Ever since I experimented with using waste canvas in order to work a blackwork motif on a crazy quilting block I have been interested in using evenweave stitch techniques applied to crazy quilting. I must also say that I am constantly reminded of this as Linda at Chloe’s place constantly …
Encyclopedia Mythica contains over 7,000 articles on mythology, folklore, and religion. The encyclopedia is searchible but possibly the most interesting section is their Folklore section which houses folklore, and old favourites such as the Arthurian legends, Greek heroic tales, and folktales from many lands. There is also an image gallery. …
As I said on Monday I was going to blog the progress of a block. Well there has be a little progress so here is the next shot. As you can see most of the seams have basic stitches on them and I have started to add a second layer …
Judy Heim describes simply and clearly How to Print Photos and Other Art on Embroidery Fabrics Including Linen and Aida using Bubble Jet Set. I think most people are aware that you can print on cotton using this product but many I am sure are not aware that fabrics such …
As I have mentioned before I am in the process of running an online class at joggles.com . We are in the third week of a six week course. I was asked to blog thoroughly my next block and I said I would. So here is the start. The first …
Well yesterday we ended up going out to lunch. Since it is Jerry’s birthday on Monday I wanted to buy him a really nice fountain pen and since things like pens are so personal I wanted him to choose it. We made an afternoon of it and took in a …
Firstly this one has me stumped – does anyone know what Tu-Tu stitch is? I had a query via email from Jeff who is trying to repair some wigs. He said he was told to “tu-tu stitch the hair strands together” So does anyone know what this term means? Is …
