Tips for Selecting Thread


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This guide to Selecting Thread covers making the right choice for both machine sewing and hand stitching.

Choosing the Right Needle


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With the Take a stitch Tuesday Challenge starting in two days I thought this was a handy article for all. Eight Steps for Choosing the Right Needle is well written article by Catherine Bracken on the topic of using the right needle to get the best effects with your stitches. …

Fargo rose tutorial


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Jo of No matter where I go has generously provided a fully illustrated step by step tutorial of how to create a Fargo rose in silk ribbon. These roses are simple to work and very satisfying as they are quick to work.

Fan Ornament tutorial


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There is a fantastic tutorial for a crazy quilted Christmas decoration that Sandie of abeautifulcraft has written. It I clearly written and illustrated and anyone should be able to follow it. Here is the perma link for this Fan ornament

Punchneedle, Needlepunch or Bunka embroidery


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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 …

A dash of inspiration over my morning coffee.


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Well I have been browsing around and thought I would share with you a dash of my morning inspiration and track how the ideas developed. I started off at Loretta Holzberger’s site Dimensional Embroidery which hosts her designs and a number of tutorials online. On Loretta Holzberger’s site there are …

100 details for 100 days Day 100

  With this post the sample for day 100 is the last in The 100 details over 100 Days for Crazy Quilters. Since this is the finish line today we have a detail that is a little different. It feels like an end of an era! This is a small …