I have been a very busy little vegemite this morning and posting a little later than usual as I have been working on the bags of fun gallery The first few finished bags are now online so take a look. There is still a few days to the deadline and …
I rediscovered an old article in the Caron archives which I think is worth highlighting. Developing Your Creative Side by Lois Caron is well worth reading if you have not encountered it before and have an interest in designing needlework and stitching. Part 2 is the second part of the …
For anyone interested in the grand festivals that took place in Europe between 1475 to 1700 the British Library has digitised 253 Renaissance festival books from their collection. It is part of their Treasures in Full series which has digitised every page of rare editions and historic works.
There is a new blogger on the block. Katrina is a New Zealander who is living in Japan. She has recently started Kat’s Crafts to document her creative interests in quilting, machine embroidery and knitting. Her next challenge is crazy quilting so swing by and wish her a welcome to …
Do you need a few ideas and techniques to embellish crazy quilt block using methods other than stitching? Hopefully this article will help. Before I start I stress that there are no hard and fast rules in crazy quilting, so anything I say is simply in the category of advice. …
Jill Smith dropped me an email a week or so ago now, to say she is offering classes in creative textiles. Offers include, Layering Class and the Slash Technique, Free Motion Embroidery, Shibori Dyeing, Indian Delights, Make A Wall Hanging out of Scraps, and a series of single classes. I …
Questions about Cigarette silks what they are and why they were produced ae often raised in conversations between crazy quilters because reproduction cigarette silks are still used in contemporary crazy quilts. A well researched article online about these novelty items is Textile Tobacco Inserts and Premiums used in American Quilts, …
Storewide Sale now on! 25% off everything for one week only — we need to make way for new stock!
