Dress for the Occasion is an online exhibition of the clothes and accessories worn by the Queen. Click on the images as this will take you to feature that enables you to zoom in on the details. There is some fantastic bead work on some of them. Thanks for the …
Many crazy quilters have discovered Needlepunch which is also known as Bunka embroidery. This Overview from Dancing Needles gives you an idea of what the technique is like. Needle punch is a traditional Russian technique, which uses a particular type of needle. The needle is a continuous feed system which …
These free Printable Boxes would make ideal small gift boxes to hang from the Christmas tree. I particularly liked the second one down the page. It would be ideal to hold a few sweets or cookies. Thanks for the link goes to craftzine
It is with sadness that I have write that the world of needlework has lost a great teacher. Valerie Campbell-Harding died of a massive heart attack on October 5th. There is a book of condolence on her site.
I was browsing what titles have been added in September to the Digital Archive of documents. Half way down the page the September 1919 issue of Needlecraft Magazine are available in two PDF files Also available in three parts is a correspondence course written in 1952 by Baumann and Heary …
This link is for those crocheters out there. During a favourites clean up I discovered this huge list of directions on how to work various Crochet stitches provided by Crochet Pattern Central If you are not aware of this site I am sure is worth browsing and perhaps bookmarking.
Yesterday afternoon I finished the fiber postcard for the 6 x 4 lives challenge. As I said last week is more a design exercise than anything else. It is also an excuse to experiment a little with the sequin waste. I went a bit over board on the beading perhaps …
