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Softies: Halloweenie teeny

October 21, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

These little softies are Coffin Critters by Alexz of Spooky Pooky Creations. Oh, the cuteness! See more photos at Alexz blog post.

Ed. note: This post was not solicited or compensated in any way.

Update, we have removed broken links … Read More ...

Bead embroidery in progress

October 21, 2011 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

You may think I’m odd when I tell you this is my idea of fun. But in case you’re odd, too, heads-up: Coral-Seas of Threads Across the Web shares progress photos of an intricate floral bead embroidery. You can revel … Read More ...

Win Embroider Everything Workshop

October 21, 2011 by Denise Felton

Craftstylish is giving away a copy of Embroider Everything Workshop. The review says,

Diana Rupp offers a beginner’s guide to embroidery that makes classic techniques easy and fun. Embroider Everything Workshop includes 40 original projects and 48 iron-on transfers, as

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Tutorial: Scrap roses

October 21, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Remember these awesome scrap roses from Flaming Nora? She’s showing us how to make some from our pretty scraps! See the tute.… Read More ...

Tutorial: Pompom turkey

October 21, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Your Thanksgiving table needs pompom turkeys. Learn how to make them from Creative Breathing.

Looking for more Thanksgiving-themed Embroidery patterns? Check these out on Etsy.… Read More ...

Keeping silk thread smooth

October 20, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has a fresh idea for how to keep silk threads from snagging on your hands and nails. Check it out.… Read More ...

A cloak from another era

October 20, 2011 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Racaire, who specializes in historical embroidery techniques and producing accurate costumes for the Society of Creative Anachronism, created this lovely cloak for her friend Anya. Go to her blog post to see more photos and enlarge them for study … Read More ...

Enjoy Judy Martin’s Energy Cloth

October 20, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Judy Martin gives us several views of her textile artwork that has been accepted by the juried show Ontario Craft ’11. She notes that it is “hand stitch, wax resist, cotton.” Simple materials; complex and fascinating work. See more photos … Read More ...

Tat a pretty pendant

October 20, 2011 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Inspired by handmade jewelry created by one of her church’s congregation, Sally of Tat’s Heaven revamped some tatted and beaded earrings into pendants. Brilliant! Find out more from her blog post.… Read More ...

Tatting meets crazy quilting

October 20, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Suztats incorporates tatted embellishments into crazy quilting in ways I’ve never seen before. Enjoy her photo essay.… Read More ...

Cross-stitch from Egypt

October 20, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Hannah of enbrouderie shares photos of a gift she received–a handbag from Egypt. She says,

The tag says it’s from a fair trade association for selling handicrafts, and this one was made by a group of North Sinai Bedouin women.

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Make ATCs from your thread scraps

October 20, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

iHannah has been experimenting with creating artist trading cards by stitching down thread nests of orts in pleasing designs. So pretty! Find out more from her blog post.… Read More ...

Feast your eyes: Kathy’s beaded buttons

October 20, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Oh. My. Goodness. Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) has been creating beaded buttons for her Dragonfly Garden crazy quilt. I wanted to show all of them, but I think it would be better for you to go to Kathy’s pos… Read More ...

Hearing the Plimoth Jacket story

October 19, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Susan Elliott‘s local chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America had the privilege of having Dr. Tricia Wilson Nguyen as their guest last April. Dr. Nguyen is both an engineer and an expert in historical embroidery. She led the … Read More ...

Inspiration: Creative Meanderings

October 19, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Doreen of Creative Meanderings composed this brooch from silk georgette, silk ribbon, buttons, and French knots. Contrasting and complementary textures that invite touch. Beautifully done. Go to her blog post to see a version of the image that you can … Read More ...

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