Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.
More free patterns from stitchado
Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.
More free patterns from stitchado
Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.
More free patterns from stitchado
Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.
More About Blocking…
Blocking is a most important part of knitting. Or finishing. Or both, really. You can gain length or width. You can open up a scrunched up lace design, and you can “gently stretch to fit” a garment that isn’t behaving…
Inspiration: wardi
A reader named Michella tipped us off to this almost-edible stitchery. Wonderful! See more in wardi’s flickr photostream.
Sneak Peek at the New Twist Collective Edition
Twist Collective is a pretty cool online knitting magazine. It has patterns of all shapes, sizes and kinds. This latest features men’s, women’s and children’s sweaters, articles about painting lace, Four Seasons from Sheep To Skein, Socks, Knitting with Wire, … Read More...
Sneak Peek at the New Twist Collective Edition
Twist Collective is a pretty cool online knitting magazine. It has patterns of all shapes, sizes and kinds. This latest features men’s, women’s and children’s sweaters, articles about painting lace, Four Seasons from Sheep To Skein, Socks, Knitting with Wire,…
Tutorial: Family activity center for summer
Craftzine shows how to make this family activity center. Use it as an inspiration and organization center for all of your fun summertime activities. Unlike many other calenders and organizers, this is made out of fabric. Get the how-to.… Read More...
Tutorial: Family activity center for summer
Craftzine shows how to make this family activity center. Use it as an inspiration and organization center for all of your fun summertime activities. Unlike many other calenders and organizers, this is made out of fabric. Get the how-to.
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Dried Fruit Rings…Literally
I love these gorgeous dried fruit rings, made with the help of a dehydrator, from la prochaine fois. Scroll through the rings for photographic inspiration. Pear and beet shown here. And see more of the fresh and dried photo series…
Needlepoint tutorial: Basketweave borders
Judy of POSSIBILITIES, etc.! and FREEBIES, etc.! has posted a tutorial for stitching a basketweave border around any odd shape. She says,
Having seen a number of people having trouble stitching basketweave around shaped ornaments, I have begun a tutorial … to show…
Transparent Glass Pool Table
What was your first thought when you saw this? Mine was, “I wonder what it sounds like when you play.” Second thought was, “how do you keep it clean?”
It actually has a resin surface over the glass so the … Read More...
Transparent Glass Pool Table
What was your first thought when you saw this? Mine was, “I wonder what it sounds like when you play.” Second thought was, “how do you keep it clean?”
It actually has a resin surface over the glass so the balls…
Life-changing needlework
Don’t miss Susan Elliott‘s post about how a piece of needlework changed her life. Amazing story. And the photos deserve deep study. See the post on Plays With Needles blog.
Judith Baker Montano is the inspiration for this … Read More...
Life-changing needlework
Don’t miss Susan Elliott’s post about how a piece of needlework changed her life. Amazing story. And the photos deserve deep study. See the post on Plays With Needles blog.
Hooking is not just for rugs
Tara Ross of A Speckle of Twisted Whimsy has taken rug hooking to three dimensions by creating this adorable birdie ornament. Find out more from her blog.
A New Walker Treasury Entry…
If you’re not familiar with the Walker Treasury Project, it’s simply this. Knitters are taking Barbara Walker’s famous “Treasury Of Knitting Patterns” books and knitting up the swatches in color, and then submitting them to the Walker Treasury Project Blog, here:
http://thewalkertreasury.wordpress.com/
This…
Free CQ pattern: Best Wishes
Janet Stauffacher of Nostalgic NeedleART is sharing a crazy-quilt block pattern that would work equally well for a bride or a graduate. Janet says,
Print this block directly onto computer printer fabric with your inkjet printer, then use it as the foundation for…
Amazing Glass Casting
Recently my eye has been caught by glass casting and pate de verre.
I came upon Cynthia’s Morganica blog a little while back and today saw this (click her link to see the post). It highlights her work in … Read More...