You can find a tutorial showing how to make this hand-sewn thread caddy over at Lark Crafts. It’s an excerpt from the book Sewn by Hand: Two Dozen Projects Stitched with Needle & Thread
by Susan Wasinger. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Burlap and Felt Flower Brooches
Amy from Positively Splendid combines burlap and felt to create fun fabric flower brooches. They’re bright and happy and sooo pretty! Get the how-to.
[photo from Positively Splendid]
Tutorial: Image transfer using Citrasolv
Bloom, Bake, & Create shows how to use Citrasolv for image transfer. You can use the household cleaner to transfer printed images to paper and fabric. (Shown here is an image transferred to a piece of muslin.) This would be … Read More...
Tutorial: Kindle cover
Head over to the Free Spirit Fabrics blog for a tutorial showing how to make a cover for your Kindle. You could also use this tutorial to make a cover for a Nook or iPad or other tablet gadget, but … Read More...
New Release: Denami Stamps
THE GYPSY IN YOU – And A Special Offer
http://www.etsy.com/listing/62501287/french-quarter-jacket-sweater-pattern-by
If you have a gypsy in you, this designer’s got some goodies for you. Check out the items in her boutique at etsy.com here . Even if you don’t think of yourself as the free-spirited being that the term … Read More...
Foodiggity Accepting Food Art Submissions
Calling all food artists… whether you create food-inspired artwork or art from food itself, Foodiggity is starting a new feature, Food Art Fridays, and accepting submissions to be featured. Find more details HERE.
Candles Off Main Included in 20 Best Facebook Pages
According to Inc. magazine, Candles Off Main is one of the 20 best company Facebook pages. They’re always offering discounts, new fun fragrances and giveaways. Consequently, Candles Off Main has 2,719 fans on Facebook.
Candles Off Main specialize in luxury … Read More...
Stitch along with Heidi and feeling stitchy
Heidi of Digital Misfit is this month’s guest artist for feeling stitchy’s stitch-along! Go to the feeling stitchy post to get Heidi’s free pattern.
Raffle for TAFA
Rachel Biel is working hard to raise funds to support a new website for TAFA, The Textile and Fiber Art List. She says,
… Read More...We’re having TAFA’s first event during the Quilt Show here in Paducah: http://www.tafalist.com/p/tafa-market.html I am hoping to
Tutorial: French knots
Zoe of The Making Spot has posted a rockin tute for French knots. If you haven’t yet tried this stitch — or if it frustrates you — be sure to see the tips that follow the instructions. See the tute… Read More...
New dollhouse-size sampler
Here’s news about a new miniature sampler design from Janet Granger‘s blog. She says,
… Read More...This design is featured in the latest edition of Dolls House World magazine (the May issue, number 224, which is on sale during April 2011).
New designs from JMD
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has released instructions for Eva Owl in contemporary schwalm and whitework! Go to her blog post for April 1 for the links.
Janet says, “30% of monetary sales from this website until the1st … Read More...
Helping Japan sewing book auction winners
A sincere thanks goes out to everyone who bid on CraftGossip’s Helping Japan auctions! I can’t wait to hear the total amount raised by CraftGossip for the Salvation Army’s relief efforts in Japan.
The winner of both sets of sewing … Read More...
Tutorial: Pieced jeans skirt with exposed zipper
Kasialenka from Szyje no bo to lubie shows how recycle an old pair of jeans into a pieced jeans mini skirt. The closure is an exposed zipper. This is such a neat idea! The piecing creates diagonal stripes across the … Read More...
WINNERS: Needlework News Helping Japan Auctions
Sincere thanks to everyone who bid on CraftGossip’s Helping Japan auctions! I can’t wait to hear the total amount raised by CraftGossip for the Salvation Army’s relief efforts in Japan.
While we’re waiting for the total, here are the winners … Read More...
Tutorial: MP3 player armband pouch
Roubidou shows how to create an armband pouch from a scrap of fabric and an old pair of tights. The stretchy fabric from the tights holds snug around her arm, and the small drawstring pouch is just the right size … Read More...
Glass Bead Tutorial – Talisman Bead by Jeff Barber
A good friend of mine is taking a class this weekend by bead maker Jeff Barber. It made me check out his web site and he sure does make lovely beads. He even has a tutorial for a bead … Read More...
Brazee Street Studios – EcoSculpt 2011
Brazee Street Studios are located in Cincinnati, OH and it really seems like a place full of glass good times. There’s the glass school, artists’ studios, a gallery, a Bullseye glass resource center among other things. What I found on … Read More...
Vapour Organic Beauty – Review
WHO ARE VAPOUR ORGANIC BEAUTY?
Vapour
is a new prestige beauty company set to revolutionize the luxury beauty market with its innovative delivery system, unparalleled skin affinity and sophisticated color artistry. In a market filled with thousands of similar products … Read More...