Kathy of The Unbroken Thread reveals the secret to making perfect bullion-knot flowers. See her blog post.
Easy pattern transfers
Mollie of Wild Olive has a clever tip for easily tracing embroidery designs onto fabric. Check it out.
Stitch accurately without marking
Annet of Fat-Quarter has a clever technique for stitching even half-buttonhole wheels without all that endless marking. See how she does it.
The sweetest tattoos
Creator Aimee Ray of Little Dear Tracks says her sweet little owl plushie, Moonflower, is ” tattooed with embroidery and beads.” Perfect! See more views at Aimee’s blog post.
Video how-to: LED sequins
Becky Stern is always coming up with something new in softcircuits and electronic embroidery. She has posted a video on her Sternlab blog showing us how to create and stitch tiny, almost-flat LED sequins. Imagine the applications for these wee … Read More...
New: “Dorky” patterns
Kim of A Dork with a Needle has opened a pattern shop! Get the details from her blog post.
Sign up for Manya’s daisy class
The incomparable Manya of Humming Needles blog will be teaching an online class beginning in September at Maureen’s Vintage Acquisitions! You could learn to stitch this bouquet of dimensional daisies–and more. Go to Manya’s blog post for more details and … Read More...
How to cut goldwork threads
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread walks us through the steps for cutting pricey goldwork threads accurately, with excellent tips along the way. See her post.
Achieving extreme texture
Marjolein of Threads and Patches shows us how she creates highly textured stitchworks by trapping objects between batting and fabric. This technique is going on my must-try list. Go to her post.
Inspiration: Karen Ruane
This is what happens when contemporary embroiderer Karen Ruane stitches over delicate lace. *happy sigh* See more gorgeous photos at Karen’s blog post.
Fix your French knots
What’s wrong with these French knots? They’re widely spaced, so the thread traveling across the back of the work shows through to the front. Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread discusses the problem and promises a couple of solutions in … Read More...
Inspiration: Facile Cecile
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive introduces us to the stitchery of French blogger Facile Cécile. Gorgeous! I’m adding this excellent discovery to my blog reader! See more at Mollie’s post.
Happy birthday to us from Urban Threads!
Check out this Facebook announcement about how Urban Threads is celebrating its birthday–with goodies for us!
… Read More...It doesn’t happen very often, but when it does, it’s BIG…
Yup, it’s Urban Threads STOREWIDE SALE birthday bash!
This May 28th, we’ve rocked
Stitch a crawly card
Marie of Make and Takes shares the how-to for a stitched greeting card that requires minimal supplies and skills but produces adorable results. Go to her blog post to learn how to make this beaded caterpillar card.
A sparkling pin-up
Charlotte Bailey of Hanging by a Thread created this piece, inspired by pin-up girl artwork on World War II military planes, entirely in or nue. That is, she couched rows of silver passing thread with a single strand of cotton … Read More...
Embroidery is political
Vegkat has created several hoops in rebuttal to Rush Limbaugh’s characterization of a Geogetown law student as a “slut” because of her testimony on Capitol Hill regarding contraception. Check them out at her blog.
Inspiration: Maya S-M
Maya S-M of India created this block for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012. She says,
… Read More...The use of orange is because of The Flame trees/Gulmohar’s which burst into bloom in April and the orange ice candy from Nandini which
Three ways to enhance your embroidery
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive shares some simple tips for kicking your embroidery up a notch. Check out her post.
Inspiration: Cathy K
What I think is going on in this block by Cathy K of Utah is embroidery with colored floss over black lace. I love the drama of this unique approach. And those yo-yo blooms up in the corner are so … Read More...
Eye-eye
Jaw. Dropping. Detail. This thread sketch by Mrs. Gibson (Mrs. Gibson’s Atelier) in linen and silk on cotton gets a standing ovation from me. Scroll back through her blog to see a bit of the work in progress.