I have recently encountered Hand Made Postcards using silk habotai by Debbie Babin. This article caught my eye as the technique is slightly different. The card is quilted first then dyed. I went on to explore the site. Debbie Babin is a Mixed media textile artist. Do venture further than …
For those who want a contemporary take on their sewing projects don’t miss browsing the sewing section of the ReadyMade site where there are loads of economical and green DIY projects. Many are quick and easy to make so if you only have basic sewing skills don’t fear there is …
As regular readers know, I am addicted to the Antique Pattern Library as it is such an interesting and free resource. If you have not discovered it before now take a coffee break and have fun poking around these old books. Yesterday, I was doing just that poking around the …
What is one persons trash if truly another persons treasure. I snapped this photo in New Zealand recently as I found the colours where interesting. Not only the lids of bins attracted me but the colours the lane had been painted some interesting colours too. I decided to play around …
Gathering the Jewels houses over 30,000 images of objects, books, and other items from museums, archives and libraries throughout Wales. I was delighted to discover they have a crazy patchwork quilt dated 1884. (Screenshot above) You can browse the site by theme or use the search feature for a more …
Craft Patterns and Tutorials publishes tutorials and points to resources online. Published in both English and Turkish, anyone interested in hand embroidery techniques particularly Silk Ribbon will enjoy it. Crazy quilters will find much on the site to keep them busy too. So make a cuppa before you head over …
Tutto Ricamo is a bilingual site for stitchers. English speakers can click on the British flag to be taken to the English site. On this site you will find information about different styles of embroidery, free hand embroidery patterns, under techniques numerous pages on different embroidery styles including such styles …
