For those who are folktale and fairy tale addicts you will love Sur la Lune Fairytales It is self described as “A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring 35 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,200 illustrations.” Perhaps if …
This ticker is sliding along and with the final day for blocks to be in my hands approaching my mail box is looking fatter every day. As a result there is more eye candy online this morning in the All tha Jazz Gallery Do take a look at them as …
Now I am sure this is exactly what you need over your morning coffee but if you need to know the difference between an achkan and a vajani this Glossary of Indian Fashion terms will help you.
The House of Lime has a huge collection of dingbats which can be used on personal sites providing you link back to them. Dingbats can be used in digital documents but in graphics packages such as Photoshop or Illustrator you can use them like you would use a stamp and …
For those readers who are into crazy quilting don’t miss Allison Aller’s post on the assembly of her KT’s Crazy quilt. The quilt measures 5′ x 10′. It’s a huge project which she has blogged and Allison has written and illustrated the quilt assembly – something many people new to …
In my poking about I found that DMC has free designs for cross stitch, crochet and needlepoint canvas work that are available for download. Also there are come easy simple stitchery ideas suitable for children or beginners. The site also houses complete lists of their thread range, conversion charts and …
A chapter on shawls from Harper’s magazine December 1850 is available online. It describes the Cashmere shawl as “ A garment capable of appearing the most feminine and graceful in the world.” The article is a from a fashion spread of the day, is beautifully illustrated, and explains how the …
