Jon of Tat-a-Renda is having an excellent giveaway for her registered blog readers: two winners will receive one of the tatting stashes shown above. Go to her blog post to enter before September 20.
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
Sparkling spiders
Oh,my! Even if you’re not a fan of spiders, you must see the array of jeweled versions that Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) has created! Go to her blog post.
More on working with flat silk
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has posted a follow-up to Anne Gomes’ guest post about working with flat silk thread. Check out her excellent tips.
Stitch bombing in Philadelphia
I think most of us who hang out on the web are familiar with yarn bombing by now–a spontaneous community art form in which objects such as fences, trees, and sculptures are enrobed in knitted or crocheted covers. MarieE of … Read More...
How To Smock on gingham
Stephanie Hung of The Crafts Dept. (MarthaStewart.com) suggests smocking on gingham for beginners. She says,
… Read More...The squares in the gingham pattern act as sewing guides so you can make perfectly spaced stitches. As the thread makes knots in the front,
Colonial embroidery exhibit in Boston
Tricia of The Embroiderer’s Story gives us the heads-up about a don’t-miss-it embroidery exhibit. She says,
… Read More...Today the last of the three exhibits on Colonial Boston Embroideries at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston opened. The third installment is focused
Create better applique
Sara of The Split Stitch is sharing some awesome applique tips. Check out her post.
Share your experience
Heather of Tatted Treasures needs your help. She’s been building a comprehensive series of tutorials for beginning tatters. In a recent post, she said,
… Read More...Here’s a question for experienced tatters: What does a beginning tatter need to learn to be
Owls are soooooo back
Owls were one of the home dec icons of the 1970s. They’re so popular again right now, I feel like I’m having flashbacks. Luckily, some of them are adorable. This new pattern from Carina Envoldsen-Harris, Owl Be Your Friend,… Read More...
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.
Tutorial: iPod case
Helen of Curlybirds guest-posts a tutorial on whip up for creating an appliqued felt case for your iPod or other electronic device. See the tute.
Free pattern: Tatted dragonfly
Jane Eborall is sharing her pattern for this tatted and beaded dragonfly. Go to her blog post for the link to the tute.
Weekly giveaway winners
Holy mackeroly! In all the excitement of last weekend’s Blogger Meet-up, I totally forgot to post the weekly giveaway winners or mail the previous week’s winners. (See, aging isn’t pretty.) I mailed the previous winners today. In case you can’t … Read More...
Tutorial: Weave a God’s Eye
South Carolina-based artist Jay Mohler has posted a tutorial on The Storque for weaving complicated Ojos de Dios (God’s Eyes). He says,
… Read More...These instructions are not intended to teach you how to construct one particular ojo, but rather to demonstrate
Daniel Johnston designs are back!
Jenny Hart and Sublime Stitching have just re-released Daniel Johnston‘s embroidery patterns. Yea! Go to the order page.
Ed. note: Jenny Hart neither requested nor compensated this post. I just looooooove these patterns!
Conquering flat silk thread
Anne Gomes guest-posts on Needle ‘n’ Thread about stitching with that persnickety flat silk thread. You’ll love all her tips. Go to the post.
Win PUSH
You could win a copy of PUSH Stitchery, the new book curated by Jamie Chalmers (MrXStitch) and featuring the work of 30 cutting-edge needle artists. The publisher, Lark Crafts, is giving one away! Hurry! Go to Lark’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Mum hair clip
Mollie of Wild Olive shares the design and instructions for making her sweet fall-mum hair clip. See the tute.
Lyric’s new beady workshop
Lyric Kinard of Lyric Art has a new workshop DVD on the market: Bead It Like You Mean It. She says,
… Read More...In this workshop I will teach you the basic techniques for embellishing fabric with beads including
+ sewing one