Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog tested an unconventional tool for transferring embroidery designs. See her blog post. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Tutorial: Slipped detached chain stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is slipped detached chain stitch. SharonB (Pin Tangle) says,
Slipped detached chain is often called tulip stitch and is one of those easy quick stitches that lends itself to variation.
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Technique: Painting with Bleach
Join Tresa Black aka the Stamping Goddess for another great video, this time she shows you how you can paint with bleach on your stamped cards, very cool!! Click here to watch and learn.
(image by Tresa Black)
-Heather
Tutorial : Paper Rose
Visit the Minor Stamping blog to learn how to make one of these stunning paper roses, click here for the tutorial.
(image by Minor Stamping)
-Heather
Tutorial: Embroidered CD holder
Urban Threads has posted a tutorial for making an embroidered CD holder to match your personality (or your car’s). The UT e-newsletter says,
… Read More...How about a slick little car visor CD case to stash a collection of your fave driving
How to damp stretch embroidery
Ruth O’Leary shows us how to damp stretch embroidery — an alternative to pressing a finished work that is guaranteed not to crush the stitching. See her post.
Tutorial: Appliqued and embroidered journal cover
Ellie of Bustle and Sew is sharing the pattern and tutorial for this gorgeous journal cover. I love how layers of wool-felt applique sink together when they’re embroidered. The intricate flowers in this design are just perfect for felt texture. … Read More...
Teach a young one to stitch
Anne of Bunny Tales proves that teaching a young one to do needlework is as rewarding for the teacher as for the student. In this photo, her granddaughter Alyssa, age 8, shows off her first project. Beautiful! You’ll enjoy … Read More...
Tutorial: Buttonhole wheel cup
This week’s TAST challenge is the buttonhole wheel cup — a lucky accidental invention by SharonB of Pin Tangle. (I’m sure she won’t take credit, though. As always, she says, “I am sure I just re-invented the stitch and … Read More...
Tutorial: Framing fiber art
Susan Brubaker Knapp of Blue Moon River shows us a different but effective way to frame fiber art by stitch-mounting it to a mat. I’ve got to try this! See the tute.
Project: Stamped Corner Bookmark
Click here to visit Splitcoast Stampers and let Beate Johns share her step by step tutorial and video on how to make this lovely corner book mark.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Stationery Set
Join Michelle Wooderson on her blog Mish Mash and she’ll show you how to make this really lovely stamped stationery set, click here for her instructions.
-Heather
Adding curved lines to needlepoint
Janet Perry shares a trick of the trade. She says she has conquered the problem of creating curved lines on square canvas “with two easy stitches which make lovely curved lines which stand up prettily from the canvas.” Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: CQ peacock
Pam of Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty & Me Designs shares a pattern and tutorial for creating this gorgeous peacock to embellish your crazy quilt. See the tute.
Make beads with Alma Stoller
Alma Stoller‘s online video workshop, Fabric Beads, Oddities and Thingamajigs, begins August 9 and runs for four weeks. For US$ 60.00 you’ll learn to create 25 different fabric-bead designs. Alma says,
… Read More...Simply watch as I demonstrate each and every
Tutorial: Finishing an art quilt
Pam of Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty & Me Designs shows us one good way to finish an art quilt. Get the details.
Tutorial: Eye Candy Beads
Alma Stoller shows us how to make her Eye Candy Beads by combining scraps of fabric and fibers and adding a bit of stitching and beading. Gorgeous. See the tute.
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Tutorial: Closed buttonhole stitch
Kim of big B continues her 100 Stitches lessons and lets us look over her shoulder. See her tute for closed buttonhole stitch.
Tutorial: Embroidered potholder
Get the pattern and tutorial for this sweet embroidered potholder from Maggie Makes.
Thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this great find.
Tutorial: Auryn Medallion
Kimara of Wee Folk Art is sharing the pattern and tutorial for making this wearable replica of the Auryn Medallion from The Never Ending Story. I’ll bet there’s a heroic young one in your life. He or she needs this … Read More...