Last Friday on Maureen Greeson published a pattern for a lovely pin cushion in the shape of an antique bonnet. It’s a great pattern, as I read it, I had the thought that if you scaled the pattern down slightly, you could replace the card disk with a scratched or …
The Stitched Autobiography of Salley Mavor has been highlighted in Threads magazine by April M. Mohr. Some readers may know Salley Mavor’s blog the Wee Folk Studio. Do check it out if you have not encountered it before. I have always been interested in self portrait and autobiographical pieces in …
Over on Feeling Stitchy there is an excellent tutorial on How to turn a photograph into an embroidery design. Kirsty has illustrated the article step by step and I am sure many embroiderers will find it useful. So run over there …
I don’t often write about knitting but this is too cute to let it slip by. I discovered this tiny knitted brooch worked in fine wool on tooth picks which have been sanded smooth. I just had to share. Found with thanks on the Craftster forums
Mary Corbet from Needle n’ Thread is giving away a Trish Burr CD which features seven embroidery projects. Someone will be a very happy winner because Trish Burrs’s stuff verges on the edge of stitchers porn. If you have not seen Trish Burr’s embroidery do visit her site. The gallery …
Karma Kraft is a new (to me) print your fabric on demand service which is ideal for quilters and new designers who want to explore designing and printing their own fabric. There is a full explanation of how custom printing works on the site but basically you sign up, upload …
I have recently encountered Hand Made Postcards using silk habotai by Debbie Babin. This article caught my eye as the technique is slightly different. The card is quilted first then dyed. I went on to explore the site. Debbie Babin is a Mixed media textile artist. Do venture further than …
