Gift-it-forward is a fundraiser which aims to raise money for women diagnosed with breast cancer via the sale of fabric postcards. It is patterned after the idea in the movie “Pay It Forward” written by Catherine Ryan Hyde. In the movie, a teacher asks a classroom to think of an …
Craftmemo is a free web based inventory system designed by a crafter for crafters. With it you are able to organize and keep track of craft supplies, projects and the suppliers you use. With each item in the inventory you can associate an image which is a nice touch. With …
Darlene of Quilting Daze has asked people to post what is in their sewing box. I took a look inside mine and apart from it being a little clearer, the contents have not really changed since 2004. I still have many of the same things in it, and if you …
Bullion stitches are often a challenge to embroiderers so here are a few tips for working them. With Bullion use a milliners needle as a milliners needle is the same diameter from point to eye and this means the thread will slide along the needle easily. Also use a thread …
Kay Susan of smockery has jumped in to the 6 x 4 lives challenge. The challenge is to produce a fiber postcard once a month that records what you have been exploring, doing, or thinking about. Kay Susan has illustrated how she made her fabric postcard which reflects heat wave …
There is a great Crazy Quilted Postcards Tutorial over on Calidore’s Garden Ramblings . A cardboard window frame is used to assist is composing the arrangement. I do this for all the postcards I make as it just helps me to pull things together.
I came across this snippet of textile history. The story of how chenille was invented by Catherine Evans Whitener is covered in a brief article Chenille: American Women’s Ingenuity by Christina Lynn Whited In 1895, when she was 15, she decided to sew a household gift for her brother, who …
