Rachel Biel of Rayela Art is now marketing hand-carved, unique textile stamps on behalf of Oshiwa Designs of Namibia, Africa. Learn more about this remarkable fair-trade company, Rachel’s relationship with them, and the extraordinary products that are now available in … Read More ...
Learn about Valdani threads
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has posted a great rundown on Valdani threads. See the post.… Read More ...
“Lost at Sea” works now for sale on line
Jennifer of The Cotton Monster has given the heads-up that all of the artwork from the Lost at Sea exhibit at gallery hanahou can now be purchased through the gallery’s online shop! We’ve featured a few of the works here … Read More ...
Aunt Martha gets a makeover
Kittykill shouted out on feeling stitchy that Aunt Martha‘s new line of hand-embroidery patterns is finally available. It seems Aunt Martha has felt the need to update her style a bit. The new line is called Stitcher’s Revolution. (Oh, … Read More ...
Rest those tiny, weary feet
Look what Janet Granger has been stitching: tiny dollhouse foot stools. See more (including info about ordering kits) at Janet’s post.… Read More ...
Stitch your own necklace
The Etsy listing for this awesome necklace from VectorCloud points out,
… Read More ...What’s special about this heart pendant is that you can actually personalize it by cross stitching your own message on it (needle, red embroidery thread, and a diagram
Get your LED sewing kit!
Becky Stern of SternLab and Craftzine.com — and trailblazer of electronic embroidery — has “inspired” Maker Shed to offer an LED Sewing Kit. You get all the hardware to create a softcircuit masterpiece for just US$ 15.00. Get the … Read More ...
Design and stitch your lampshade
I can’t wait for these lamps to become available in the United States! core77 blog showed us the Stitch Lamp from Swedish company LampGustaf. The blog notes,
… Read More ...It comes with a darning needle and yarn in eight colors, so
Get tiny supplies for tiny furniture
Janet Granger of Dollshouse Embroidery Kits has followed through with her idea to produce tiny finishing kits for dollhouse furniture (the bases for her miniature needlework). She says,
… Read More ...For years, it has bothered me that people who make miniature furniture
Simplify cutwork with Fiber Etch
Threads is touting the use of Fiber Etch to simplify the process of creating cutwork embroidery. A Threads blog post says,
… Read More ...Using synthetic embroidery thread, you can embroider a plant-fiber fabric. Just apply a thin layer of Fiber Etch to
See the thread series at Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse Needlepoint blog has started a new series of posts that explore a particular fiber and its use in needlepoint. First up: Very Velvet thread. See the analysis.… Read More ...
The best thread for tatting
Teri Dusenbury of TATBit Tats clues us in to her favorite tatting cord and gives us the lowdown on several other threads, as well. Go to her post to see her assessment.… Read More ...
Andrea reviews Transfer Eze
Andrea Zuill of Badbird’s blog reviews a new embroidery product, Transfer Eze, walking us through her own test and evaluation. This looks like it could be a great way to get designs from your computer onto your stitching surface. Go … Read More ...
New source for hand-embroidery patterns
You might already love the work of Marisa Hopkins, aka Elegant Snobbery and Elegant Bloggery. Her online adventures as a working artist/mom of preschoolers make good coffee-time reading for me every day. And her bright, sweet, clever illustrations … Read More ...
New: Orlean Fine Tapestry
Reader Elizabeth Lay tipped us off to a new needlepoint company, Orlean Fine Tapestry. She says,
… Read More ...A new needlpoint company that features fine artists as designers, creates a historic line for the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and has