Christmas Embroidery is a great way to add a festive touch to any holiday project. With a wide range of designs and patterns, it’s easy to find something to suit your style. From traditional snowflakes and reindeer to more modern … Read More ...
Inspiration: Liliane D.
The dimensional applique of this quilt absolutely takes my breath away! The piece was posted by BDcouture and is the work of her mother, Liliane D., based on art by Gaelle Boissonnard. Brava!
Dimensional applique is just that, applique … Read More ...
Spotlight on Russian embroidery
Enjoy John Hopper‘s short history of Russian embroidery on The Textile Blog. He says,
… Read More ...It is difficult to see a definite framework for style and pattern as there are so many regional variations within a country the size
Giveaway: Sibling Craftery
Kandra and Renee of Sibling Craftery are celebrating their first blogaversary with a blow-out giveaway! Prizes include gorgeous fabric scraps, DMS floss, stitchable tea towels, and a copy of Embroidered Effects by Jenny Hart. Go to the blog post to … Read More ...
Embroidering with shirt buttons
Here’s a surprising element from SharonB‘s For the Love of Stitching Sampler. She says,
… Read More ...It is a little sampler that is a section in its own right. This area was an experiment with plastic shirt buttons as I was
Afghan Hands teaches and supports
Please visit Rayela’s Fiber Focus and learn more about Afghan Hands. Its founder, Matin Maulawizada, says,
… Read More ...Afghan Hands teaches skills to help Afghan widows gain independence, literacy, and a livable wages. At our centers in and around Kabul, women
Learn to stitch on line with HEN
Online classes are now live on the Hand Embroidery Network! The HEN blog says,
… Read More ...All courses are provided with online tutor feedback which you can choose to take part in or work on your own, at your own pace, in
What the heck is a lucet?
Until this morning, I’d never heard of luceting. It’s a cord-making technique that uses unique tools and can yield results similar to tatted motifs. Tatskool recently attended a class led by “Mr. Lucet,” Ziggy Rytka. She reports on her … Read More ...
New free monogram alphabet: Fan Flowers
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog is adding a new monogram series to her collection. She’s posted the first letter in the Fan Flowers alphabet and promises that additional letters are forthcoming as time allows. As Mary notes in … Read More ...
Felt ornaments from Erratic Needle
Erratic Needle is cranking out one lovely Christmas ornament after another. I really dig handmade felt ornaments, and there are a lot of fun, special designs in the blogosphere this year. But Erratic Needle’s designs and use of embroidery and … Read More ...
Inspiration: Donna Downey
I love it when Donna Downey gets stitchy! Want the details on how she created this beautiful collage? See the post on her blog, simply me.… Read More ...
In honor and memory…
November 11 — Remembrance Day in many parts of the world and Veterans Day in the USA — is a time of honoring and remembering those who have served their countries in the armed forces. So many blogs are paying … Read More ...
Meri’s version of the 4 Rs
These photos show Meri’s version of Recuperar-Reutilizar-Reciclar-Reduzir (Repair-Reuse-Recycle-Reduce). Now that’s my kind of recycling! Find out more from Agulhas da Meri. (Meri writes in both Portuguese and English.)… Read More ...
New stitch tutes at Rittenhouse
The latest stitch tutorials at Rittenhouse Needlepoint are Diagonal Cashmere and Cross Plus Two. This is yummy stuff. Go see!… Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
(1) PERE NOËL 5 from gazette94
(2) Joyeux Noel from Blog de Sophie (with text in Spanish and English, too)
(3) Etoile de Noël from et patati et petites croix
(4) Bougie de Noël from et patati et petites croix… Read More ...