I have another work in progress report! (I am secretly aiming to write at least one every 10 days but don’t tell anyone) As you can see another couple of diamonds have been stitched. Here is a detail from this block. I first stitched a scallop of chain stitches. I …
Bg Patterns is a online tool that is aimed at web designers who want to create background patterns easily and quickly but I am sure textile practitioners will see all sorts of ways to use this tool to provoke design ideas. You can change the colour and transparency while rotating …
Today I am off to the Craft and Quilt Fair with Annie so I thought I had better post some more work in progress. (That way I can justify a little reward at the fair) I have two more diamond blocks done Here is a detail from the first block. …
This article by R Berdan is aimed at photographers but since its main focus is on Composition and the Elements of Visual Design. Since these topics apply to all areas of the visual arts I am sure readers will find it useful. Berdan clearly discuses line, shape and form then …
Causes of Colour starts out with the question “Why are things coloured?” and proceeds to answer it. Along the way they explore all sorts of aspects of colour and why we perceive it as it is. The complexities of colour are well explored like why some things have iridescent surfaces …
I received an email from Jen who is a a cross stitch pattern publisher. Over on her blog Needle and Thread, Jen is running a contest which runs from August 1st to the 5th. It is a scavenger hunt and word puzzle contest that involves four other blogging cross stitch …
It has been a while since I have done any sort of work in progress report so this morning I decided to right the situation. As many readers know over on Stitchin Fingers in the Hand Embroidery group we have started a stitch-along. This is as far as I have …
