The National Quilt Register has moved. Most Aussies know this site and use it often but if you don’t do check it out. If you use it often update your bookmarks. As historical objects quilts and their back story are fascinating. Often they contain family histories as well. For instance …
Just a quick note if anyone in the TAST challenge is having trouble with my directions for Oyster stitch take a look at Quieter Moments as Elizabeth has posted very clear directions on how to do it.
I often browse the net when I feel a bit dull headed and in need of a bit of inspiration. Images in stitch is a double dose for those who are contemporary embroiderers. All artists use fabric and stitch to create imagery. I have said before that stitching can be …
It is Easter Sunday here so happy easter everyone. I was going to write a post on ecclesiastical embroidery but I noticed that Mary Corbet of Needle and Thread has had the same idea. Check it out Mary’s article on a Crucifixion Chasuble. Don’t miss this as the photos will …
If you like browsing old fashion plates you will enjoy the June 1905 edition of McCall’s Magazine which is online. Since it’s a June edition, it is an interesting insight into Victorian Weddings. You can download the file in a zip format and fashion plates are available in high resolution …
This French site houses some delightful old embroidery patterns . These books have been scanned and are free to download. Most of them are cross stitch designs particularly of alphabets. Anyone who loves old samplers will like these but there are some designs for other counted techniques too. On another …
I found this story reported yesterday online in Time. In Unravelling the Myth of Quilts and the Underground Railroad oral historian Laurel Horton tries to trace and debunk the story of how coded signs on quilts helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad. Quilters will find this interesting.
