Dover is the name in royalty-free clip art. And as most needleworkers know, many of their designs also make great patterns. Dover collections are widely available and reasonably priced. But, you know, free is even better! Just sign up to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Two-color embroidery
The Purl Bee blog has published a thorough and well illustrated tutorial for some handy two-color embroidery stitches. Follow along with the stitch instructions. Then visit this blog post to see a beautiful application of the stitches.
Many thanks … Read More ...
New winners of Sublime Stitching giveaway
I didn’t get a response from two of the original winners of my blog giveaway, so I redrew for those two Sublime Stitching pattern sets a minute ago. The second-chance winners:
- Comment #19 – Calee – wins Sexy Librarians
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Tutorial: “Pen Pal” Pillow
Bleach pens were the rage for a while in paper crafting. Then we saw a great application to clothing when Marisa of Elegant Bloggery accidentally splashed laundry bleach on one of her favorite t-shirts. Now Niamh of Urban Threads shows … Read More ...
Silk-fusion online class with Sue Bleiweiss
You’ve probably noticed Sue Bleiweiss‘ name popping up on this blog pretty regularly. Her blog and zine are awesome sources of needlework and textile information. One amazing technique at which Sue is adept is silk fusion – creating one-of-a-kind … Read More ...
Everything you always wanted to know about stump work
This beautiful example of stump work (dimensional embroidery) was created by Paula Hewitt of The Beauty of Life blog. Would you like to know more about how to produce 3D embroidery? Paula has done our community a service by posting … Read More ...
Bargain: Color-theory class
Judy Coates Perez, art quilter and author of Painted Threads blog is offering a 6-week online class in color theory, beginning September 1, for just US $60.
Judy’s blog says, “Did you know the color choices you make can … Read More ...
Needlepoint journal kits
The Purl Bee blog shows a charming application of Needlepoint Journal Kits from AMH designs. The monogrammed notebook shown here is the result. Find out more. And order a kit at purlsoho.com.
Many thanks to Grace at … Read More ...
Needlework aid: Color palettes
Terry Dryden of Terry Dryden Needlework Designs has posted about ColourLovers palettes, which she is using, she says, “as an aid to paring down all the threads I pull for new designs.” Get the wisdom directly from Terry.… Read More ...
Stitch along with Janet Perry
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog has posted her first stitch-along project. Her blog post says, “The idea behind this project is that we will stitch it together, one square at a time. The colors and threads will be … Read More ...
Embroidery rocks…literally
Check out this totally awesome animation! Architecture in Helsinki‘s “Like It or Not” is the score for an all-embroidery…um…cartoony kind of thingie. See it on YouTube.
And many thanks to Grace at Design*Sponge for pointing out this this … Read More ...
Lefties stitch, too!
Yvette Stanton of White Threads blog – a leftie, herself – has posted her six top tips for left-handed stitchers. She also notes, “I have wondered whether there is a market for left handed embroidery lessons – lessons for … Read More ...
Embroidery LOL
Moxie of We Are All Angry blog is producing these faux Scout badges with adult themes. I want a whole sash full! Awesome, Moxie!
Thanks to Becky Stern at Craftzine.com for pointing out this great needlework tidbit.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Easy felt rose
Anne of casserole blog tipped us off to an excellent tutorial by Mimi Kirchner for creating a beautifully simple felt rose. These roses would look as beautiful on Anne’s felt brooches (hint) as they do on Mimi’s famous dolls. See … Read More ...
Design your own applique
Sara Franklin at ThreadBangers walks us step-by-step through the process of making a simple fusible applique without a pattern. These are tried-and-true instructions with unlimited applications. Look at the tute and the video, and dream up your own garment … Read More ...
