Illustrated step by step instructions on how to do the traditional Japanese form of Sashiko Quilting , complete with a traditional flower pattern and a circular pattern are provided by Cheryl Fall. The files are in PDF format which means you need Adobe Acrobat reader installed to access it.
A Beginners guide to Goldwork is provided in the ‘know how’ section of the Classic stitches site.
The pigments used to illustrate seven Gutenberg Bibles have been identified by British researchers. Since the bibles are around 600 years old these findings will inform curators as to how best to approach preservation.
If you want to see this quilt you are going visit Annies Crazy World . Annie has been carefully assembling the All that Jazz Katrina fundraiser quilt and blogging just about every seam. For anyone who has not swung by her blog in the last few weeks the series about …
I am still a big kid at times. This morning I opened my mail to read an email from Sennur in Istanbul. Sennur’s interests are in crochet and embroidery and she has gone to the trouble of writing her blog nursbasket in English and in Turkish I really admire people …
Fabric remains are exceedingly rare in archaeological sites, which is why the discovery of the oldest and largest collection of ancient textiles in the world is an exciting piece of news. Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be ancient warehouses in the Burnt City. The city was built in …
Mary-Frances Main of Frequently Wrong, But Never in Doubt , dropped me a line to let me know that her Rocky Mountain Crazy Quilters has produced a calendar of member’s work. Details about how you can get hold of this this eye candy is here Jo in New Zealand also …
