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Victoria Crowder Payne‘s Sinister Stitch Chronicles video series continues with “Episode 3: Dimensional Stitch.” She says,
… Read More...I talk about the multiple personalities of the French Knot and discuss working the Monkshood/Wolfsbane piece on opposite sides of the same fabric.
Xavec has posted a tutorial on Instructables for creating a gorgeous beaded wedding bouquet. She says,
… Read More...In this instructable, I will show you one method of making a beautiful bouquet for your wedding. This is a great project because not
Heather of Tatted Treasures shows us how to make a leather guard to protect the finger(s) during long hours of tatting. Awesome. See the tute. And be sure to bookmark this rockin new blog.
Annette of Thread Addict shows us how she machine-embroidered some gorgeous inchies. She says,
… Read More...I digitised some ‘inchies’ using Bernina V5 software and sewed them out onto soluble fabric covered with iridescent film. I wanted the inchies to have a
(1) Striped Woven Band Stitch from big B
(2) Chain Stitch from Hugs from Helen
(3) Feather stitch video from welovefrenchknots (scroll down)
(4) Stem stitch video from welovefrenchknots (scroll down)
(5) Padded satin stitch from Judy’s Journal
Ina of Let’s Learn Embroidery shows us how to create this rockin dimensional brain coral. See her post.
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has started a new series of posts “to help you use Japanese patterns to create exciting backgrounds for your needlepoint.” I’m going to enjoy this. If you think you might, too, go to her … Read More...
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World demos her method for tying off threads on the back of embroidery. Go to her blog post to see the video tute.
Squeee! Dana Beach of CraftyMinx created embroidered icons for her blog’s nav bar! (Sorry I couldn’t capture the whole screen for you–the blog design is most excellent.) If you’d like to make some, too, she’s sharing her secrets. See her … Read More...
Christine continues her quest to try 52 Crafts in 52 Weeks by trying her hand at weaving. She used a homemade cardboard loom and some yarn, string, and ribbon to create this beautiful piece. And she shows how she did … Read More...
Dale Anne Potter shows us step by step how to add machine-stitched line art to a collage. See her video tute.
Ohhhhhh, the cuteness! Creative Breathing shares the pattern and instructions for creating a perpetually happy appliqued and embroidered clock. Go to her tute.
Kim of DIY Dish did a segment on NBC/KSL’s Studio 5 about applique. See the video of the segment. Then download the PDF of free applique patterns used in the show. Go to the post.
Kim of DIY Dish did a segment on NBC/KSL’s Studio 5 about applique. See the video of the segment. Then download the PDF of free applique patterns used in the show. Go to the post.
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how to use a plunging lasso to pull goldwork threads to the back of the work. See her tute.
Hannah of iHannah blog demos how to turn a small embroidered work into a fabric Artist Trading Card. See her tute.
And many thanks to Diane Gilleland of Craftzine.com for sharing this find.
Cristy of Lots of Neat Stuff has an opinion about floss bobbins that’s easy to agree with:
… Read More...They sell these in either a hard plastic or a flimsy cardboard. I used both kinds for my own storage. The plastic ones
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World is sharing a video tutorial for embroidering on paper. Check it out.
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread shows us step-by-step how she stretched and finished this sampler. See her tute.
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, fall will be here before we know it. Get a jump on stitching for the season with a tutorial from Annet of Fat-Quarter: Learn to stitch a woven-trellis pumpkin. See the … Read More...