Art, patterns and techniques
If you’re looking for an exciting way to express your holiday cheer this year, why not give embroidery a try? Embroidery is a fun, creative way to decorate clothes, accessories, and decorations with festive holiday designs. Plus, there are plenty … Read More ...
Cheryl Fall, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog, offers some interesting and helpful thoughts on alternatives to tapestry wool. You’ll want to read this! See the blog post.… Read More ...
Oh, my! Look what Annet of Fat-Quarter has done with this month’s Stitch Explorer Challenge: laidwork foundation. Find out more from her blog post.… Read More ...
The November 2009 issue of The Gift of Stitching e-zine is now available for download. Editor Kirsten Edwards says, “This is our 2009 Christmas Ornament Issue and contains 38 Christmas ornaments. It’s a biggie!”
You don’t subscribe? Find out more… Read More ...
Deepa Balagopal (This and That blog) lets us look over her shoulder at her continuing project, embroidered bed linen. And she shares this nice morsel:
… Read More ...Chain stitch filling is a speciality of Kashmiri Kashida. Kashmir work uses stitches such
Jan of Poppytalk says,
… Read More ...The handmade community is joining together to help a Virginia-based artist get her studio up and running again after she suffered a fire in her studio/handmade goods shop a few months ago. A site, Save the
News from Country Bumpkin for SRE enthusiasts:
… Read More ...Au ver à Soie and Inspirations are offering you the chance to win a complete set of silk ribbons valued at $1180. All you need to do is create a very small
If you like shopping on line (like me!), be sure to log on to The Needle Show Retail November 5 through 8. The site’s home page says
… Read More ...Our goal is to bring products to you from many different retailers and
This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Our free patterns range from simple cross-stitch designs to more complicated flower and animal motifs. With … Read More ...
If you’re looking for an exciting way to express your holiday cheer this year, why not give embroidery a try? Embroidery is a fun, creative way to decorate clothes, accessories, and decorations with festive holiday designs. Plus, there are plenty … Read More ...
Here’s a beautiful stitch combo that practically demands to be used on your holiday projects. Imagine this sparkly couching in all golds or soft greens around the edge of a tree skirt or the cuff of a handmade stocking. SharonB… Read More ...
Ruth O’Leary explains how she made goldwork dodecahedrons. Whoa. These definitely are advanced techniques. It’s awesome, indeed, to get to peek into Ruth’s process. See her blog post.… Read More ...
Neta Amir creates the most incredible sock dolls. Ever. The combination of soft-sculpting and embroidery. The tiny accessories. You’ll be awed. Visit Neta’s site, Doll Stories.… Read More ...
Feast your eyes on la Maison de Mélusine de Josiane (the House of Mélusine de Josiane) from Les chroniques de Frimousse. Although I ran the page through a translator, I’m still not sure whether the blogger created this lovely … Read More ...
