SharonB of Pin Tangle has opened registration for her first couple of online classes for next year: Encrusted Crazy Quilting (starting February 13) and Sumptuous Surface Embroidery (starting March 7). Sharon is known for presenting interesting, thorough instruction in a … Read More...
Support textile artists through TAFA
Rachel Biel, founder of the Textile and Fiber Arts List (TAFA) writes so beautifully about TAFA’s mission and evolution. I wish I could share her entire e-newsletter with you, including links to TAFA’s kindred sites. In this limited space, … Read More...
Make a felt Santa ornament
Make a cute plump Santa — or a whole collection of them — to use as gift tie-ons or tree ornaments. Jenni of The Vintage Umbrella shares the pattern and shows us how. See her tutorial.
Inspiration: Mother Eagle
I am enthralled by the needlework of Katie of Mother Eagle. Exquisite! Her site profile says,
… Read More...I design and create my own patterns by hand, and my embroideries are painstakingly stitched in miniature, taking many, many hours of meticulous work.
Inspiration: Richard Saja
Richard Saja‘s irreverent altered toiles never fail to make me squeal with delight. This work is called Behold: ELECTRICITY! Go to his blog post to see more and larger views.
Inspiration: Shirlee Fassell
Shirlee Fassell of Needle and Hook is inventing her own version of a wall hanging inspired by a Level 7 project at Ecole Lesage. (Shirlee’s skipping right to the good stuff!) Go to her blog post to feast your eyes… Read More...
A tree straight from the book
I adore the Pocketful of Posies tree that Salley Mavor has put together for the Concord Museum. While I may not be able to create tiny fiber-sculpture ornaments like Salley, I definitely can adapt her spool garland–a perfect tree embellishment … Read More...
Deri’s Gone with the Wind
Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler as DeriDolls! *nearly fainting from the cuteness* You must see the perfection of Deri‘s interpretation of Rhett’s cravat. Go to her post.
Inspiration: ‘Barely Hooked’
Bird Brain Designs reviews and shares images from Barely Hooked group show at Rae Harrell‘s gallery. I totally love the application of a traditional domestic art to unconventional and provocative subject matter. Well done! Before you click over, be … Read More...
Inspiration: Nicky Perryman
Nicky Perryman shows lots of photos and a bit of her process in creating some gorgeous, poppy-themed, free-motion machine embroideries. Check out her blog post.
Free pattern: Christmas pickle
Squee! I don’t know what culture this comes from; but if you’ve ever been to Atkins, Arkansas (The Pickle Capital of the World), then you know that every Christmas tree is supposed to have a pickle ornament hidden somewhere. Abby … Read More...
‘Inspirations’ has gone digital!
Here’s exciting news from Country Bumpkin, publishers of the fabulous Aussie needlework magazine, Inspirations. The CB e-newsletter announces,
… Read More...Inspirations is now digital!
Over the last couple of years, we have received many requests to have a digital version of
Free ebook: Woven bags
Check out this new free ebook from Interweave: Learn How to Make Woven Bags with 4 Woven Bag Projects. The site says,
… Read More...Handmade bags and totes require only a small amount of fabric, are easy to weave, require minimal
Underwear as art
Heather of In Love With Threads has documented the evolution of corsets with a charming series of original stitcheries. To help you understand the scale of this work of applique and embroidery, the finished piece is about 3″ x 5″! … Read More...
New kits make great holiday gifts
Orna Willis of Adorn tells us of a new series of products with lots of holiday potential. She says,
… Read More...We are all starting to have nightmares about holiday shopping. I know that when I find a great gift idea, one
Tutorial: Teacher’s coffee cozy
Bethany of Finding Pins and Needles adapts a tutorial by Crafty Staci to make a coffee cozy that’s a perfect teacher-appreciation gift. Follow her instructions to make some for the teachers in your life. See Bethany’s post.
Textile eye candy alert
Chris Gray of Textile Butterfly took advantage of a midterm break in classes to make a road trip. Along the way, she captured images of gorgeous ethnic textiles–dozens of them. Go to her blog post to see all the lovely … Read More...
Sweet as honeysuckle
These honeysuckle blossoms, created by Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss, are so delicate and perfect they make me stroke my computer screen. Go to her blog post to see a larger view and to see the honeysuckle vine in context … Read More...
Follow the redwork progress
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has embarked on a new many-staged project that she’s sharing with us in a series of posts. If you want to track her progress on the Hungarian Redwork Runner from beginning to end, she’s … Read More...
Free pattern: Phoenix
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shares a bit of the backstory of this gorgeous phoenix embroidery, explains the process by which she developed it, and to top it off, she shares the design with us! So generous! Go to her … Read More...