Oooooooo. The felt appliques of Melissa Crowe (Checkout Girl) are just as adorable — or maybe even moreso — when she works in tiny scale! See Melissa’s blog.… Read More ...
The party continues at DMCThreads
Don’t miss Emma’s Garden Party going on now at the DMCThread’s Blog. There’s just no telling what Emma will give away next. One thing for sure: You can grab some darling free embroidery patterns. Go to the DMCThread’s Blog.… Read More ...
Mondo tatting giveaway
Gina of Threads of a Tatting Goddess is having a humungus mondo tatting giveaway. There will be three winners of excellent prizes. Go to Gina’s post to enter before Monday, May 31.… Read More ...
Learn to transfer an embroidery pattern
Yvette Stanton of White Threads has posted a couple of articles on transferring embroidery patterns accurately and safely. See her technique post. And/or see her tools post.… Read More ...
How to trap your spool
Suppose you don’t want to cut a fancy fiber into wasteful or hard-to-manage lengths; you’d like to lay the spool on the surface of your work so you can unwind the fiber as you couch it. How do you keep … Read More ...
The history of tatting
John Hopper of The Textile Blog takes an interesting (if brief) look at tatting. I was surprised to learn from him:
… Read More ...It is not thought to be a particularly early craft and examples and documents do not place it any
Janet Perry will launch a new site
Here’s some exciting news from Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint:
… Read More ...Today I’m preannouncing my new site, Needlepoint Stitch Guides, where you will be able to buy already created guides, order custom guides, and download free stitch guides.
Learn more about shisha work
Go over to MrXStitch right now and see Penny Nickels‘ post about shisha work. But be forewarned: The photos are so gorgeous, you’re going to want to add this technique to your repertoire right away! You can see … Read More ...
Color or stitch Rosemoo’s designs
Rosemoo is sharing some original coloring pages that I think would make ideal stitch guides. Imagine stitching these lovely patterns on paper for greeting-card fronts. (Oh, I think I just made a plan for my weekend!) Get the designs.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Coral stitch
Kim of big B blog is on a quest to learn 100 embroidery stitches, and she’s sharing the adventure with us. Learn coral stitch along with Kim. Just follow the multitude of clear photos on her blog post.… Read More ...
CQ and more: rhinestonegypsy
If you don’t fear drama, then you’ll revel in rhinestonegypsy‘s crazy-quilted bags and other eco-friendly accessories. I’m a bit too shy to wear them, but I’d love to have some of these works lying around where I could touch … Read More ...
Bead embroidery: SmArtAnna
SmArtAnna‘s bead-embroidery brooches take my breath away. See her Etsy shop.… Read More ...
Felt applique: Alexandra Ferguson
I could look at Alexandra Ferguson‘s appliqued pillows all day. Cute, bold, graphic. So I was doubly pleased to learn that these pillows are green (so to speak). Alexandra’s shop announcement says,
… Read More ...I make 100 percent post consumer recycled
Needle-tatting by TotusMel
I hereby declare today to be Etsy Needlework Window Shopping Day. Visit TotusMel’s Etsy shop to see a huge variety of needle-tatted accessories.… Read More ...
Stitching on paper
This work by Tenar (Tenar’s Cave blog) is acrylic paint and cotton stitching on mulberry paper. See what Tenar has to say about working with this unusual combination of media. The results are outstanding, don’t you agree?… Read More ...
