Check out this rockin announcement from Helen Gibb‘s newsletter, Ribbon Snips:
… Read More ...Reknowned fabric artist Mary Jo Hiney is coming to Colorado to team up with Helen to teach at our annual Summer Workshop this June, and we can’t wait
May is about blackwork
The free desktop calendar for May is available now from JMD Designs. This month’s edition features an adorable blackwork teddy bear. Get the download.… Read More ...
A few more stitch tutorials
More stitch tutorials
Recent stitch tutorials
Embroidery is a great way to add a touch of personal flair to any project, and there are a variety of techniques and stitches available to explore. This article offers a variety of links to tutorials and articles on different … Read More ...
Purple!!
Check out this entry in the CQ Journal Project 2012 by Carole A of the UK. The background colors are neutrals and greens. The color, coherence, and movement comes from the stitches. Yet the work is so well integrated that … Read More ...
Take an RSN class
The Royal School of Needlework has just released a new catalog of classes available through December 2012. The site says it “includes new classes and, in response to the huge demand for our Introduction classes, additional dates.” Included are classes … Read More ...
Artist in action: Ikat
Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com found and shared a video by weaver Whitney Matalone that knocks my socks off. The time-lapse record of the process of Ikat has convinced me that any work in this form should be worth at least … Read More ...
Product review: Sticky Fabri-Solvy
Corinne of So September tries out Sticky Fabri-Solvy, a self-adhesive stabilizer you can run through your desktop printer. A super-easy way to transfer an embroidery design. Check her post to see how her experiment turned out.… Read More ...
I want all the felt!
American Felt & Craft is celebrating the addition of 100 fans with its biggest felt sale ever. This makes me want to take out a bank loan–I want all the felt! Check it out now. The sale won’t last … Read More ...
Sharing the crafty joy
Jennifer of CraftSanity spent a week at her kiddo’s elementary school, teaching 500 kindergarten through fifth-graders to weave and leading them in creating a patchwork rug for the school library. Her blog post shares the concrete and intangible benefits of … Read More ...
Who made the T?
I’ve been seeing this incredible monogram pop up on Pinterest and blogs and ogled it with awe. Orna Willis saw it, too, and track it to its source: Jacob Magraw-Mickelson, who developed the New York Times’ signature initial in connection … Read More ...
Inspiration: Diana J
I want to be…under the sea…with Diana J of Florida, USA. Go to her post at CQ Journal Project 2012, where you can click and enlarge the photo of her block. You’ll want to see every fabulous, brilliant detail.… Read More ...
Lots and lots of knots
Lorraine of Creative Daily accepted the TAST French-knot Challenge by stitching row after row of French-knots using various weights of threads and yarns. I think you’ll agree: The result is framable! Well done. Go to her blog post for an … Read More ...
Stitching in Bali
Emma of DMC Threads blog is spending nearly a month in Bali, sharing embroidery and crafting skills with the children of Jodie O’Shea Orphanage. Follow her adventures through her blog posts. And thank you Emma, DMC, and all of … Read More ...