That deadline of Novemeber 8th seems to be getting closer and closer. So last night I was stitching on my bag. We have a new bags of fun participant Dana Summers has joined the Bags of fun challenge also I have spotted Julie Zaccone Stiller of High fiber content has …
Kathie Baumgardner is organising a tribute to the survivors of hurricane Katrina from cross stitchers. Kathie Baumgardner coordinates S.T.I.T.C.H. (Stitchers, Through Internet, Touch, Care, Heal) and this project is titled Hurricane Katrina Quilt Project. The aim is to create 3 quilts, one for each state affected by Katrina with the …
Just a brief pointer to the historical needlework resources site as it provides an excellent illustrated article on Goldwork including Or Nue or shaded gold.
Lesley Riley’s site LaLasLand features her quilts, dolls, collages and mixed media. Do take time to investigate Riley’s “fragments” series as they are small textile collages. Riley describes them as “My Fragment series came about as a result of having lots of ideas and little time. I started creating small …
The Thread Project: One World, One Cloth. looks like a neat online project. Terry Helwig has been asking people to send a piece of ribbon, hemp, string, or other fibre to be joined together and woven into seven cloths which “celebrate the boldness of our cultural diversity and the unity …
Early this week Andrea left a comment to ask me what stitches I am using to build up the texture in my bag for the bags of fun challenge . I have been trying to get to this all week as I thought I would explain and provide links to …
There are a number of handy sewing tips in Suzan’s tip of the week . These are more than simple tips. There are some good handy pieces for any sewer or crafter to bookmark. For instance Estimating Bias Yield or if you work in metric Estimating Bias Yield in metric …
