Needle Work

The call for entries has gone out, and Collage Mania 2009 is on the calendar. This annual online show of fiber collage benefits the American Cancer Society through Fiberart for a Cause. Last year’s event raised more than $13,000, and … Read More ...

Emily of The Floss Box blog has been working on a stump-work farm scene, and I’ve been lurking around enjoying every minute of it. Every speckin bit of it is wonderful but…oh, my goodness, look at the sheep! Read the … Read More ...

Erika Kern of CraftStylish has just caused a little happy-dance frenzy among newbies to embroidery and folks who wish they could embroider but think it looks too hard. Erika walks us through five basic embroidery stitches step by step with … Read More ...

WeaveZine is a new, free, online magazine about all things weaving. The third issue, Fall 2008, is available now. Topics include “Weaving on an Inkle Loom” by Ruth Temple, “Scandinavian Tape Looms” by Grace Hatton, “Pacific-Northwest Kente”… Read More ...

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog has posted instructions for the second block in her Celebrate – Come Stitch with Me project. See the latest block. And if this is the first you’ve heard about the project, it’s … Read More ...

Instructables: The World’s Biggest Show and Tell is sponsoring a Craft Skills Contest. Put together a tutorial and submit it to Instructables, and you could win not only crafty fame but also some nifty prizes. The call for entries … Read More ...

Doll Quilt Swap 4 is rockin, and the entries showing up in the flickr pool make for some great leisure-time browsing. Take a look at the creativity and artistry that’s possible in this small format. Amazing.

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Nicki Lee of Nicki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams is onto something new. She just produced her first batch of yellow and orange hand-dyed laces, and they’re luscious. Go look.… Read More ...

Jennifer Stern of CraftStylish has the best ideas! I always get excited when I see a new tutorial from Jennifer, and her latest is a knock-out. She has come up with a simple way to use your home embroidery machine … Read More ...

I was poking around on flickr (a new addiction), and I stumbled across the photo stream of Niamh, goddess of Urban Threads. Actually, I stumbled across this little voodoo dude and fell in love with him; and when … Read More ...

Meri of Porto, Portugal, designs and makes these wickedly awesome bags of Portuguese linen and embroiders them with a kind of baker’s twine. Her handcrafting efforts began only three years ago – gifts and then sales to friends and family. … Read More ...

Jon Yusoff‘s new tatting-pattern site, Jon’s Pattern Page, is just bursting with tatty goodness. Case in point: this precious Heart o’ Daisy pattern. The pattern is free for personal use. See Jon’s blog for the tute.… Read More ...