I am waving to those who have joined the 6 x 4 lives group. Maureen (aka Curli) of Kenmaurs corner has already made a card and blogged how she made it, here . Also Arashi of barococo has joined and added a postcard made by using free motion embroidery. The …
OK I have had a good few responses to the idea of using the fabric postcard as a journal project. Teri of fiberandthread first suggested it in response to this. So taking on board what Sophie suggested I have set up a flickr group and called it 6 x 4 …
Teri left a comment yesterday on a post I did this time last year about using the format of a fabric postcard as a journal project . At the time there were no nibbles but now a second comment has been left by Patsy saying it would be a great …
A recently completed study into the effects of adhesives such as fusible battings, interfacings, and basting sprays is available under the long winded title The Effects of Light Exposure and Heat-Aging on Selected Quilting Products Containing Adhesives . The study carried out light and heat aging tests on many of …
I received an email this morning from Candida, giving me the heads up on a link found via Meggiecat . I love the net and blogs when stuff like this happens so thanks to both I found out that Lambert’s Hand-book of needlework published in 1842. At 290 pages I …
How to use Shisha glass in embroidery is explained and illustrated in diagrams on the Rajmahal site . On the same site there is also information on using metal threads for gold work techniques. Possibly most useful on the site as there is not a lot online about Tambour embroidery …
Lindsay Landis has published an article Taking Professional Looking Photos Without a Professional which many textile artists will find helpful, as it is a tutorial that covers not only taking photos but editing images in Photoshop. Sorry removed the link as it was out of date and went nowhere! Follow …
