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 …
The Antique Pattern Library has added some more books to their site. The first book I pounced on is “The Ribbon Art Book, Vol I ~ No. III- How to make Hundreds of Dainty and Practical things of Ribbons” If you do historical costuming, silk ribbon embroidery, crazy quilting, or ribbon …
Biscornu pincushions are all the rage. Since I shared 2 TAST stitches last week here are the 5 top tutorials that show you how to make a Biscornu. Biscornus can be any size – even the size of cushions. Other popular uses are as a scissor fob, or tree ornament. …
Just a reminder of some of the resources on this site! Crazy quilting and Hand Embroidery This series of posts on How to assemble a Crazy Quilt includes Assembling a crazy quilt part 1 – Trimming the blocks, joining and a construction technique that means the seams sit flat. Assembling …
Just a reminder of good resources on this site! Crazy quilting and Hand Embroidery This series of posts on How to assemble a Crazy Quilt includes Assembling a crazy quilt part 1 – Trimming the blocks, joining and a construction technique that means the seams sit flat. Assembling a crazy …
R. Ackermann’s Repository of fashions was published 1829 and has been digitized and made available as free Google ebook. For those with a tablet it is easily read or you can view it on your computer. The book contains some really lovely fashion plates of the day which will be …
