Year: 2007

Free patterns for hand embroidery


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Fiber and Textile Arts / Hand Embroidery4 Comments

Through the week Sarah of Embroidery and Sewing at Knitting.com dropped me a line to draw attention to the out of copyright vintage hand embroidery patterns she has available on her site. Included in the downloads is a booklet from 1940 “Embroidery Stitches: Anchor Needlework Series Book 4” which contains …

How popup books are made


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Have yo ever wondered how popup books are made? From idea to publication is an interesting article which tells the story of how popup books are conceived, designed, developed and produced.

Bargello Canvaswork


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Cathy Decker has provided a site on Bargello canvas work with sections on traditional designs, line patterns, Florentine work, geometric and ribbon patterns, and Four-Way Bargello designs. While you are on the site you may also like to check out her page of crewel embroidery

Wednesday WISPs and WIPs


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Crazy quilting / Work in Progress5 Comments

Last Wednesday I posted an image of a block assembled from one of Vivian and Mary’s Heavenly Embellishment Bliss bags. The idea was to see what we could do with them. Last week I pieced the block this week I embroidered it. Annie Whitsed were both given a choice of …

French illuminated manuscripts


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Book and Paper arts3 Comments

The collection of French illuminated manuscripts is a database of breathtaking texts dating from the year 500 through the 1400s. The site is divided into themes. Though the high-resolution images take a bit of time to load they are gorgeous. I particularly liked Working Plant Fibers to Make Cloth (hemp …

Needle Book Museum


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Fiber and Textile Arts1 comment

Connie McGinnis collects needle books, and she shares them with us in her Needle Book Museum. Most women I know who sew have one or two needlebooks. Sometimes more, as they are often given as gifts as they are small, quick to make and act as nice mementos. Apart from …

Deco illustrated


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Art and Design2 Comments

For anyone who really enjoys illustration of the Art Deco period the flickr site Deco illustrated will have you compulsively clicking through the images of 1920’s – 1930’s colour illustrations and pictures.