This stitch combination is rich yet elegantly simple. SharonB of Pin Tangle blog stitched the sample in her For the Love of Stitching band sampler. She says,
… Read More ...This band of stitching is made up of row of herringbone stitch which
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This stitch combination is rich yet elegantly simple. SharonB of Pin Tangle blog stitched the sample in her For the Love of Stitching band sampler. She says,
… Read More ...This band of stitching is made up of row of herringbone stitch which
DMCThread’s Blog is jumping on the shisha bandwagon with a rockin diagram that shows how to attach a small mirror to fabric with embroidery. Go to the DMC post for a better look.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please … Read More ...
Deepa of This and That blog has posted a new tutorial. Yea! This time, she lets us follow along on her first experience with shadow work on organza. I think you’ll agree that the results are beautiful. See Deepa’s tute… Read More ...
This week’s TAST challenge is wave stitch. And it’s available a day early on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog. See the tute.
… Read More ...Tatter Jane Eborall answers the question, “How do you finish the end so there is no thread dangling?” If you want to tat jewelry, you’ll want to know the answer. See Jane’s post.
… Read More ...Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas has posted a new video tute — “the second part of Muvvala kuttu.” See her post.
… Read More ...Craftyminx teaches us her technique for raw-edge applique (with a bit of embroidered embellishment) on a onesie. What a perfect baby-boy gift! See the tute.
… Read More ...Laura Wasilowski teaches us chain stitch in this week’s Thread-u-cation Thursday. She says,
… Read More ...After you do a lot of Chain Stitches you can become a member of the Chain Gang. This is a group of embroiderers who are doing time
Hanna (iHanna’s Creative Space) shows us one quick and effective way to mount mixed-media work. Get the details from her blog post.
… Read More ...Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) is guess blogging on Needle ‘n’ Thread about several ways to create trees in stitch. I want to try them all! See the post.
… Read More ...Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood (aka CraftSanity) has posted a rockin tutorial over on Petite Purls for the perfect summer project to get your wee ones started with needlework. The lovely example shown here was created by Jennifer’s 4-year-old daughter, Amelia. … Read More ...
Gay Ann Rogers has posted a new technique article on the weight of thread. She says,
… Read More ...As I look at needlework past and present, I think much of technical success depends on the weight of the thread the stitcher chooses.
Kathy Andrews is blogging a guest series on Needle ‘n’ Thread about stitching a Spring in Italy sampler of her own design, based on Italian pottery motifs. Fascinating process. Go to the latest post. Links are included to previous … Read More ...
This week’s TAST challenge is sword stitch — totally new to me. I can’t wait to see what everybody does with it. Go to SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog for the tute. (All of the TAST tutes are linked, … Read More ...
Janet Granger takes us step-by-step through the creation of this flying-heart cuff. The image has special meaning for Janet as a Sufi emblem. You may appreciate the design as a blessing, or you may want this accessory just for the … Read More ...