News: Bloggers who Embellish Ring is moving First up I have some news for the CQ community online as I had an email from Mary Frances Main of Frequently Wrong but Never in Doubt to let me know she is moving the Bloggers who Embellish Ring The group will still …
For anyone interested in samplers and their history I discovered the 1926 edition of Leigh Ashton’s Samplers Selected and Described as a digitised book free online. The overview from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries covers primarily English samplers but European and American samplers are also included. The book contains …
It’s that time of week where I look back and ask myself what I have been stitching lately. So this is another work in progress report. (I know I am late posting this but for some reason my ISP is misbehaving today So I will be brief) First, as you …
Own-it offers free intellectual property advice to anyone who works in the creative industries. It is a British site financed by the LDA (London Development Agency) and partnered with London College of Communication, which is part of the University of the Arts London. The podcasts and materials on their site …
The Victorian and Albert Museum has published some Designs & Illustrations by Florence Caulfield. These patterns are released free to embroiderers to print out, transfer to cloth and use. If you click on any of the images you can view a larger version. I must admit my connection has been …
I have worked 2 more blocks done for my Diamond block crazy quilt to show you. This is a detail of the hand embroidery from the first block. In this seam embellishment chevron stitch was worked to couch down ribbon. I then laced the chevron stitch with another ribbon. I …
Have you ever poked around the the Threads website? For those who live where this magazine does not hit the news stands, Threads is a print magazine that publishes articles on fine sewing and embellishment. The site houses loads of interesting articles, tips and tutorials. With the release of …
