarah Whittle has been sharing lots of new stitch tutorials:
(1) God’s eye stitch
(2) The perfect French knot
(3) French knot border stitch
(4) Herringbone stitch
(5) Couched herringbone stitch
(6) Double herringbone stitch
(7) Laced herringbone stitch
(8) … Read More ...
Since needlepoint canvas is squares within squares, how can you stitch a smooth curve? Brenda Stimpson shares three great techniques in her guest post on Janet Perry’s Nuts About Needlepoint. Go to Brenda’s post.… Read More ...
KERRYKATIECAKES shows us how to begin our stitching with an away knot (aka waste knot). She says,
… Read More ...The ends of your threads are not going to show up as shadows on the front of your work since they run
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny offers us two options for creating brick stitch. Each has its own advantages, so you’ll probably want to learn both. See the tute on Nicole’s blog.… Read More ...
This week’s TAST challenge is raised close herringbone stitch. See the tute on Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...
Jeanine in Canada (Italian Needlework) shows us how to finish linen with a traditional rolled hem. She says,
… Read More ...I checked through my books and found at least three different methods for executing the Rolled Hem. Fundamentally they all
Kim of bigB continues her quest to try 100 embroidery stitches. This week, she shares how to do knotted buttonhole stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
