Sarah Whittle shows us the ins and outs of couching, and she demonstrates a variety of couching options. See the tute.
Tutorial: Chained cross-stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is chained cross-stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.
Tutorial: Couching
Kim of big B continues her quest to learn 100 stitches. This week, she’s tackling couching, and we’re invited to learn along with her. See the tute.
Tutorial: Chevron stitch
Sarah Whittle teaches us chevron stitch. As she demonstrates here, a couple of rows in harmonizing colors plus rows of French knot accents make for a charming border. See the tute.
Tutorial: T-stitch
This week, Laura Wasilowski‘s Thread-u-cation Thursday tutorial is t-stitch. She says, “Simple to do and perfect for indicating veins on leaves, I’ve used it on this pineapple top. (Looks a little like a bad hair day on a Muppet.)” … Read More...
Tutorial: Personalized hair clippie
Amanda of Patricia Rae Designs has posted a tutorial for sweet hair clippies that you can customize with your child’s name. (Or, if you’re nervous about making her name available to passing strangers, you could substitute a favorite phrase or … Read More...
Tutorial: Vandyke stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is Vandyke stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.
Tutorial: Crazy-quilted beads
Pat Winter (Pat Winter Gatherings) shows us how to cover barrel beads with teeny crazy quilts. The beads then can be used as pendants, bases for tassels, or let your imagination guide you! See the tute.
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Tutorial: Closed feather stitch
Sarah Whittle demos closed feather stitch. See the tute.
Freebie: Online Stamping Magazine
(image by Stampavie)
Click here to download the latest issue of Stampavie Creations, the FREE online stamping magazine. It’s got lots of lovely stamped cards, projects and techniques.
-Heather
Project: Washer Necklace
How much fun are these necklaces!? Can you believe they are made from hardware store washers? Find out how to add some patterned paper and stamped words to a metal washer and make one for yourself. Click here to visit … Read More...
Stitch a greeting card
Lauren Davis (Crooked Sister) has posted her first tutorial, and it’s a winner. She shows us how to embroider a greeting card — a craft so dear to my heart! See the tute.
Tutorial: Chain stitch
Sarah Whittle demos chain stitch, a versatile basic that belongs in every embroiderer’s repertoire. See the tute.
Tutorial: Stamp a Doily
(image by Btesy Veldman)
Visit the Paper, Scissors and Superheros blog and learn how to stamp out your own doily shapes using circles and scalloped stamps.
-Heather
Tutorial: Perfect satin stitch
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog offers tips and tricks for perfect satin stitch. See the tute.
Tutorial: Finishing a textile wall panel
Ruth O’Leary steps us through an elegant finish to embroidered wall panels, including attaching sleeves to facilitate hanging. That’s a mean-looking curved needle, but she says it’s perfect for the job. See the tute.
Tutorial: Siennese stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is Siennese stitch. See the tutorial on SharonB’s Pin Tangle blog.
Tutorial: Paper Flowers
Visit Jen’s Jewel Box blog and let Jen Rubio show you how to make these pretty paper flowers using punched or die cut scalloped circle. Click here for her step by step tutorial.
-Heather
Tutorial: Crown stitch
Tutorial: Interlaced band stitch
Kim of big B continues sharing tutorials that demo her progress in mastering 100 stitches. This gorgeous example is interlaced band stitch. See the tute.