Joetta Maue gives us a little tour of the Textile Art Center‘s new headquarters. So cool! Joetta will be teaching her Autobiographical Embroidery class there in October. Go to her blog post to see more photos of the new … Read More...
Win exhibit space at TNNA
Kreinik Thread Blog shares this amazing announcement from The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA):
… Read More...As a needlework designer, have you debated about bringing your counted thread or embroidery designs to a trade show? You know how important it is to be
Tutorial: Rainbow button sampler
Rachel of Lines Across My Face shows us how to create this cute and colorful little framed stitchery. See her tute.
Inspiration: Lisa Jordan
Stones–felted, embroidered, and embellished with natural materials–become members of Lisa Jordan‘s Conversations with the Residents series. On her lil fish studios post, she says,
… Read More...Often when I’m out woods-wandering I’ll find little mementos left by the woods-dwellers. Some of
Stitch for Children’s Hospital
Jane of Chilly Hollow Needlepoint shares this announcement:
… Read More...Needle Bug in Montgomery, Alabama is participating in the September fund raiser for Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. Pick up an ornament kit for $25 to stitch for a child visiting the Children’s
Enter Pat’s birthday giveaway
Our beloved Pat Winter is celebrating her birthday with a mondo giveaway! She’s including one delicious stitchy item for each year of her age. Awesome. Go to her blog post to see the loot and enter the contest before September … Read More...
Learning while stitching for Jude
MarieE of colored thread launched her Stitch and Surface class by working with her students to create embroidered feathers for Jude Hill’s Magic Feather Project. Marie says,
… Read More...In creating these feathers we talked a lot about various forms of
Stitch Your Stash with Janet
You’re going to want to get in on the Stitch Your Stash contest over at Janet Perry‘s Nuts About Needlepoint. She says,
… Read More...You need to register to participate and everyone who does will get some kind of prize.
Why macrame died
Are you too young to remember the 1970s? If so, I’m so sorry. And I’m going to make it up to you right now by pointing you to Sister-Diane‘s post over on Craftypod. It’s a veritable survey of … Read More...
Is “liking” the same as spamming?
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog has a lot to say about bloggers who use Facebook as a vehicle for contests, votes, and giveaways. Among other things, she points out that using features such as the “Like” button in this way violates … Read More...
Filling with laid stitches
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread gives us a little tour of laid and couched stitches. Check out her post.
Make your own sparkling spider
Remember those gorgeous beaded spiders made by Kathy Shaw (Shawkl)? She’s sharing her secrets with us. You know your classic crazy quilt must have a pretty spider. Go to Kathy’s tute to find out how to make one… Read More...
Tutorial: Embroidered felt carrots
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shows us how to make felt carrot softies complete with feather-stitched fronds. A beautiful and safe addition to your wee one’s play kitchen. See her tute.
Tutorial: Paper embroidery transfer
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog shows us how to do a paper embroidery transfer. She says,
… Read More...This is a way to ‘transfer’ a pattern to cloth when all you have is regular printer paper or similar and no fancy transfer tools
Tutorial: String art painting
Another craft, popular in the 1970s, that is having a revivial is string art–winding fiber around a jig of nails or pins to create an image. Blair of wisecraft has come up with a completely brilliant application of this … Read More...
Inspiration: Sharon Boggon
Pure eye candy, just for the joy of it. My eyes can’t stop traveling the details of this sumptuous crazy-quilt embellishment. SharonB of Pin Tangle is my hero! See more at her blog post. And did you know you … Read More...
Make a doily dream catcher
Over on The Storque, guest-poster Jill of ILoveLune shows us how to create a dream catcher from a hoop and a vintage doily. See her tute.
Hair and jewels in miniature
Susan Elliott‘s portrait of Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly is now coiffed and bejeweled. To find out how Susan constructed the elegant wig, tiara, and necklace, check out her last couple of posts at Plays with Needles blog.
European Crossroads of Patchwork
Evy of Fantaisies Crazy shares exquisite photos of her favorite entries in Le Carrefour Européen du Patchwork de Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines exhibition. Make a cup of your favorite hot beverage and then check out her blog post. You’re going to want … Read More...
Make a cutwork butterfly
Abbyjane of While She Naps shows us how to create a felt cutwork butterfly using an Exacto knife. These are adorable as-is, and I can easily imagine embellishing them with lots of pretty stitching and beading. Pretty on a hair … Read More...