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Stitchers around the world contributed to Hearts for Christchurch, an effort to express loving and healing thoughts for those affected by last year’s devastating earthquake in New Zealand. Organizer Evie Harris posted,
… Read More...Two heart shapes sewn together, stuffed or not,
Here’s an awesome book I’d love to get my hands on: The Best of Kooler Design Studio
from Leisure Arts Publications. Amazon.com says,
… Read More...In 1985 Kooler Design Studio set up shop in the Diablo Valley of California. Over the years,
Di van Niekerk of South Africa will be teaching a workshop at Beating Around the Bush, the international needlework convention held each year in Adelaide, Australia. Di’s workshop, Romantic Roses, will focus on creating her Rose Gaujard (left) and … Read More...
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has released a new trio of hand-embroidery designs in the style of medieval woodcuts. Charming. Janet says it uses only two basic stitches, so it’s a great project for beginners. See all of the … Read More...
Lisa Leggett of A Cuppa Tea with Me created this stitchery for a Phat Quarter embroidery swap. I think everything about it is perfect, from the theme (her swap partner loves sushi), to the pun, to the stitching, to the … Read More...
Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting has started a series of tutorials for simple, stash-busting Christmas ornaments. First up is this sweet felt gingerbread girl. Great for a gift, as a gift tie-on, or for your own tree. See the … Read More...
Annet of Fat-Quarter is taking SharonB’s Sumptuous Surfaces online class. The further she progresses, the more adventurous she becomes. For example, she has taken several rockin approaches to incorporating beads. Check out her blog post.
If you use a different size mesh than a needlepoint chart recommends, how big a piece of canvas do you need? Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint steps you painlessly through the calculations. See her blog post.
The work of Alyssa Thomas of Penguin and Fish gives me joy. So I got a lot of pleasure from reading Bari Ackerman’s interview of Alyssa on We Love French Knots. Look at that squirrel. Now, whether or not … Read More...
Meet fiber artist Clarrice Collien through the words and photos of her friend grrl + dog. Grrl says,
… Read More...Institutionalized at age 10 after polio went to her brain, she didn’t learn to speak till she was 27, and these
When I gave you the heads-up about Victoria Crowder Payne‘s appearance on C&T Publishing’s Wednesday Night Live webcast, I fully intended to be there to enjoy the party. I ended up having to work. Luckily, each of these … Read More...
Our beloved Jon Yusoff, who lives in Malaysia, explains the names she gave to the tatted snowflakes in her book Elegant Tatting Gems. The names are almost as lovely as the designs. See Jon’s Tat-a-Renda blog post.
Chloe Patricia of Ma Mercerie shares her technique for creating gorgeous Asian-type silk-embroidered thimbles. Her blog post lists each tute in the series.
Embroidery adventuress Arlee Barr is offering an online course, Frankenstitch. She says,
… Read More...There’s more to life than running stitch and lazy daisies–boot up your embroidery with lumps, bumps and nodules, learn how to straddle a valley, use variations of buttonhole
(1) Buttonhole stitch from Hugs from Helen
(2) French knot from DMC Thread’s Blog
(3) Sheaf Filling Stitch from big B
(4) Splitting thread from Stitching Always
(5) Herringbone stitch from Hugs from Helen
(6) Chevron stitch from Hugs from … Read More...
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More...
In case you can’t easily see the details in the image above, this week’s giveaway winners are
Check out the awesome giveaway over on Janet Perry‘s Nuts About Needlepoint. She says,
… Read More...I have a big bag of perle cotton in full skeins to give away. There are 32 skeins of #5 in many different colors
Kim of a dork with a needle gives us a close-up look at some uses of buttonhole stitch in crewelwork. A slight variation in thread weight or length or width of stitch produces dramatically different textures. See her beautiful, photo-filled … Read More...
