The season is certainly turning cold here. The bite of winter has me digging out the wool and crochet hook as I do enjoy freeform crochet. For anyone who is interested in freeform crochet this tutorial on How to make a bullion illustrates in 19 steps how to work crochet …
These directions for simple pop-ups are easy to follow, a bit of fun or an ideal holiday activity with children. These are provided by children’s book creator Robert Sabuda While on the site browse the sneak peek section of the site to see what is being developed and browse International …
The Victoria and Albert Museum is offering podcasts . So now I can listen while I stitch!
Did you know you can can dye, print and paint synthetic fabrics with transfer dyes? Well, you can and this morning I thought I would put together this tutorial on how to use a stencil technique to print on synthetic fabrics. These dyes are also known as disperse dyes and …
Usually when I encounter a free pattern for embroidery surfing, it is most often a cross stich design however I was poking about the Evening stars designs site and found a Free pattern using basic surface embroidery stitches. This little bag is ideal for beginners or it could be used …
I often hand embroider using chenille thread. For instance on this crazy quilt block, the buds in this seam embellishment are oyster stitch worked in chenille thread. I frequently get asked how I do it and after a comment left this morning I decided to write up some tips. Firstly …
After my post on Wednesday about the denim jeans I wanted to recycle I decided to browse the sewing and quilting sites a little more to see if I could find patterns that could be adapted for patchwork denim projects or use up small scraps of denim. I ended up …
