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Inspiration: lucky jackson

October 20, 2010 by Denise Felton

lucky jackson almost killed me with her brain. This is so brilliant, my mouth is still hanging open. An appliqued typewriter with button keys. Of course! See lucky’s flickr photostream.

And many thanks to Sew Lovely Embroidery for pointing … Read More...

Marionettes from Neta

October 19, 2010 by Denise Felton

Neta Amir of Doll Stories, known for her amazing sock dolls, is now creating marionettes! She needed a project to use up fabric scraps, and these kind-of-scary sweeties are what emerged. I wish my brain worked like that! Take … Read More...

Tutorial: Controlling multicolor threads

October 19, 2010 by Denise Felton

Jeanne of Just String blog offers us “an easy way to control color with multi-color threads.” See her post.

Inspiration: Historical embroidery

October 19, 2010 by Denise Felton

Racaire of Racaire’s Embroidery & Needlework has been featuring needlework captured in paintings held by museums in her native Austria. A recent post features a portrait of a 16th-century woman wearing a hat with amazing pearl embroidery and an almost-contemporary … Read More...

Tutorial: Buttonholed double chain stitch

October 19, 2010 by Denise Felton

This week’s TAST challenge is buttonholed double chain stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.

Free charts: Cross-stitch

October 17, 2010 by Denise Felton

(1) Cartonnette brodée from Cachounette
(2) Babouchka ou matriochka from bdcouture
(3) Les Maracas from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(4) Famille Pingouins from Le blog de Mamou
(5) It’s a Boy Rattle by Connie G. Barwick of … Read More...

Free patterns: Hand-embroidery

October 16, 2010 by Denise Felton

Embroidery is a centuries-old art form that can be enjoyed by anyone. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced embroiderer, there are handpicked embroidery designs to try out.

We found these new designs by searching for “embroidery designs for beginners” … Read More...

Free charts: Cross-stitch

October 16, 2010 by Denise Felton

(1) Aujourd’hui, c’est l’automne from Les chroniques de Frimousse
(2) The weary needle book from At the Honeysuckle Tree
(3) Maple Leaf Silhouette by Connie G. Barwick of About.com
(4) Octobre Rose from Le coin broderie de Marilyn S
(5) … Read More...

Tutorial: Design a needlepoint jack-o-lantern

October 15, 2010 by Denise Felton

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shows us how to design our own custom jack-o-lantern needlepoint canvases. Fun! See the tute.

Tutorial: Hooked embroidery

October 15, 2010 by Denise Felton

Remember the lovely hooked embroidery Zeshuregi shared with us? She has posted a tutorial so we can understand the technique and, perhaps, attempt it ourselves. This style of embroidery seems like a cross between stitching and crochet. I have … Read More...

New stitch tutorials

October 15, 2010 by Denise Felton

(1) Herringbone from bigB
(2) Threaded herringbone from bigB
(3) Loop stitch from Sarah Whittle
(4) Ladder stitch from Sarah Whittle
(5) Chained feather stitch from bigB
(6) Shell chain stitch from Pin Tangle
(7) Pearl stitch from The Unbroken … Read More...

Tutorial and freebie: Blackwork

October 15, 2010 by Denise Felton

Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog walks us through the development of a blackwork design. See the tute. Download a freebie.

Inspiration: Antique ribbonwork

October 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Susan Elliott is applying her awesome photography skills to capturing examples of antique ribbonwork from her collection. She’s posting a new set of images each Monday, so you’d be wise to add her Plays with Needles blog to your reader. … Read More...

Make an ornament, have fun, help Nicole

October 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Meaghan of ohmeaghan blog reminds us of a swiftly approaching deadline. She says,

We’re issuing a call for one-of-a-kind holiday ornaments created by artists, crafters and creative people across the land to benefit The Fiercegrrl Fund!…The task: design an

… Read More...

Tutorial: Beaded fringe

October 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Lyric of Lyric Art shows us how to add gorgeous beaded fringe to crazy quilting or other textile projects. See the tute.

Inspiration: Asako Ishizaki

October 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

The Textile Arts Center blog gives us a glimpse of the utterly amazing textile art of Asako Ishizaki. See lots more photos at the blog post.

Stitch a spot sampler with Mary Corbet

October 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Mary Corbet and her students are stitching a spot sampler, and Mary is sharing all the steps on her Needle ‘n’ Thread blog. The series of posts has just begun, so you can easily join in. See the first post … Read More...

Brilliant: Ribbon-sample charms

October 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Carmi of Carmi’s Art/Life World created fabric charms by stitching, beading, and embellishing sumptuous ribbon samples. Then she put them all together into a necklace so luxuriant it’s almost edible. Read about it on Carmi’s blog post.

Tutorial: Coral stitch

October 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik created the bumpy lines of cloud banks in this art quilt with coral stitch. She kindly shows us how. See the tute.

Free charts: Cross-stitch bookmarks

October 13, 2010 by Denise Felton

(1) Lire et Aimer from le blog pastel49
(3) Marque-pages Fleurs from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(4) Marque page Téléthon from le blog pastel49
(5) Scalloped Bookmark from Kincavel Krosses
(6) Rainbow Bookmark from Kincavel Krosses
(7) … Read More...

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