Portrait-artist.org describes itself as a portrait art tutorial site, with lessons on sketching and drawing faces, tutorials on digital art, an overview of art and drawing techniques, art supplies, book recommendations, anatomy, and much more. For anyone interested in drawing and developing their drawing skills in techniques using pencils, oils, …
Dress for the Occasion is an online exhibition of the clothes and accessories worn by the Queen. Click on the images as this will take you to feature that enables you to zoom in on the details. There is some fantastic bead work on some of them. Thanks for the …
I have been pretty busy lately as I have been polishing off lesson notes for my online classes. The Encrusted Crazy Quilting starts today or I should say the 18th in the States. Remember because I am in OZ the date ticks over earlier. I’m really looking forward to the …
Many crazy quilters have discovered Needlepunch which is also known as Bunka embroidery. This Overview from Dancing Needles gives you an idea of what the technique is like. Needle punch is a traditional Russian technique, which uses a particular type of needle. The needle is a continuous feed system which …
Another week has passed where I managed to reach my personal challenge. I am now trying to establish a pattern of this. I have had a busy week but I have realised that I am a person who establishes patterns in my life and then simply maintains them. I am …
Ebooks are great but have you ever thought about binding them? This Guide to Binding Your own Paperback Books looks to be just the thing for various PDF files I seem to be collecting.
50 ways to become a better designer is written for designers who work in a digital medium such as web designers but many of these ideas can be applied across all areas of design. For textile practitioners the first 8 or 9 points are particularly relevant. Thanks for the link …
