Suppose your nickname for your baby girl is monstruito (little monster). And suppose you want to embellish a cute little knit dress with a bit of stitching. What motif would you choose? A monstruito, of course! Alba of FestoTu shows … Read More ...
Pattern and tutorial: Choir boy
Your Christmas decorations should include a sweet-as-sugar choir boy. Creative Breathing is sharing her pattern and instructions for making this one. Go to her tute.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or check out … Read More ...
Giveaway: SRE goodies
Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery is celebrating 300 followers with an awesome giveaway
… Read More ...12 Cascade House Stranded Silk in a range of colours
2 Cascade House Metallic Gimp ( Gold and Silver )
7 Cascade House Silken Ribbons
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Learn about Zalakdosi
Royce’s Hub gives us a look at Zalakdosi, chain stitch created with a hook. (This looks a lot like tambour embroidery and lesage.) Get the details from Royce’s post.
Read more of our Tambour Hand Embroidery Articles and check … Read More ...
Buy PUSH Stitchery. Now.
We’ve all heard the huge buzz on the Internet about PUSH Stitchery, curated by Jamie Chalmers (aka MrXStitch). Every trendy stitcher has jumped on the bandwagon. Is the book really that good? Do we each really need a copy? … Read More ...
Inspiration: NDBex
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here is Frankenboobies, a work by Rebecca Martz-Burley aka NDBex. She created this embroidery as a way of helping purge her discomfort with her mastectomy scars. In a personal note, she … Read More ...
Inspiration: Little Z Handmade
Fall brooches by Lisette of Little Z Handmade make me sigh with happiness. Go to her blog.
Ed. note: This post was not requested or compensated in any way.… Read More ...
A new look for DMC
DMC Threads has a refreshed site with a new look and improved features. The DMC Threads Blog says,
… Read More ...The new DMC website features include easier navigation and organization of products related to specific techniques.
An extensive Education Section includes how-to
Museum examples of Native American fiber arts
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shares images of Native American embroidery and weaving–examples she saw on exhibit at Dartmouth. Go to her blog post to find out more. Follow the links in her posts to see other beautiful works.… Read More ...
Giveaway: Tat’s Where I Stopped
Heather of Tatted Treasures is giving away a copy of Nancy Tracy’s book, Tat’s Where I Stopped: A Year of Tatted Bookmarks, which contains patterns for bookmarks for every season. Go to her blog post to see the entry rules… Read More ...
The dress as art
This incredible work, A Prairie Dress by Monika of My Sweet Prairie, incorporates a whole range of techniques. Monika says,
… Read More ...This dress features loops, ties, hooks & eyes, my first ever zipper, boning, princess seams, a train, pleats, darts,
Tutorial: Ladybug softie
Amy Adams of LucyKateCrafts guest posts a tutorial on whip up for creating this adorable tiny ladybug softie. Go to the post for the pattern and instructions.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Hand Embroidery from Sadalas
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas used long-and-short stitch to create this gorgeous embellishment for a wee dress. Go to the post to see the completed project.… Read More ...
Win Martha’s “Holiday Crafts”
Check this announcement from Craftzine.com:
… Read More ...Three lucky CRAFT readers will each receive a copy of the book, Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts. Just tell us why you would like this book in the comments. All comments will be collected
A look at Asia-Pacific stitchery
Australian needle artist Carolyn of caro-rose-creations shares photos from her recent visit to the Threads, Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric at the Gallery of Modern Art in Queensland. Her photos capture works from several ethnic traditions. See her post … Read More ...
