There are a number of instructional tutorials on You tube I have been digging around to find them There is a video on YouTube demonstrating how to make a Nuno Felt Purse
Gardens, flora and fauna have long been a source of inspiration to stitchers. Floral themes run through out the history of textiles and embroidery. Many of the early embroidery designs were adapted from early herbals. Stitchers still delight in floral themes today. In 2001 an exhibition that explored the relationship …
For what it is worth here is the first project off the hoop for the year. Listed as WISP no 2, it is a sampler of odd stitches and patterns I wanted to try out. I work most of my samplers in bands as they created simply to record a stitch …
I have been poking about the Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles housed on VADS which is hosted by Goldsmiths College, University of London.The collection houses images from Constance Howard’s Study Collection. Make your self a cuppa settle back and enjoy browsing these textiles. I particularly enjoyed this …
Just before Christmas I asked readers if anyone had used Mistyfuse as it is a product I had not seen in Australia. After an email exchange with the folks at Mistyfuse I received a sample to test. Before I go any further other than receiving a sample I am not …
I was asked by a reader to do a round up of resources on creating fabric books particularly binding them. Unfortunately there is not a lot published online I thought I would throw the question out to readers. Leave a comment if you know of any resources about making fabric …
Just a quick note for those who are participating in the Take it Further challenge and having trouble tracking the comments coming in about this challenge you can subscribe to them in your reader. There is a small “subscribe to comments” button in the side bar. When you leave a …
