Art, patterns and techniques
Urban Threads treats us to a tutorial for a fun and practical project: an aged-looking hand-stitched needlebook. The UT e-newsletter says,
… Read More ...This one’s quick and easy, we promise. Coffee-staining makes the fabric look like it’s been hanging out in the
Mademoiselle Chaos shows us how to turn a standard button into a fabric-covered button. Enjoy the tutorial. Then think about embellishing yours as she did — with a bit of gorgeous silk-ribbon embroidery and beading. Luscious.
Looking for a … Read More ...
I haven’t seen this design-transfer technique before, but it makes perfect sense. Janet Granger is beginning work on an 8″ x 4″ envelope flap. She says, “I want it eventually to be quite heavily covered in stitches, so I’ve got … Read More ...
I’m awed by Diem Chau‘s embroidery on ceramics. Even after she explained that the embroidery is on fine silk gauze, which is then applied to the ceramic surface, the beauty and mystery of the work remain. So I am … Read More ...
Here’s a brilliant idea from SharonB of Pin Tangle blog: She points to a jewelry beadwork tutorial on Craftster (by beadizzygrl) and says, “I can see embroiderers and crazy quilters adapting this pattern. Imagine using just the leaf part … Read More ...
Melly of Melly & Me blog offers a few tips that will help you perfect satin-stitch circles and “imitation” blanket-stitch on curves. Great advice! See the post.… Read More ...
This week, Rittenhouse Needlepoint tutors us on Moorish stitch. The blog says,
… Read More ...Moorish offers good coverage and is relatively easy to compensate. This stitch has a pretty texture even when just using one color, but using two colors or two
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas shows us how to complete the net knots stitch. It seems so much easier now that I can see Lakshmi’s hands in motion! See if you agree. See the tute.… Read More ...
SharonB has already posted this week’s TAST stitch over on Pin Tangle blog. Let her show you how to complete Portuguese border stitch. Sharon says this technique “forms a highly textured braid like stitch, which is a heap of … Read More ...
Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss says the French-knot loop flower is the perfect filler for silk-ribbon sprays. (See the tiny blue flowers in the upper-right motif of the CQ block at left.) She shows us exactly how it’s done in … Read More ...
The checkerboard itself could be part of a larger checkerboard — which is sort of like life. –Jude Hill
Have you been watching the new series of videos by stitchery innovator and experimenter Jude Hill? Jude invites us to … Read More ...
YouCanQuiltThis.com has posted a tutorial for herringbone stitch by Needle in a Haystack. Go see.… Read More ...
SharonB of PinTangle blog continually showers us with new stitches and variations that beg us to try them on our embroidery and crazy-quilt projects. Here are just four recent beauties. Get the details and see more photos from Sharon’s linked … Read More ...
Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin walks us through her process for creating a felt brooch. She says,
… Read More ...This is a slightly unusual “how to” as it’s not just a tutorial for making the flower brooch shown in the
KERRYKATIECAKES explains the difference between fly stitch and fern stitch and shows us how to do both. Shoulder shoulder bellybutton. That’s all I’m saying. See the tute.… Read More ...
