Many people have trouble with cast on stitch? This video demonstrates how to create the loops along the needle. This next video takes cast on a step further and demonstrates double cast on stitch. Both videos have been produced by dimenstitch
Scans of the J. F. Ingalls embroidery stamping pattern catalogue from 1886 are available online and are in the public domain. We have John Governale to thank for scanning 255 pages, hosting them online and patterns are in the public domain so stitchers are free to use them. This catalogue …
I was browsing the Antique pattern Library and discovered 3 files I had not spotted before. They are part of the 1907 Herrschner Catalogue. It caught my eye since it was described as “Herrschner, Frederick. Art Needlework Supplies General Catalog. Chicago, Frederick Herrschner, c.1907, 242pgs. Scans donated and photo edited …
Note Unfortunately Stitchin Fingers no longer exists as the site closed late 2016 so I have removed the links in this post A New Design Challenge Over on Permutations in Fiber Stitchin fingers member Ruth Lane is running a regular design challenge. Ruth describes it as “Each month, I will …
Over on Stitchin Fingers we have a tutorial for a new variety of silk ribbon rose. On the Stitchin Fingers site, if you look along the tabs you will see a new tutorial tab and the first tutorial on the site is a Silk ribbon embroidery tutorial on how to work “Lucy’s Rose” …
This demonstrates a quick effective and easy paper craft project. If you had some basic skills in ribbon embroidery you could develop the idea further. The full instructions and free background pattern at the cyberseams.com site.
Scriptoriaum has published a small 5 page easy to follow illustrated lesson guide on book binding. ( Edited later – Sorry folks I have removed the link because I have just found out the site has been infected with malware. When its fixed I will link again) It is sourced …
