Over at Enbrouderie, Hannah reviews “Palestinian Embroidery Motifs:
A treasury of stitches 1850-1950, ” by Margarita Skinner and Widad Kamel Kawar.
Tutorial: Make a Turkey
Candy Cane Wreath
I’m not sure if I can express in words how much I love this wreath. There’s something about the crisp white and vibrant red matched with that beautiful black satiny bow that makes my heart go pitty pat. I really … Read More...
Tat a Celtic motif
Heather of Tatted Treasures is sharing her original pattern for this beautiful Celtic tatted motif. Go to her post for the instructions.
Q & A and Giveaway: The Colette Sewing Handbook by Sarai Mitnick
Go check out my review of The Colette Sewing Handbook in the Giveaways section here at Craft Gossip! In addition to my thoughts on the book, I’ve got a Q &A with the author, Sarai Mitnick from Colette Patterns. … Read More...
Frog Bread
Yesterday was dragons, today it’s frogs. Find the step-by-steps to make frog bread HERE at instructables, from user Gonzuela. UPDATE: As of February 2012, this link has been removed from the original source and no longer available. Apologies for any … Read More...
Lengthening and Shortening Your Sweaters – With Eunny Jang
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Win Aurifil threads
Check out this rockin announcement from Susan Brubaker Knapp of Blue Moon River:
… Read More...Each month this year, I’m going to be giving away a pack of Aurifil minispools (like the one shown above)…The sampler pack includes great colors in
Cornucopia Cookies
To be more precise, mini fruit and pumpkin cookies in ice cream cone cornucopias. Made by moi, find the how-tos HERE at Celebrations.
How to make recycled fabric sample note cards
I know you can’t save everything and one thing I have chucked was the paper backed parts of fabric samples, now I wish I hadn’t 🙁 Check out the easy tutorial that Carmen sent in on how to make pretty … Read More...
Thanksgiving Printables
Did I mention they are free? No? They are free. And adorable. Name cards, menu cards, pie labels, even an activity placemat for kids. Created by Kristen of Embellish, find them HERE at Whatever Dee-Dee Wants.
Your Kid’s Masterpiece in Cookie Form
Sure, one could argue when they look at my 4-year old’s self portrait that legs don’t come out of chins and that you need more to represent “pony tail” than a dot (also, what’s up with crooked grin?), but I … Read More...
TAC is seeking artists in residence
Here’s an incredible opportunity. The Textile Arts Center has issued a call for applicants to its artist-in-residence program. In part, the call says,
… Read More...Textile Arts Center seeks six working artists or designers dedicated to textiles and looking to deepen their
Fall Leaf Inspired Ombre Lamp
Have you noticed the latest trend? Ombre inspiration! Ombre is a French word meaning “shaded” and often means graduated, as in gradient color. Jessica over at Decor Hacks created this beautiful lamp using a stencil and some fall colored paints. … Read More...
Orlando should always be blonde
Squeeeeeeeeeeee! Legolas as a teeny DeriDoll! Go see.
Cool idea: Remake an adult winter coat into a child-sized coat
Kelly from Sewing in No Man’s Land joins the Refashionista series at I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar with a post showing the child’s winter coat she made out of an adult-sized coat. Brilliant!! It’s fairly easy to find an … Read More...
Tutorial: Hand Toasty microwaveable hand warmer
Jen from The Crafting Fiend shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Hand Toasty, a small rice pack that you can heat in the microwave and put in your pocket to keep your hands warm. In … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweater vest with faux fur collar
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking created this fabulous sweater vest with a faux fur collar, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Little girl’s layered skirt with pickups
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little girl’s layered twirly skirt. The top layer has pickups to create a pretty scalloped shape. Sooo cute! Get the tutorial.
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Fly your geek…skirt
Here is the geekiest, most fabulous appliqued skirt ever. Rachel Hobson (Average Jane Crafter) is just not the type of woman to be satisfied with appliqued poodles on a circle skirt. So she combined her loves of all … Read More...