Lyric Kinard of Lyric Art has a new workshop DVD on the market: Bead It Like You Mean It. She says,
… Read More...In this workshop I will teach you the basic techniques for embellishing fabric with beads including
+ sewing one
We forked. We talked. We rocked.
Saturday was BIG. CraftGossip held its first-ever Craft Bloggers Meet-up in my home town, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Four of us CG editors were on hand to share the fun: (pictured left to right) Stacie Hooder, jewelry making; … Read More...
New Blog: Roadkill Rescue
Chances are you are familiar with Beckie of Infarrantly Creative. To her friends, she’s known as the queen of roadkill rescue, turning another person’s junk into a sought after treasure. I have featured many of Beckie’s amazing repurposed projects… Read More...
Free stuff from Sew Daily
Sew Daily is offering a few free eBooks right now and seems to have quite a few free tutorials. I decided to go for the eBook on organizing sewing supplies.
Newsy: Modern Quilting & Sewing Survey at GenQ
Generation Q wants to hear from you! They’ve created a survey to find out some things about the modern quilter/sewist. Click HERE to read Melissa’s great article that includes a link to the Survey.
Editor’s note: I just took … Read More...
Winners of H&L’s annual competition
Hand and Lock has announced the winners of the 2011 Hand and Lock Prize for Embroidery. And as always, they are phenomenal. Go to the H&L post for links to galleries of photos of the winners.
Learn to make lace in New York
The 31st Annual Ithaca Lace Day and Conference will be October 7-10 in Ithaca, New York, USA. Workshops will include Traditional Milanese Lace, Armenian Knotted Lace, Traditional Binche Lace, Torchon with Fine Threads, and Introduction to Bobbin Lacemaking. Go to … Read More...
A story for stitchers
Susan Elliott of Plays with Needles recommends giving a listen to Susan Stamberg‘s story, At Maison Lesage: Beauty Embroidered by Hand, which aired on National Public Radio and is still available from the web site. Go to Susan’s post … Read More...
The most beautiful threadkeepers
Needleprint blog tips us off to the totally awesome handpainted threadkeepers of Lili-Rose of Albi, France. Perfect gifts for stitchers on your holiday list. Or for yourself! See more and get links from the Needleprint post.
Ed. note: Neither … Read More...
Meet Bari Ackerman
New on the We Love French Knots blog: Host Bari Ackerman interviews…herself! It’s what you want to know about the person behind the blog. Check out her blog post. (Scroll down to 9/10/11.)
See the Plimouth Jacket
Here’s a great heads-up from Tricia of Thistle Threads:
… Read More...The exhibit we have all been waiting for is finally open!…Cunning Needle – Four Centuries of Embroidery opened last Friday, Sept 2nd at Winterthur. The exhibition will be open
Quilters play Pay it Forward
The game Pay It Forward is making the rounds on blogs, now 25 Reasons is going to play. She explains,
… Read More...If you too are interested in giving a little back to the quilting community and/or receiving a little handmade present
The 9/11 Memorial Quilt
Take a moment to view the online Gallery to see blocks made by volunteers from 17 different countries, all to remember the victims of 9/11. At the tenth anniversary, we have not forgotten.
TV Dinner Day
Apparently today is National TV Dinner Day. Looks like I just figured out tonight’s plan for dinner. Find a great homage to the TV dinner HERE at Amy Atlas’s blog, Sweet Origins, including a roundup with links to … Read More...
New pattern from The Split Stitch
Sara of The Split Stitch has released her new Nursing School embroidery pattern with a rockin introductory price: 50% off! She says,
… Read More...They really apply to just about anyone in the healthcare industry. Doctors, nurses, hospital volunteers, paramedics, medical billing,
Stitchers retreat to Oz
Leanne Beasley of Leanne’s House previews the design that will be the focus of her class at the Urban Stitches retreat in Melbourne, Australia, September 17-18. See more at her blog post. Or learn about Urban Stitches.
Learn CQ with SharonB
SharonB of Pin Tangle is offering her Encrusted Crazy Quilting course online. Yes! Sharon says,
… Read More...Encrusted Crazy Quilting offers students the opportunity to learn how to piece, develop and heavily hand embellish a crazy quilt block with hand embroidery, beading
Call for Dream Rocket student work
In association with the Dream Rocket project, teachers are asked to engage their students in creating artwork to be displayed at the 2012 National Art Educators Association Conference in New York City March 1- 4, 2012. Promotional materials note,
… Read More...The
An outpouring of love for Christchurch
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,
Di will teach at BATB
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...