Mimi Kirchner‘s tattooed men dolls make me smile and smile and smile. The concept of using toiles to represent tattoos is genius. And the dolls have the Mimi hallmarks of impeccable workmanship combined with irresistable touchability. Mom, if you’re … Read More ...
Fascinating: Korean pojagi
Mary Ellen Chase of Plays With Needles blog posted a great article about a type of needlework that is totally new to me. Pojagi is traditional Korean needlework that has many characteristics in common with western crazy quilting. I’m in … Read More ...
Tutorial and recipes: Mixing dyes
Judy Coates Perez of Painted Threads is sharing her recipes for mixing RIT dyes to produce new, even more vibrant colors. I’m thinking fat quarters, overdyed threads… See the post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Needlepoint plaid
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog has posted an excellent explanation of how to create plaid with needlepoint stitches. The result seems almost like magic! See the post.… Read More ...
Great free resource: knitPro 2.0
You can digitize your favorite image for needlepoint, cross-stitch, crochet, or knitting…free!! knitPro is web-based software that lets you upload any image in .jpg, .gif, or .png format. Then it graphs the image for stitching. You don’t have to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Quick stitched gift tags
Look what Sublime Stitching is sharing! Patterns and a tutorial for quick hand-stitched gift tags. The perfect final touch to your handcrafted Christmas gift! See the tute.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or … Read More ...
Tutorial: Groovy Jingle Owls
Eileen Stewart of Eileen’s Attic blog uses lots of great photos to step us through the creation of this adorable Groovy Jingle Owl. You can do this! See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Strung beads between split rings
Tatters will love Marilee‘s latest advice for using beads with tatting. See her photo tutorial on Yarnplayer Arts blog for stringing beads between split rings – an excellent technique for creating tatted jewelry.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Hoopie the Snowman
Betz White has come up with another winner: her Hoopie the Snowman holiday decoration. She walks us through the steps of converting a sweater into adorable wall art. See the tute.… Read More ...
Free calendar from Janet Wickell
You can download a free 2009 calendar created by Janet Wickell, editor of About.com’s quilting blog. The PDF file includes space for you to note all your quilting activities plus an image each month of one of Janet’s … Read More ...
Tutorial: Monogrammed sweater
Erika Kern of CraftStylish shows us how to turn a dreary cardigan into a snappy, personalized fashion statement. A bit of chain stitch, lazy daisies, and French knots, and you’ve got a whole new look! See the tutorial.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Finishing a pillow
Cindy of Focus on Finishing blog takes us step by step through the process of turning a bit of embroidery into a finished pillow or cushion. Detailed drawings, measurements, and abundant photos make this thorough tutorial a snap to follow. … Read More ...
Free pattern: Felt birdcage ornament
Zakka Life gives us the pattern and shows us all the steps for creating this adorable embroidered felt birdcage ornament. Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Quantiesque snowflake
Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Patterns Page is sharing this original snowflake pattern as a seasonal gift for her readers. Just gorgeous! Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Hand-stitched carnations
There’s a real treat over on Mary Corbet‘s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog. Margaret Cobleigh converted an image of carnations from a vintage embroidery book into a vector graphic that can be shared electronically. You can download two versions … Read More ...
