Now that I’ve seen Kelli Nina Perkins‘ work, I want to make thread spool poetry! Kelli says,
… Read More ...We take a vintage wooden spool and create a strip of colored muslin with a collaged line from cut up text. Add
Watch for the Quaker stitch-along
Needleprint blog has issued a heads-up that Carrow House Museum and curator Philippa Sims will soon make available the chart for this antique Quaker sampler. The blog says,
… Read More ...You will be able to download the chart for free – I
Enter the new Cross Stitch Challenge
Kirsten of GOS blog invites you to join Creative Cross Stitch Challenge #4. Print, stitch, and finish the challenge motif and post or e-mail a photo of your project. If you submit your entry before March 5, you’ll be in … Read More ...
Marty rises to the challenge
Marty of Tat’s All She Wrote has definitely got a jump on next year’s Christmas tatting! I heart this tatted and beaded ornament cover so much, I can’t quit looking at it. Marty says,
… Read More ...In January I re-joined the 25
The sweetest way to transfer an image
Moonsilk Stitches gives us the lowdown on using sugar syrup to transfer embroidery designs to delicate fabric. She hasn’t actually tried it, and neither have I. But this may be a technique you need to bookmark “just in case.” See … Read More ...
Share your stitchy love with Haiti
Abundant Ground invites you to make “a better world one dolly at a time.” The charity’s site says,
… Read More ...Sarah Hanson and her Dolly Donations program has teamed with the Abundant Ground Foundation in an attempt to bring some stability and
The creative process: JO in NZ
If you love the crazy-quilted postcards created by JO in NZ (and you know you do!), you will surely groove on the quilt she’s undertaking. Her notes about design and composition are as delicious as her photos. Get an eyeful … Read More ...
Stitch straight lines to create curves
Prick and Stitch is my Craft is featuring a simple stitching project that moms of home-schooled kids (or bored-on-a-rainy-day kids) are going to love. The project is shown as the base for a calendar, but the pattern could easily work … Read More ...
Free design: Winter Rose
This Winter Rose for machine embroidery is a free download from Loralie Designs. Sweet! Get the design.
And many thanks to sewforless.com for pointing out this excellent freebie!… Read More ...
Hug Mimi’s fish!
Look what Mimi Kirchner is making when she’s not busy with her precious dolls: huggable fish! Get her pattern to try one for yourself; or buy one already completed by Mimi. Both the pattern and some … Read More ...
Make a fishy mouse pad
When Kelly Fletcher needed a mouse pad quickly, she improvised with a handy bit of fabric. She says,
… Read More ...It worked brilliantly. So I decided to make a “proper” mouse mat for myself, one big enough to allow unlimited mouse manoeuvring
Inspiration: Carol-Anne Conway
Wow. This fishy bead embroidery is by Carol-Anne Conway of Threads Across the Web. Go to Carol-Anne’s blog and feast your eyes.… Read More ...
Free pattern for President’s Day
Quick! President’s Day in the US is almost over. Don’t miss Wild Olive‘s gift of an embroidery pattern to commemorate this day and the presidential virtue of honesty. Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Video tutorial: French knots
kootoyoo clues us in on her method of stitching French knots. The sample shown here took about four hours to stitch! Whether you want one knot, a few, or a biggo cluster like hers, you’d be smart to watch her … Read More ...
Opportunities to stitch your heart out!
Colleen of Loose Thread Stitchers passed on this treasure trove of information about the Stitch Your Heart Out Campaign. She says,
… Read More ...Here’s a breakdown of what we are doing:
- Our Designer Encyclopedia is for sale from local needlework shops