Annet of Fat-Quarter is taking SharonB’s Sumptuous Surfaces online class. The further she progresses, the more adventurous she becomes. For example, she has taken several rockin approaches to incorporating beads. Check out her blog post.… Read More ...
Sizing canvas up and down
If you use a different size mesh than a needlepoint chart recommends, how big a piece of canvas do you need? Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint steps you painlessly through the calculations. See her blog post.… Read More ...
Artist profile: Alyssa Thomas
The work of Alyssa Thomas of Penguin and Fish gives me joy. So I got a lot of pleasure from reading Bari Ackerman’s interview of Alyssa on We Love French Knots. Look at that squirrel. Now, whether or not … Read More ...
Inspiration: Clarrice Collien
Meet fiber artist Clarrice Collien through the words and photos of her friend grrl + dog. Grrl says,
… Read More ...Institutionalized at age 10 after polio went to her brain, she didn’t learn to speak till she was 27, and these
C&T rocks the Digital Lounge
When I gave you the heads-up about Victoria Crowder Payne‘s appearance on C&T Publishing’s Wednesday Night Live webcast, I fully intended to be there to enjoy the party. I ended up having to work. Luckily, each of these … Read More ...
Tatted gems and jewels
Our beloved Jon Yusoff, who lives in Malaysia, explains the names she gave to the tatted snowflakes in her book Elegant Tatting Gems. The names are almost as lovely as the designs. See Jon’s Tat-a-Renda blog post.… Read More ...
Learn to stitch a thimble
Chloe Patricia of Ma Mercerie shares her technique for creating gorgeous Asian-type silk-embroidered thimbles. Her blog post lists each tute in the series.… Read More ...
Stitch on line with Arlee Barr
Embroidery adventuress Arlee Barr is offering an online course, Frankenstitch. She says,
… Read More ...There’s more to life than running stitch and lazy daisies–boot up your embroidery with lumps, bumps and nodules, learn how to straddle a valley, use variations of buttonhole
Recent tatting tutorials
Recent stitch tutorials
(1) Buttonhole stitch from Hugs from Helen
(2) French knot from DMC Thread’s Blog
(3) Sheaf Filling Stitch from big B
(4) Splitting thread from Stitching Always
(5) Herringbone stitch from Hugs from Helen
(6) Chevron stitch from Hugs from … Read More ...
Free hand-embroidery patterns
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More ...
Weekly giveaway winners
In case you can’t easily see the details in the image above, this week’s giveaway winners are
- Love embroidery kit, #49 of 77 comments, michelle
- Bella doll kit, #49 of 91 comments, meri
- Felt ornament kit, #50 of 99 comments,
Giveaway: Perle cotton
Check out the awesome giveaway over on Janet Perry‘s Nuts About Needlepoint. She says,
… Read More ...I have a big bag of perle cotton in full skeins to give away. There are 32 skeins of #5 in many different colors
Buttonhole in crewel
Kim of a dork with a needle gives us a close-up look at some uses of buttonhole stitch in crewelwork. A slight variation in thread weight or length or width of stitch produces dramatically different textures. See her beautiful, photo-filled … Read More ...
Lentil stitch in context
What became of Nat‘s improvised lentil stitches. This! Oh, my goodness. I can’t stop looking at this work, and it’s not even finished yet. See more at her the smallest forest blog post.… Read More ...