Rachel of Lines Across My Face shares a tutorial for no-sew felt pompom mums. Go to the tute.
Semi-tutorial: Bean bags
Megan of The Crafty CPA shares her tree sketch and the link to the tutorial that inspired her four-seasons bean bags. She provides enough instructions for most stitchers to be able to create some on their own. Go to her … Read More...
Embroider with your sewing machine
Maddie Kertay posted a tutorial on Sew, Mama, Sew! explaining the ins and outs of using your sewing machine’s built-in decorative stitches. And she winds up with a project that even a beginner can enjoy. Go to her post.
Recent stitch tutorials
Learn some stitches from these tutes:
(1) Whip stitch from The Trouble with Crafting
(2) Colonial knot (video) from We Love French Knots (scroll down to 9/8/11)
Recent tatting tutorials
Check out several new gems from Tatted Treasures:
(1) Is Your Shuttle Poking You?
(2) Putting Picots in their Place
(3) Starting with Two Threads and Hiding Ends Under Picots
Tutorial: Loopy beads
Lyric Kinard shares a tutorial to augment her new DVD workshop, Bead It Like You Mean It. Use her simple technique to create stacked, looped bead fringe. Go to the tute.
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.
Create better applique
Sara of The Split Stitch is sharing some awesome applique tips. Check out her post.
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.
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
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
Tutorial: Swedish weaving
Collette of Serendipity Handmade shares the technique for creating this beautiful fingertip towel. Your mother probably remembers Swedish weaving on huck toweling. Collette’s design can work as well in the modern kitchen as in the cottage or vintage kitchen. See … Read More...
Smooth buttonhole borders
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread shares her tricks for working a smooth curve in buttonhole stitch. See her post.
Transferring a pattern to felt
Teach your little one to stitch
Laura Bray of katydiddys offers some tips for teaching your wee one to embroider. Pictured: Laura’s daughter with her first real thread-and-fabric project. Awesome awesome awesome! See more at Laura’s blog post.
Goldwork basics
Christa Evans of LilyStitch runs down some of the threads and stitches used in goldwork. Go to her post.
No-sew tapestry
You may have seen this tutorial (it was posted in October 2010), but it’s new to me! Michele of The Scrap Shoppe knocked off a Pottery Barn tapestry pillow for her home. The most interesting part to me: Her technique … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple fall garland
Elsie of A Beautiful Mess shows us how to create a simple, beautiful fall garland from bits of felt and yarn. See her tute.
And many thanks to Shell of Bits and Bobs for pointing out this find.