I adore all things Jane Austen, books, movies, you name it! So I was thrilled to see a brand new clear stamp set from Papertrey Ink called Simply Jane, with quotes and Regency style silhouettes, it’s a really lovely … Read More...
Nitpicking stabilizer
When you stitch through stabilizer and stretchy fabric, how far do you need to go in removing the stabilizer afterward? Wendi Gratz has recommendations. See her blog post.
Too cute wire deer
Nina sent in a link to this post at Stone Wood Grass that features a charming little deer made from a scrap of wire. Just thought it was too cute not to share!
Share your tatty ideas
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Free pattern: Prim valentine
Deborah of Woolen Sails shares a sweet prim doodle for your valentine pleasure. Go to her post for the link to the free pattern.
Tutorial: Emma dress with asymmetrical button bodice
Jess from Bits for Babyand Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a 3-part sew-along showing how to make her Emma dress for little girls. This is such a sweet dress!! It has the classic lines of a little girl’s dress … Read More...
Tutorial: Handkerchief Hem Bandana Skirt for little girls
Dawn from Designed by Dawn Nicole shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Handkerchief Hem Bandana Skirt for sweet little girls. The skirt is made from two bandanas, and the waistband from a length of wide … Read More...
TAFA goes live
The new site of the Textile and Fiber Art List is live!!! Dash over there now and take a tour!
Tutorial: Fabric headband
Head over to Able To Sleep to find out how to make a fabric headband. A fabric headband won’t pinch in to your head the way that plastic or metal headbands often do. A bit of elastic at the bottom … Read More...
French Proverb
Tutorial: Zippered iPod pouch
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a zippered pouch to hold an iPod or other mp3 player. A metal ring hangs from one end so you can attach it … Read More...
Encouraging Words
Tutorial: Paper airplane Valentine’s button down shirt
Nicole Blum from One Golden Apple and Improv Diary shows how the addition of a simple machine-stitched image makes a plain button down shirt into a fun Valentine’s shirt. A paper airplane flies across the front of a traditional shirt. … Read More...
The Key to My Heart
Etsy Shop: Whimsy and Stars Studio Digital Stamps
I love cruising around Etsy looking for new stamp companies, you can find so many unique clear, rubber and digital companies that you can’t find anywhere else. I recently came across an adorable digital company called Whimsy and Stars Studio.… Read More...
Tutorial: Adding wired stumpwork elements
Elizabeth Braun of Sew in Love showed us how to work wired, detached elements for stumpwork, such as these poppy petals. Now she shows us how to integrate those wired elements into the work. It’s not as hard as you … Read More...
Tutorial | Applying Alcohol Inks With Bubble Wrap
The Scrappy Canuck shares a video tutorial showing how she created the colourful title in the page shown above. The letters are colored with alcohol inks applied with bubble wrap. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Free pattern: Tatted heart
Tatting maven Jane Eborall shares her beautiful and timely pattern for a tatted heart. Go to her blog post for the link to the pattern.
Article | Everything You Need to Know About Buying A Camera
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This comprehensive article by Vlad Savov and David Pierce at The Verge will help you decide what kind of camera is best for your needs. The article covers some photography basics and goes on to talk about the … Read More...
My Favorite Crochet Doily
Hooray! Sheila has finally re-posted her Pond Lily Doily pattern online – and it’s free for a while. This is my all time favorite doily! I’ve made a bunch of different doilies over the years, but something about this one … Read More...