Regular readers will know that each month I have been making a postcard in fabric for the 6 x 4 lives challenge. Yesterday I loaded this image on to flickr so I just made the daedline. This fabric postcard is an experimental piece of hand embroidery. It commenced life being …
I received an email from Bhavani of Needlecraft who discovered a great site about Lagartera, a Spanish form of embroidery. This site is in Spanish so you will need to translate it. I used Google’s translating service and spent a good while exploring the site. Spanish Embroidering History And Tradition …
Leena Lahteenmaki has provided a full course of drafting lessons. The course is written in conjunction with drafting software but if you do the math the principles are the same. I am sure costumers, dress makers and even those interested in recutting and recycling garments will find the knowledge useful. …
There is a new Needlelace discussion group started up over at Yahoo. Needlelace_And_More is described as people who are interested in different aspects and/or kinds of lace, and who want to share and discuss and learn more about lace from all angles. Besides the many kinds of needlelaces, including Irish …
The Kreinik site has a Rose Motif designed by J.Marsha Michler which is ideal to use a motif on a crazy quilted project or on any needlework project where freestyle embroidery is suitable.
Tuttoricamo.com is an Italian which houses quite a bit of information on traditional styles of Italian embroidery including Assisi, Deruta, Perugian, Sicilian Drawn Thread and Palestrina Embroidery. The site is in Italian and English. The site houses historical articles, instructional material on how the various types of embroidery are done …
Helen Stevens is a master with a needle. If you have not seen her books just have a look at ther work in her gallery. I am sure you will agree with me At the moment she has a free master class the “Champagne Rose” which key points illustrated with …
