Linda at Chloe’s place is trying to date and track down information about a particularly interesting piece of embroidery she found in her latest museum trawl. Linda does catalogue work at her local museum and has turned up this interesting mystery piece Do check it out and see if you …
Katie of Katie’s Place has set up a new needlework Yahoo discussion group, Stitching Post . Here is a little from the front page This is the place hand embroiderers and fiber artists of all persuasions can come to do nothing but talk about stitching. We welcome those who have …
I found this article by Valerie Campbell-Harding on creating Blueprints on fabric . I am sure as a technique many quilt and fabric postcard artists will find it interesting. The article is hosted by Stitch Magazine which is produced the (UK)Embroiderers Guild In the same magazine is a sampler by …
This is for cross stitchers who have ever tried to work out how big a project will be. Enter the number of stitches and your fabric count and Stitches to Inches will calculate the size of the finished piece.
For 20 years – yes I worked it out that it’s 20 years since I first started crazy quilting. Ever since storage has been an issue and as the stash has grown so have the storage solutions but I think Jerry has built me what I want. In the beginning …
This month for the 6 x 4 lives postcard challenge I decided to pull out my sewing machine and so some machine embroidery instead of hand stitching. I don’t often do machine embroidery as I take my main pleasure is quietly sitting with needle, thread and fabric. It is just …
We don’t know quite what to call this. Is it a shawl or a cardigan? Under the arms are attached by a few stitches but its more like a throw on thing. Jerry jokingly described it as something that was thrown and not quite missed. I am feeling quite satisfied …
