If you use image transfers in your needlework or mixed-media projects, be sure to stop by the blog of Susan Buckner, aka Thrifty Collage Artist. She shares free downloadable antique images from her collection (such as the one … Read More ...
Tutorial: Piecing a crazy-quilt block
Those scrappy crazy-quilt blocks may look random, but there’s a method to the madness. Follow the steps in the tutorial by Judie Bellingham of BellaOnline to create blocks that are beautiful, balanced, and stitchable.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Simple bead embroidery
You’ve been wanting to embellish your embroidery with a bit of beading, but you’re afraid it’s too complicated. It’s not. Let Sew Bettie show you the basics of beading on fabric.
Thanks to whip up for the link!… Read More ...
Strip-piecing secrets
Christine Mann tells us how to improve piecing with eight simple, proven techniques. See her article on suite101.com.… Read More ...
Painting a needlepoint canvas
If you’ve ever wondered what’s involved in producing one of those delicious, hand-painted needlepoint canvases, here’s a treat for you. Tingaling blog tells all.
Thanks to Janet Perry at Nuts About Needlepoint for the link.… Read More ...
Video tute: Mountmellick stitch
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog has posted a new video tutorial: Mountmellick stitch. She notes, “The Mountmellick stitch is a decorative line stitch, made up of little pointed triangles. It takes curves very well and is, in … Read More ...
Tutorial: Finishing a strawberry fob
A new tutorial by cathymk at Focus on Finishing explains how to convert a semicircular piece of stitching into a finished, stuffed strawberry shape. Great photos and instructions make this project doable even for beginners.… Read More ...
Etsy find: Mimi Kirchner
Mimi Kirchner has an Etsy shop! Yea! Did everyone but me already know that?
Mimi is a doll-making goddess. While I love every single thing she makes, I’m especially in love with her grandmother and fairy-grandmother dolls, like the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tatting a ring, a chain, and a join
Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades has posted a great tutorial for beginning tatters. Clear directions and plenty of photos will help you get the hang of these techniques in no time.… Read More ...
Tip: Stem stitch vs. outline stitch
I’ve embroidered for nearly 50 years, but I have to admit that I’ve never been able to make out the difference between stem stitch and outline stitch. Now that Mary Corbet has explained it, I totally get it. Her “teaching … Read More ...
Close up: Lila Tueller
Moda plans a September debut for a new line of quilting cottons, Woodland Bloom. It’s designer Lila Tueller‘s first fabric line for Moda, and it’s delicious. You can find out more about Lila, Woodland Bloom, and Lila’s new pattern … Read More ...
Tutorial: Pinwheel quilted coasters
Ellen Baker of The Long Thread has posted a handy and timely tutorial for making these charming coasters. Get the lowdown on her site.
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Tutorial: Dorset buttons
The Sampler has published a great tutorial by Sister Diane of CraftyPod for creating Dorset buttons. These luscious tidbits are made by wrapping fiber around a ring, and they’re the perfect accent for a hand-knitted or -crocheted garment. They’d also … Read More ...
Join the Sampler Consortium for free
Membership in the Samper Consortium is free if you join before July 31. The Consortium is, according to its web site, “a newly formed, international organization of scholars, historians, curators, educators, genealogists, textile conservators, collectors, dealers, and needlework experts interested … Read More ...
Win Catalog It! software
Sewforless.com is giving away one copy of Amazing Designs’ new software, Catalog It! – a hot tool for keeping track of your embroidery patterns. To enter the random drawing, go post a comment on the blog. Contest ends at 9:59 … Read More ...
