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The winners of PieceWork Magazine‘s 2008 Pincushion Contest, Excellence in Needle Arts Awards, were announced in the July/August issue, which was released July 8. You can view the winners, honorable mentions, and other lovely entries on line, too.
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The winners of PieceWork Magazine‘s 2008 Pincushion Contest, Excellence in Needle Arts Awards, were announced in the July/August issue, which was released July 8. You can view the winners, honorable mentions, and other lovely entries on line, too.
A … Read More...
I just stumbled upon a fantabulous vintage pattern resource that I wanted to share. Glorious Vintage has some seriously dreamy vintage sewing patterns. And oh, to make matters even cuter, the Proprietress is named Gloria!
I came across this site and want to share it with you. The Silver Penny offers a delightful assortment of all-natural dolls and toys, tooth fairy gifts, books, craft kits and more at reasonable prices. There are some cute felting … Read More...
Janet Perry at Nuts About Needlepoint found another cool widget and, of course, has come up with a needlework application for it. Input an image or URL into pic2color, and the tool generates a palette of swatches of the … Read More...
I was experiencing a bit of sewer’s block and needed some inspiration to get sewing one of the many projects I have cut out- so ventured to my local library. I came accross Sewing Vintage Style by Mary Jo Hiney.… Read More...
Paint chip samples are such pretty little things. To me, they’re the equivalent of craft candy! The chips can be upcycled into many things, including this funky decorative curtain found on Craftster by its_TRAGICx, who simply punched a thumbtack hole … Read More...
Download traceable vintage embroidery patterns from Pattern Bee‘s freebies page.
Hi Everyone:
Creating fun, elegant baby gifts are so easy and just a few clicks away.
3 Designers created fun, amazing gifts for the new baby and only took mere minutes..
What type of baby gifts do you make?
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Soap it up is a great online soap store filled with beautiful handmade soaps, the scents are so divine I can almost smell them wafting through my computer screen. Check out their scented goats milk soaps too.
Sue Bleiweiss‘s quarterly digital magazine, Fibre&Stitch, is easy to love and easy to buy. And the site offers a terrific bonus: tutorials for more than 30 free projects. The instructions for circle stitching, alone, may have saved … Read More...
In doing research for a book on environmentally conscious knitting & crochet that I’m co-writing, I’ve come across a TON of great, greener yarns. I’ll probably mention a few of them over the next couple of months but right now, … Read More...
First, I wanted to thank everyone for joining in our giveaways and I hope Kathleen the winner, enjoys Sarah’s book “Picture Yourself Felting your Knits” which is filled would fun projects. I hope the she, lets’ Sarah and me know … Read More...
Hi Everybody:
When you have an absolutely fabulous designs, it creates itself so easily.
Such is the case of this wonderful card Lauren created.
The design is so elegant but yet it can be use for a number of occasions. … Read More...
The second Harmony Guide from Interweave Press this year is the Crochet Stitch Motifs, 250 Stitches to Crochet. It’s 270 pages, edited by Erika Knight, and retails for $22.95 USD. This is another winner from Interweave Press! If you read … Read More...
Sample Scrap is a provider of high quality material samples that have served their purpose in the architectural/design sector and are ready for a new life.
Sample Scrap seeks to find new homes for these quality finishes by offering them … Read More...
Sublime Stitching has just published four rockin’ new sets of embroidery designs: Sexy Librarians, Emily Martin, Vital Organs, and Dutch Russian. (A sampling of Vital Organs is shown here.) For US $3.50 (US $4.50 for Emily … Read More...
The Lotta Jansdotter Book Opening at Craft Gym was a wonderful turn out. Attendees got to make sample prints from lino cut and carved vegetables. Lotta had a great table-side manner and would encourage people to experiment with their designs. … Read More...
Calling all crafters! I’m gearing up to write my next book, Craft Corps (pronounced Craft Core) which will focus on the community perpetuated by craft and the designers & hobbyists who feed it. As part of the content, I’m hoping … Read More...
Gabriel’s Garden Lavender specializes in natural bath and body products. They grow their own lavender and use the essential oil for a multitude of products. Shown here are some hand painted taper candles depicting lavender.
They also have aromatherapy soy … Read More...
