A Handbook of Lettering for Stitchers reaches outrageous prices on Amazon. I have seen it priced at well over $100. To be honest it is a good book but it not worth that, particularly since it is now out of copyright and Public Collectors host a pdf copy for free. …
I have found another collection of free hand embroidery patterns hosted by the Antique Pattern Library. These are real gems, so in the spirit of sharing I am providing some eye candy from the collection so you can see if it will suit you needs. The Antique pattern library provide …
As many readers know I am going through a clean up and blog decrufting exercise and after 11 writing this blog there is a heck of lot of cruft! Anyway to get to the point in the process I found this tutorial I wrote last year on how to embroider crazy …
I just had to share this with my readers. Building Stamina and Seeking Grace: The Artist’s Journey was the keynote address to the Silk Painters International Festival given by Jane Dunnewold. Jane speaks about creativity, dealing with the internal critic, the importance of developing your technique, and to slowing down …
I love free hand embroidery patterns and have been browsing the Internet archive and discovered An Embroidery Pattern Book by Mary Waring. This book is free to download and as the title suggests is full patterns. Let me share some of the delightful patterns that I discovered in this book. …
I would like to share news about a free publication at the Antique Pattern Library Anand’s Embroidery Book is a 36 page pattern book that is available as a free PDF download. Here are some sample pages so you can see what you are getting. Do you use the Antique Pattern …
ManyCrazy quilting beginners get stumped at the hand embroidery stage of a block. I decided to write a tutorial on how to hand embroider crazy quilt seams. You do not have to be an expert stitcher to embroider a crazy quilt block. What you need to do, is develop the …
