Inspired by Alisa Burke’s Sew Wild, Gina of Fan My Flame has been doodle stitching on her sewing machine. She says,
… Read More...I’ve been doodling flowers and leaves on fabric and paper. Cutting them out and putting them all together to
One way to machine-couch
Monika of My Sweet Prairie shows her technique for machine-couching this beautiful crochet-weight thread. Her bobbin-case tip is brilliant! See her post.
Inspiration: Bascom Hogue
Bascom Hogue‘s needle art never fails to amaze me. We’ve seen lots of Bascom’s intense hand embroidery. Here is an example of his take on free-motion machine embroidery. Wow. See more at his Corndogs for the Devil blog.
Look look Lookbook!
My feet are bare because my socks have been knocked off! Yours will be, too, when you see the new feature of Urban Threads: their online Lookbook. Here’s what the e-newsletter says about it:
… Read More...We’ve collected a variety
Hurry! Get the free pattern!
This lovable monster design is available free from Urban Threads, but you have to act fast. The offer is good only through Monday. It’s available in machine-embroidery, hand-embroidery, and digital stock art formats. Get the design.
Tutorial: From scraps to elegant ornaments
Improvise gorgeous, one-of-a-kind ornaments using fusible web, scrap fabrics, bits of yarn and other fibers, and lots of random, sparkly machine stitching. Vicki of Field Trips in Fiber came up with this idea and walks us through the construction step … Read More...
Inspiration: Linda Stokes
Linda Stokes created this sumptuous journal cover. She says,
… Read More...This came from an embroidery done a few years ago, using the circular attachment of my sewing machine. I was thinking of making it into a bag but journals are quicker
Embroidered leaves in wild array
I love Anja Rieger‘s brain. Bits of raw-edge applique combined with her machine-embroidery designs. The intentional, slightly off-register look comes across as both modern and organic. Brilliant. Go to her blog post for the link to her new Wild … Read More...
Inspiration: My Sweet Prairie
Layers of tiny embroidery with sewing thread. So awesome. See more photos of this work at Monika‘s My Sweet Prairie blog post.
Inspiration: Dog-Daisy Chains
Jackie of Dog-Daisy Chains departs from the usual abstract designs of her wool/velvet/embroidery brooches to create some wonderful seasonal works. See more at her blog post.
Embroider with your sewing machine
Maddie Kertay posted a tutorial on Sew, Mama, Sew! explaining the ins and outs of using your sewing machine’s built-in decorative stitches. And she winds up with a project that even a beginner can enjoy. Go to her post.
On sale: Cirque Alphabet
Check out this new offering from Urban Threads:
… Read More...You’ve been asking for a long time, and we’re delighted to be making our first foray into alphabet designs! The new Cirque Alphabet available in 3″, 2″, and 1″ heights for
Tutorial: Beginner thread sketching
If you’ve been wanting to try your hand at thread sketching, Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads has the perfect tutorial for you. She explains a basic thread-sketch project to get you started. See the tute.
Inspiration: TiLT’s Creations
I heart the sketchy machine embroideries by TiLT’s Creations. See more at her blog.
Tutorial: Bernina-stitched inchies
If you liked the machine-embroidered inchies by Annette of Thread Addict, you will love her new post. It walks you through the process of creating these little works on a Bernina with Artista V5 software. See the tute.
Bernina-stitched inchies
Annette of Thread Addict shows us how she machine-embroidered some gorgeous inchies. She says,
… Read More...I digitised some ‘inchies’ using Bernina V5 software and sewed them out onto soluble fabric covered with iridescent film. I wanted the inchies to have a
Video tutorial: Machine-stitched line art
Dale Anne Potter shows us step by step how to add machine-stitched line art to a collage. See her video tute.
Inspiration: Anja Rieger
Check out this awesome map created by Anja Rieger (Anja Rieger Design) for a contest at They Draw and Travel, a collection of illustrated maps by artists where “Each map is one-of-a-kind, highlighting off-the-beaten path sites and … Read More...
Tutorial: Tufted satin stitch
Kay Hickman has posted an article on Bernina Blog explaining how to turn a machine-embroidered satin stitch into fluffy tufted satin stitch. See her tute.
Inspiration: Knots in Thread
Jeanine of Knots in Thread describes the challenges of reproducing endangered butterflies in freestanding machine embroidery. Check out her post.