Once again the 6 x 4 lives challenge due date is starting to register on my consciousness. So I commenced this months card which is more a design exercise than anything else. The background is hand dyed and painted linen and I have stitched on some hand dyed flannelette cotton …
Curiouslycrafty has published an illustrated step by step tutorial on making your own hat. When I saw this I immediately thought of embellishing it with buttons or going further and covering it buttons! Link found with thanks via Whip up.
Have you ever wondered where and when purple dyes were invented or how it came about? What about fushia? Or have you ever tried to dye a good solid black? Colorantshistory.org has published a History of the International Dyestuff Industry. This is a comprehensive article which is well worth reading …
Stitch Magazine has published directions on how to embroider a decorated box. Janet Edmonds has been inspired by the elaborately decorated boxes of the past.
This link to instructions on how to make these delightful Thai inspired treasure boxes was posted to the stitching post one of the yahoo discussion groups I am on. I just had to share this little design as it would make a great little gift box or you could fill …
Mary Corbet of needle ‘n thread.com has published a Jacobean embroidery design . It is complex but ideal for freestyle embroidery as this style comes from the tradition of crewel work.
The Craft Yarn Council of America has published guidelines so that uniform yarn, needle and hooks are labelled in a consistent manner. These standards and guidelines aim to encourage the industry to produce user friendly patterns. The site also houses a useful list of Crochet Abbreviations, a list of Knitting …
