Ruth O’Leary gives us lots of explanation and plenty of excellent photos to help us understand the goldwork couching technique she’s using for her “spirograph” wall-hanging project. You can get this, I promise! See Ruth’s tutorial.
Tutorial: Fancy hem stitch
This week’s TAST challenge on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog is fancy hem stitch. When you see how it’s done, you’ll be itching to try it. See the tute.
Tutorial: Knotted broken chain stitch
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas uses knotted broken chain stitch for a beautiful fill. Let her show you how.
Robin teaches how to blend bead colors
Robin Atkins of Beadlust acknowledges that, when it comes to beads, “there are only so many colors and those you have can’t be mixed like paint.” So she’s sharing a masterful technique for blending beads to achieve new color gradations. … Read More...
Tutorial: The proper way to cut pearl cotton
With a few quick photos and words, Bargello Needlepoint blog shows us how to turn a twisted skein of pearl cotton thread into an easy-to-use pull-skein. No more winding; no more tangles. Brilliant. See the tute.
Video tutorial: Sausage Dog CD Envelope
Dash over to feeling stitchy and grab Kirsty‘s design for this adorable Sausage Dog CD Envelope. Yes, the little pooch wraps all the way around the CD. Too cute. Go to the blog post to download the pattern and … Read More...
Tutorial: Easier cutting for felt applique
Robin of Needlepoint Study Hall shows us how to use Glad Press ‘n’ Seal wrap to hold a paper pattern in place while you cut out a piece of felt, which she says makes it fun and easy to add … Read More...
Tutorial: Needlepad with picot trim
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has posted a tutorial for this beautiful needlepad, including a stitch tute for the buttonhole stitch with picots that she used around the edge. So pretty! See the tutorial.
Project: Stamped Paper Doll Ornament
image by Stampington and Co.
This wonderful paper doll ornament has such a great vintage feel to it, made with stamps from Catherine Moore and using glass glitter for a bit of sparkle, it would look stunning on any tree! Click…
Tutorial: make your own background paper
This tutorial on the Kenner Road blog shows you how to make background papers using craft items you probably already have on hand. Click here to go to tutorial
Tutorial: Thread nests
Cathe Holden of Just Something I Made created an advent calendar from wooden spools but (like all crafters I know) couldn’t stand to throw away the offloaded thread, even though it was too old and brittle for sewing. She shows us how…
Lots of Halloween Ideas!
Project: Fall Table Decor Basket
image by Inkadinkado
Inkadinkado has shared the instructions for making this beautiful fall basket, perfect for a table center piece, made with paper and stamps. Find the instructions here in their newsletter.
-Heather
Freebie and Project: Notepad Cover
image by Michelle Wooderson and Papertrey
Michelle Wooderson is famous for her fabulous notepads and she’s recently designed a stamp set for Papertrey Ink and offered a free down loadable notebook cover pattern. Papertrey is also offering the blank note pads to fit inside.…
Tutorial: Gift Tag
image by Betsy Veldman
Visit the Paper Scissors Superheros blog to learn how to make these adorable gift tags.
-Heather
Project Video: Mixed Media ATC
image by Pam Carriker and Somerset Studio
I love incorporating my stamps into collage and mixed media projects and so does Pam Carriker, she does amazing work and she recently visited Somerset Studio and filmed a wonderful technique video showing how to…
Technique: Sewing with Your Stamps
image by Jenny Doh
Stamps are just always for stamping, visit Jenny Doh’s blog to learn how to use your stamped images as outline for embroidery and stitching, what a wonderful, fresh idea this is!!
-Heather
Technique: Two Color Embossing
- image by Close To My Heart
Heat embossing your stamped images in a fun and easy way to add shine and dimension to your projects but have you ever wanted to have two colors on embossing on the same image?? Well…
Tutorial: Wrapped petals
Martha of Martha’s Tatting Blog shows us how she created these thread-wrapped flower petals, step by step. See the tute.
Project: Halloween Paper Wreath
image by Making Memories
As papercrafters don’t well all have lots and lots of scraps of pattern paper and cardstock laying around everywhere, I know I sure do! Well here is a great way to use up those strips of unused…