I am up at some ungodly hour because today is Eves big day and we are waiting for Annie Whitsed of Annies Crazy World to call as she is going to give us a lift to the airport as Jerry is away returning on Thursday. I did however dig out …
Years ago I taught the young stitchers group at the Canberra Embroiderers Guild and I developed a habit of being on the look out for projects that could be adapted for children. I came across this cute pattern would be more than suitable for adult and child alike. It could …
A couple of weeks back I pointed to Squidoo. Discovering this was fatal I am afraid, as I have been going through bookmarks, this blog and doing a few extra searches and building a couple of my own squidoo link sites. The idea behind a Squidoo list, or what they …
There is a collection of charming samplers all embroidered by Elizabeth E. Jacobs held in the English Embroidery Collection (C.1879-82) at victoriana.com
I have been doing a bit of a bookmark tidy up which for some reason always leads to more sites. I discovered this brief History of Brazilian Embroidery and on the same site this list of stitches used in this style of embroidery. This Dictionary of stitches used in even …
These Needlelace Chocolates are calorie and fat free and a great contemporary interpretation of needlelace by Jacky McDouall for a Valentine’s Day competition. Olwyn Scott’s Needlelace is an example of contemporary needlelace from Australia. This time the motif is a Pigmy Possum. This is an exceptional piece of contemporary needlelace …
I have been poking about the net digging up a little information on surface design techniques for textiles. Here are few links I have dug up. Ruth Issett has provided instructions on using oil and wax crayons on fabric in Make your Mark use Markal Paintstiks to create rich surfaces …
