It’s a good thing there’s no video camera attached to my computer. I would be embarrassed if you could see the happy dance I’m doing right now. Shake shake shake.
And what has given me such joy? A new tutorial … Read More ...
Join the hoopla
Hoopla, “the world’s most revolutionary craft zine,” is seeking contributions of opinion pieces, craft action reports, patterns and tutorials, photos of finished crafts, and (in a few instances, perhaps) poetry on the topic of Radical Inspiration. “We want to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Thumb pincushion
When I saw the link to this tutorial on tipnut.com, I had to squeal and squirm a little bit! Brilliant! Whether I’m doing applique or just repairing a hem, the handiest possible spot for a little pincushion would be … Read More ...
‘Tis the season to start your Christmas crafting
If hand-crafted Christmas gifts are on your to-do list, it’s time to get started! Patty at Pip Stitch blog pointed to an excellent tutorial on Quamut for making crayon-tinted, embroidered ornaments. The Quamut post doesn’t appear to be new, but … Read More ...
More Pachis work from Deepa
Deepa Balagopal of This and that blog has posted a new tutorial for this beautiful variation on Pachis-work embroidery, an Indian stitching technique. As Deepa pointed out in an earlier tutorial, “There’s nothing new in the type of stitches used. … Read More ...
Average Jane Crafter teaches live in Austin
Knowing the online personality of Rachel Hobson, aka Average Jane Crafter, I would jump at the opportunity to take any in-person class she wants to teach. And, as it turns out, she is teaching live this fall via … Read More ...
Six chances to win at sewforless.com
If you’re a freebie fanatic, then you already know about sewforless.com‘s regular Free Embroidery Stuff giveaways. They’re always good. But the current contest is even more awesome than usual because they’re going to pick six winners. Six. Six… Read More ...
Stitch this free verse pattern
The cross-stitch chart for this sweet verse is available free from FreePatterns.com. Download the chart.… Read More ...
Stamp an original cross-stitch design
Chloe at Tangled Thread blog is sharing and elaborating on a YouTube video by Leisure Arts designer Kathy Elrod. The gist: Use rubber stamps to create a design, and then stitch it. This idea definitely would work for noncross-stitch … Read More ...
Free “Butterfly Kisses” to embroider
Joan Gorman of Nini Makes blog is having one of her awesome giveaways. Just comment on her blog post about how you might use the design, and she’ll e-mail the PDF file of the pattern to you! You know you … Read More ...
Do you need fabric rehab?
If you’re deeply attached to your fabric stash, then take Janet Wickell‘s quiz on her About.com quilting blog to discover the depth of your addiction. Or just for laughs. (You know quilters are funny. Go take the quiz!)… Read More ...
Free machine-embroidery bonanza
Jennifer Stern of Craftstylish points out that the web sites of embroidery-machine manufacturers offer lots of free designs. And you definitely need to read her tip about how to take advantage of designs that weren’t created for your brand of … Read More ...
Your “ugly” fabric can help young Rwandans
Burdastyle blog is advocating a cause that plucks at my heart – and my fabric-stashing guilt. Most quilters and other textile artists collect fabric compulsively. And we all know what it’s like to discover dreadful impulse buys lurking among our … Read More ...
Free design from HeartStrings Embroidery
This week’s free machine-embroidery design from HeartStrings Embroidery is the timely Applique Apple. It’s free for only one week. Be sure to download it before next Monday!
Looking for more Machine Embroidery patterns and files? Check these out on … Read More ...
Nicki Lee’s hand-dyed lace
I keep stumbling around, trying to find a way to describe Nicki Lee’s hand-dyed laces, but words fail me. Look at the image, instead. In fact, go to her blog, Nicki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams, and look at all of … Read More ...
