Make books from recycled packaging

 You can make books from all sorts of recycled materials. One of the most obvious is clean packaging. Over on Exploring the Wonders of Life, Shari has written a clear well illustrated tutorial on how to make a book from a cookie box.    The equipment required for simple bookbinding …

Free hand embroidery patterns from the 1907 Herrschner 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 …

A tutorial for new variety of silk ribbon rose

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” …