Mary Corbet from Needle ‘n Thread may has solved one of my most frustrating crafting problems: transferring embroidery patterns—or any pattern, for that matter—onto felt. You can find her prick and pounce embroidery design transfer method here, then check out her suggestions for using this method on felt. Plus, if you’re careful, you can just […]
At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, Erin Mahoney shows the Costumes for Carnival of Venice she designed and made. All the patterns are one of a kind, and the clothing is handmade with carefully selected fabric. Subscribe to the CRAFT Video podcast in iTunes, download the m4v directly, or watch it on YouTube or Vimeo. […]
This crewel rendition of the Presidential Seal from Katie of Under the Red Umbrella first caught my eye for its meticulous stitching, but the story behind it ended up being equally mesmerizing. She was commissioned to stitch it as a replica of crewel piece made for President Nixon by his daughter. I never knew about […]
Last week, our weather here in Texas teased us a little by finally dipping just below 100 degrees for a few days. It almost made us want to pull out the jackets, but we’ve lived through enough years here to know that it won’t really cool down for at least another month or two. This […]
I did a double take when I walked by this photo-realistic machine-stitched image, by Carrol Shinn, before I realized that I was looking at a piece of fabric embroidered with thread. When a composition is ready, I scan it into the computer and transfer it to fabric. Then the piece is stitched with a basic […]
I have to admit that one of the biggest things keeping me from trying to make a quilt is the process of binding the piece. This no-binding quilt tutorial from Red Pepper Quilts is very intriguing to me, not only because of the lack of binding, but I also just really like the way the […]
I love the color gradation and lettering on this piece by twin-sister design team MaricorMaricar. They say, “It’s a play on the Filipino gusto (want) and the English gusto (enthusiasm, zest, energy) … Sometimes you need a little helpful reminder to keep going, don’t give up, be persistent.” Beautiful!
