Tricia of The Embroiderer’s Story shares this morsel about The Royal School of Needlework’s embroidery on the royal wedding gown:
… Read More...One of the funny things is that the team working on the lace was told that it was for a
Advice at the tip of your nose
Caroline of An Snag Breac Beo says of her series of Advice Hankies, “I’ve been working on these hankies over the last while. I gathered advice from friends and family – advice they would follow or like to follow themselves … Read More...
Tutorial: Turkey work
Learn the fluffy, furry embroidery stitch known as turkey work from Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog. See her tute.
Stitch up a birthday cake
Creative Breathing shares the pattern and instructions for these adorable embroidered birthday cake softies. See her post.
Tutorial: Fill stitches
Don’t miss Mollie Johanson‘s latest Embroidery Basics tutorial about fill stitches. See the tute on her Wild Olive blog.
Inspiration: Karen Barbe
How to thread a beading needle
Jane of The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure has some excellent tips about beading needles and how to thread them. See her post.
Inspiration: Ladysnail
What can you do with fabric yo-yos? Deb of The Imagination of Ladysnail sees them as manes for her little lion brooches. Awesome! I think I may even spy a few pirate lions in the crowd. Visit Deb’s blog.
Tutorial: Cross-stitch on waste canvas
Zoe of The Making Spot shows us step-by-step how to add cross-stitch to any project using waste canvas. See the tute.
Up close with Shirlee Fassell
Work continues on Shirlee Fassell‘s Crazy Art Quilt. The photo shown here is just one of the lovely images captured by Susan Elliott when she and Shirlee attended a CQ retreat recently. You’ll want to see every gorgeous close-up. … Read More...
How to stitch on the fly
Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting gives us a look at her process for creating this semi-improvisational sampler for a Hoopla swap. She includes a list of the stitches she used for each element. See her blog post.
Needleprint profiles Ruth O’Leary
I love it when two of my favorite blogs come together in mutual admiration and support, as in the marvelous profile of our beloved Ruth O’Leary on Needleprint blog. Enjoy Needleprint’s coverage of Ruth’s St. Cuthbert’s Banner project — and … Read More...
Mimi lights the way
There is just no end to the creativity expressed by Mimi Kirchner through her Tiny Worlds series. (I simply cannot call these precious artworks pincushions.) She’s posted many beautiful new designs on her blog. I’m especially in love with … Read More...
Get “Things We Love” blocks
If you missed some of the embroidered and appliqued quilt blocks in the Things We Love series from Among the Gum Trees, you’ve got another chance to download them. Jenny of Elephantz has listed links to each block released … Read More...
Thinly veiled truth
I can’t believe I haven’t yet mentioned Susan Lenz‘s latest embroidered installation, I do/I don’t. I was awed by her sheer banners embroidered with text in earlier installation work. The progression to similar treatment of bridal veils is logical … Read More...
Make a matryoshka tooth fairy
Arlyna of Dragon & Phoenix blog designed this adorable matryoshka tooth-fairy pillow, and she’s sharing her pattern with us! Enjoy her blog. Or go directly to the PDF file.
Many thanks to sweet tidings blog for pointing out … Read More...
Easy butterfly seam treatment
Vivienne of Anlabyhouse blog shows us the simple steps to creating a charming butterfly seam treatment. See her post.
And many thanks to KERRYKATIECAKES for pointing out this find.
Susan captures SharonB
Susan Elliott gets everything! In April, she attended CQ Adventure, a crazy-quilters’ retreat that attracted illustrious teachers from around the globe to Glastonbury, CT, USA. Among these luminaries: our beloved Sharon Boggon (SharonB of Pin Tangle), who … Read More...
Run your fill
If you check the Fill Stitch category in your favorite stitch dictionary, running stitch probably isn’t included. But it becomes the perfect fill stitch to show movement and add shading in Caine‘s interpretation of Covus tristis‘ tentacle design. … Read More...
Make a tiny beaded tulip
There is so much gorgeousness to enjoy in Lynn‘s Beading Heart Art post about her March Bead Journal Project. And tucked quietly in the middle of the post is a brilliant tip for making easy, tiny beaded tulips. See … Read More...