Creating Keepsakes is giving away the Tamron AF 18-270mm on their blog! Click here to go to the blog and follow the instructions to enter. Giveaway ends August 27th
Embroidered book bindings
Needleprint blog treats us to a bit of the history and some engaging photos of embroidered book bindings. It also points us to a free PDF of English Embroidered Bookbindings by Cyril Davenport, published in 1899, available from Project Gutenberg. Enjoy the…
Free embroidery pattern: Horses
doe-c-doe has another vintage horse portrait for us! Get the pattern (free for your personal use) from her blog.
Free spooky stitchery from Urban Threads
Just got this excellent news from Karline of UT:
Urban Threads has released a new free design perfect for spooky and bookish types, in honor of horror master H.P. Lovecraft’s 119th birthday on Thursday, Aug. 20! A line from a Lovecraft…
Tutorial: Tree softie using IKEA fabric
Revoluzzza shows how she used printed IKEA fabric to make these fun tree softies. The modern tree image is simply cut from IKEA’s Frederika fabric, and then embellished with felt shapes. I love it!!! Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Tree softie using IKEA fabric
Revoluzzza shows how she used printed IKEA fabric to make these fun tree softies. The modern tree image is simply cut from IKEA’s Frederika fabric, and then embellished with felt shapes. I love it!!! Get the how-to.
[photo from Revoluzzza]
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Free chart: Forget-me-not bookmark
Enjoy stitching this sweet forget-me-not bookmark. The original design is free for your personal use from Happy Threads. Get the chart.
Tutorial: Putting narrow hems on curved pieces
Whenever I see that I’ll have a curved piece of fabric at the bottom of a garment, I get a sinking feeling thinking. A curved edge often creates the right shape, but hemming it can be a bear. Kelli at … Read More...
Tutorial: Putting narrow hems on curved pieces
Whenever I see that I’ll have a curved piece of fabric at the bottom of a garment, I get a sinking feeling thinking. A curved edge often creates the right shape, but hemming it can be a bear. Kelli at Presser…
Tutorial: Pieced fabric binder covers
Lola from Lola… Again! shares a tutorial on Moda Bakeshop for making a pieced fabric binder cover. This would be a great way to cover and reuse old binders that perhaps have printing on the front. Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Pieced fabric binder covers
Lola from Lola… Again! shares a tutorial on Moda Bakeshop for making a pieced fabric binder cover. This would be a great way to cover and reuse old binders that perhaps have printing on the front. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Moda…
Eye candy: BJP finishes
Robin Atkins (Beadlust) reviews how participants in last year’s Bead Journal Project finished their works for display — with scads of fabulous photos. I accidentally spent a half-hour with this post, studying details, absorbing colors, admiring ingenuity, and sighing wistfully. So be…
Freebie: Vintage Labels
Download these vintage labels from Bari J. Click here to go to download.
Floss has grain?
I learn something every day. Really. Although I’ve been embroidering for at least 50 years, it never entered my head that floss has grain or that stitching against the grain could be the source of some knotting and fraying problems.…
Divine mini-tassels
Susan Elliott (Plays with Needles), continuing her Charm School series, lets us peek into a marvelous book about creating tassels, shares a tassel-making adventure, and notes,
I decided to attempt three of the methods the author gives for mini tassels — the are…
Pretty Good Deal…..
Sign up for a one year digital subscription to Creative Knitting, and get access to 2 years of back issues! Basically, that’s a 3 for 1 deal. Pretty good!
Go here for the deets: https://digital.creativeknittingmagazine.com/?mode=print_order_form&source=KDDN
Pretty Good Deal…..
Sign up for a one year digital subscription to Creative Knitting, and get access to 2 years of back issues! Basically, that’s a 3 for 1 deal. Pretty good!
Go here for the deets: https://digital.creativeknittingmagazine.com/?mode=print_order_form&source=KDDN
Technique Blog: Patti Behan
I recently shared with you a cool technique video by Patti Behan and I’ve now discovered she has a wonderful blog dedicated to sharing her techniques! My favorites are her step by step technique videos on how to make animal … Read More...
Technique Blog: Patti Behan
image by Patti Behan
I recently shared with you a cool technique video by Patti Behan and I’ve now discovered she has a wonderful blog dedicated to sharing her techniques! My favorites are her step by step technique videos on how to…
Grosgrain – Kookles Nursing cover
Another Grosgrain Giveaway This time is is a
Kookles Nursing Cover GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!
With my first baby I wa able to just sit on my own and breastfeed in privacy but with a 2 yearold running around I am sure … Read More...