Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog has been running a tutorial series for long-and-short stitch shading. Embroidery fans all over the web are trying their hands and posting their results. And to celebrate the end of the series, Mary is having a couple of giveaways. The first: a copy of the shading bible, Trish Burr’s Crewel & Surface Embroidery: Inspirational Floral Designs. Go to Mary’s blog post to enter before 4:30 a.m. (Central USA time), Monday, September 28.
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How to make translucent paper
I recently unearthed my stamp collection and it it was an oversized stamp of an old fashion slide frame. So I went on the hunt for tutorials on how to make translucent images and I found this video on how to make Glassine paper on YouTube by Our Upcycled Life. Pop on over to the video to watch how to make translucent paper in a few ways.