Over on Needle ’n thread Mary Corbet has offered a free printable template of Embroidery Stitch Journal pages. A stitch journal is exactly that, a notebook where you track stitches. There are many versions of the idea but on Mary’s pages she has a space for the name of the …
Yogile is a new photo sharing site with a slightly different twist. There are many sites that let you share photos but Yogile lets multiple people contribute to an album. Simply put Yogile allows you to create joint albums. Once you have signed up you can create an album. …
Over on Shade tree Art I found a great illustrated tutorial on how to make a fabric book. The method Shirley Hays employs to stitch the pages together produces a neat spine and a book which will behave as a book and lay flat when open. I am sure some …
Neki Desu over on A moveable Feast has published 2 great vintage embroidery patterns from the 1912 French magazine Journal des Ouvrages de Dames. Neki plans to publish more, so pop on over to A moveable Feast check them out, and tell her what a good idea that is! I …
This is a series of videos on how to create a hard bound journal. At times the demonstrator is a little soft spoken but the series demonstrates a number of good binding tips and techniques along the way. Baronessnz also does not assume you have access to expensive materials and …
Kenneth King has written a tutorial for Threads magazine on how to make a Braided Belt. It’s an old idea with a modern feel. As I mentioned a week or so ago, this time of year I start poking about looking for gift ideas. They get bookmarked until a later …
It is early in the year to start digging around for hand made gift ideas for Christmas but anyone who makes gifts knows how much energy can go into the process so we have to start early! We can only hope the recipients have a sense of this long thoughtful …
