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Mar
24
Elizabeth Braun of Sew in Love has posted an excellent intro to stumpwork and ribbon embroidery, including links to sources of materials. Check it out.…
Mar
1
Pam of Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty & Me Designs shares her secrets for hand-dyeing silk ribbon. The materials she uses (except for the silk ribbon itself) are inexpensive and widely available. You can have every color you’ve imagined for your silk-ribbon embroidery or crazy quilting. See the tute.…
Jan
28
The January 2011 issue of CQ Mag Online is available now! It includes an article by Allie Aller about new tools for crazy quilters, a free design from Sara Zander, links to dozens of articles and tutes about flowers, and much much more. As always, the online zine is totally free. Go see it.…
Jan
19
Lynn B shows us step-by-step how to complete her darling heart-pillow ornament. She points to other tutorials to help you with the basics. And she’s offering her pattern for the little square-pillow ornament as a freebie. Go to Lynn’s blog post for all the details and the tute.…
Jan
7
Carol Daisy provides the pattern and instructions for creating her Rose Loveheart Blanket. Some of the images seem to be unavailable right now, but the design is up and the tutorial explains everything you need to know. See the tute.…
Dec
6
Bramcoast Publications blog shows us how to make an Edwardian-era velvet neckband based on instructions from a period magazine. Simple but elegant materials and a bit of hand stitching will yield you a beautiful accessory for the holidays or a lovely stocking stuffer for a woman on your list. See the tute.…
Nov
24
Carol Daisy steps us through creating a foxglove in silk-ribbon embroidery. See the tute.…
Nov
23
Pam of Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty and Me Designs shows us how to make her “Twist and Tack” silk-ribbon roses. The images are a bit blurry, but you’ll still get the idea. See the tute.…
Nov
9
Peek through Susan Elliott‘s camera lens at an amazing ribbon-flower workshop led by master Candace Kling. See the post.…
Oct
19
Kathleen of Yesteryear Embroideries shows us how to turn a favorite-but-worn old sweatshirt into a sweet fleece jacket with a few snips of the scissors, some simple hemming, and lavish embellishment with silk ribbon and beads. See the tute.…
Oct
19
Zeshuregi of Creative Mind blog shows us how she transformed a plain woven handbag into a work of art with the addition of silk ribbon and a few stitchy techniques. See her post.…
Oct
5
Di of Crafts Unlimited alerts us to a competition involving her 16 new Dreamscapes designs. Her e-newsletter says,
Running until the end of May 2011, you may enter as many embroidered pieces from the Dreamscapes series as you like. There will be a first, second, third, and fourth prize for the best of them all…
1st Prize: My new Romantic
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Sep
29
Shirley of Shirley’s Twisted Threads is paying forward the kindness and sharing of the stitchin fingers community by posting a tutorial for her beautiful SRE rose. Shirley has named this stitch “Lucy”s Rose. Enjoy the tute.…
Sep
15
In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bernina USA is sponsoring a Bling Your Bra contest. Make or buy a bra, apply over-the-top embellishment, submit a photo of your work, and enter to win a box of goodies from BERNINA of America, OESD, Brewer, and Benartex. The contest ends October 31, 2010; prizes can be shipped only to addresses in …
Sep
14
Carol Daisy shows us how to create her twirled ribbon rose. These petite blooms would be perfect for christening dresses and other baby wear. See the tute.…
Aug
31
I’m in awe of this honeysuckle vine stitched by Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss. She says,
I’ve never done honeysuckle before and none of my books have any that I loved so I made my own idea of honeysuckle! The stamens are twisted pistol stitch in gold 4mm ribbon and then I used a golden yellow 4mm ribbon and
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Aug
26
Reader Roberta Allen sent us this glowing recommendation for River Silks Ribbon:
This is the best silk ribbon for embroidery and needlework I’ve found. Not only are the colors beautiful, but the ribbon is extremely durable. I can thread it through my machine and sew with it, use it in silk ribbon embroidery and even needlework. It is the best.
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Aug
24
Helen Gibb is offering US readers free shipping on orders over US$30 from HelenGibb.com through 5:00 p.m., August 30. This is your chance to stock up on SRE and ribboncraft supplies. Get the details from Helen’s site.…
Aug
20
Di Overton of designers’ block blog shared her discovery that Lorna Bateman of Vari-Galore Embroidery is selling gorgeous embroidery kits (and threads and notions) on Etsy. Lorna is based in the UK, and her international shipping rates are reasonable. The SRE kit shown here sells for US$54.95 and includes “the design screened onto dupion silk, muslin for backing, all silk ribbon materials, …
Aug
13
Here’s a great freebie from Di van Niekerk of Crafts Unlimited. Di says,
The Country Meadow series is always popular with embroiderers, and this month, I have a lovely gift for you to download for your collection. Print the design onto fabric and embroider it with ribbon or thread, make a lovely handbag or decoupage a memory box, use
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Jul
15
Carol Daisy shows us how to make this sweet silk-ribbon sunflower with a center of luscious French knots. See the tute.…
Jun
29
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses added her awesome stitchery to this luscious pansy CQ block that is circulating in a round robin. Her contributions included the large ribbon pansy and a cluster of silk-ribbon violas (upper left). See more on Lisa’s blog post.…
Jun
1
Needle artist Di van Niekerk has video tutorials on YouTube! WooHOO! Enjoy her technique for creating a silk-ribbon spider-web rose with a French knot center.
Many thanks to SharonB of Pin Tangle blog for pointing out this find.…
May
27
Here’s a new freebie from Di van Niekerk‘s Crafts Unlimited for you to print on paper and frame or print on fabric and embellish. Sweet! Get the design.…
May
25
Rocknrobin embellishes antique images with silk-ribbon embroidery and then mounts them in greeting cards. So sweet. See the Etsy shop.…