Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread is offering an online class, The Nesting Place, in which students will stitch a beautiful needlebook designed by Bobbi Chase. Get all the details from Mary’s post.
Tutorial: Fast and easy lettering transfers
Megan of In Words and Pictures shares a method for quickly transferring words for embroidery. See her tute.
Free hand-embroidery pattern
Royce of Royce’s Hub is sharing this sweet floral hand-embroidery pattern. Go to his her blog post to get the image.
Susan Lenz’s Last Words
What fun! See Susan Lenz‘s solo show, Last Words, through her own words and photos. Go to her post.
Giveaway: Needlepoint bracelet
Moonsilk Stitches is giving away a needlepoint bracelet she stitched for a guild project. So pretty. Comment on her post to enter the draw. She doesn’t mention a contest deadline, so enter right away.
A fly on her nose
Here’s what Karamba! says about her inspiration for this amazing art doll:
… Read More...In my neighborhood “armies” of old ladies crossing scenery everyday. Unique babuska design, kaleidoscope of shopping bags. Here’s my version: Old, calm lady. She has nice oldschool look,
How to stitch hair
Corinne of So September shows us some of the many ways she stitches characters’ hair. You’ll want to bookmark these tips! Go to her post.
Brooching the subject
So many pretty new brooches by Cathy Cullis in her signature, improvisational, machine-embroidery style. Go to her blog post to find out how to make them your own.
Ed. note: No, no, no. She didn’t ask me. She didn’t … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawn-thread hem
Carolyn of Caro-Rose-Creations shares her technique for creating a beautiful drawn-thread hem on linen. See her tute.
Take a class from Vetty
Yvette Stanton will be teaching this Elizabethan Strawberry Roundel at Beating Around the Bush in April. If you live near or can travel to Adelaide, South Australia, for this event, don’t pass up this chance to take a live class … Read More...
Farewell to old stitchy friends
Last year, Susan Elliott of Plays with Needles introduced us to Hari-Kuyo, the Japanese Festival of Broken Needles, which is celebrated February 8. This year, she adds to her observations. She says,
… Read More...The sewers and kimono makers of Japan will
Stitch a little mystery
A new Mini Mystery Monday design is taking shape over at Laura‘s Two-Handed Stitcher blog. See the chart and instructions for the first layer.
Tutorial: The easiest heart
Mollie of Wild Olive shows us how to make a heart with just two stitches! Check out her tute.
Double tutorial: Slip embroidery and a needlebook
Jules of Adventures in Thread has a twofer tutorial for us. First she shows us how to use a slip to create raised embroidery. Then she applies this technique to making a needlebook with a sweet topiary pincushion on the … Read More...
A Huichol pony in embroidery
Inspired by colorful, intricate Huichol beadwork, Michelle of A Can of Crafty Curiosities created this pony image entirely of French knots. Beautiful! See more views at her blog post.
Kisses from Penny
Penny of Tanglewood Threads says of this piece,
Made years ago
I thought of this piece
as a wave of emotion
but today I think of it as kisses on the wind.
More on rickrack lace
Recently, I shared an example of vintage lace made from rickrack from Gerry of Older Rose. Now Gerry has located more information about this technique that was so popular at the turn of the 20th Century. See Gerry’s post.
A softie in costume
Nat of The Smallest Forest created and stitched this adorable little softie for her goddaughter, Lotti. The doll itself is too sweet for words. But teamed with a teeny teddy and a removable bunny costume, it makes me wriggle with … Read More...
Inspiration: Lucky Jackson
Eeep! A Lucky Jackson hoop with working tent flaps. So awesome. Go to Lucky’s post to see it in action.
Stitch a bolster for your dollhouse
Oh, my! Tiny little needlepoint bolsters with bitty teeny tassels. Perfection! The kits are available from Janet Granger‘s site. Her blog says,
… Read More...The bolster kit is for twelfth scale doll’s houses (i.e adult collectors’ scale), and is to be