There’s a new exhibit at the Bullseye Glass Gallery in Portland called Invisible Cities, based on author Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities and it looks wonderful. The work is so thought provoking. There are 4 artists in this show, Jeffrey … Read More...
A LilyPad how-to
quasiben has posted “A Full Demonstration of All LilyPad Components” over on Instructables.com. The LilyPad soft-circuit platform has allowed for the boom in electronic embroidery because it uses conductive threads that don’t require soldering. Get lots of good info … Read More...
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Series roundup: Spring in Italy
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread has created a roundup of her posts on the Spring in Italy sampler, where she tested various threads on the same motif (taken from Italian pottery designs). The sampler became not just a lovely work … Read More...
More Micro Mosaic News
I absolutely love this man’s incredible work. It’s Saad Romany Mikhaiel of Micro Mosaic in Egypt and there’s a great story written about him on the Voice of America web site. And check out the slide show that shows a … Read More...
Paints from Fruits, Veggies and Spices
Life With Little Ones has a great post to show you all about Glob…natural paints made from fruits, veggies and spices! This is right up my alley, and hopefully this post can inspire a more natural paint environment for kids.
New Online Creative Magazine – Spool
Monthly free sewing patterns from Your Style Rocks
Your Style Rocks, a new sewing web-community, is offering a free sewing pattern each month. Even better, it’s one that’s been designed and voted on by their readers. How cool is that?? Here’s what they say:
Here at Your … Read More...
American Crafts Goes Digital
American Crafts have taken some of their best-selling paper products and converted them to digital designs! The kits, ranging in price from$3.49 to $4.99 are available at Daisy Trail, an online digital retailer. Click here to go to store.
New show by Susan Lenz: Last Words
Fiber artist Susan Lenz has an awesome new solo show. The promotional materials say,
… Read More...LAST WORDS features Susan’s Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series, her “Angels in Mourning” series, and a collection of epitaphs free-motion embroidered on sheer chiffon banners.
Hanging with Martha in NYC
Well, at least I’ll be hanging at the Martha Stewart Omnimedia rooftop bloggers’ party on Thursday evening from 6 to 8. I’ll be tweeting away (slowly, as texting is not my strongest attribute and my phone is one of those … Read More...
Video: October Afternoon at CHA
Join Amy Coon as she gets a tour of the October Afternoon Booth with Charity Hassel. Click here to go to video
Print and stitch!
Robin Kingsley of Bird Brain Designs says a product called Transfer-Eze eliminates the tedium of transferring embroidery designs. You can go from computer graphic to ready-to-stitch design in a couple of quick steps. Get the details from her blog post… Read More...
The fall festival is open!
The fall Counted Wishes Cross Stitch Festival is now open and will be online through August 7. The site says,
The Counted Wishes Festival is a unique Needle Arts online show featuring a wide variety of artwork from many independent… Read More...
Gorilla Glass…Ultra Strong Glass by Corning
Back in 1962 corning came up with a super strong glass. Stronger than pyrex but marketing it was a bit of a problem. Back when it was develoed Corning was looking for a glass that would be as strong as … Read More...
Free August calendar from JMD Designs
Janet Davies has posted a free desktop calendar for August that features her lovely needlework. Get the download from JMD Designs.
Invitation from the Smooshers
The Polymer Clay Smooshers are having a ball, and you’re invited!
They have posted an invitation to all of their fans to participate in the 2nd annual Masquerade Clay Ball. If you enjoy making masks, whether small or large, click … Read More...
Make your day with Leah Day
One of my favorite contemporary quilters, Leah Day, was interviewed by Alice Helms for The Alliance of American Quilts’ Save Our Stories project. Go here to read the lengthy interview, it’s worth every minute you spend getting to … Read More...
90 cent patterns at the Squiggly Twigs birthday sale – EXTENDED!
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs has extended the sale on the downloadable patterns from her shop. The 90-cent patterns will be available through Sunday, August 1, 2010. That’s tomorrow, so go there now and get your discounted patterns! Go to … Read More...
Get your free calendar from SharonB
This beautiful desktop calendar for August, featuring the embroidery of SharonB, is a free download from Pin Tangle blog. Go get it.