Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is making good use of their new computerized embroidery machine, first up is this Arecibo Message scarf: The Arecibo Message, one of the most famous messages transmitted as part of SETI, loosely translated, says: “Hi! We’re intelligent! We’re made of meat! Here’s where we live!” Binary designs like the Arecibo message […]
When you’re a kid in Michigan, “snow day!” meant a day goofing off, making snowmen and being very happy that your spelling test was postponed. When you’re a grown-up in Michigan, “snow day!” means working from home in a sweatsuit, eating pizza leftovers for lunch and coming up with craft projects with the supplies you […]
I’ve seen a lot of variations on the soft baby book, and I’m really liking the latest addition to the pack from Kristena of Thimbly Things. She uses reclaimed denim and scraps of fabric paired with our good friend, Heat ‘n Bond, to create colorful appliques in a sturdy fabric book that will stand the […]
CasaSugar profiles large-scale fiber artist, Kate Pokorny who is now preparing to crochet a yurt. She details her progress as well as other updates on her blog Yurt Alert.
Kirsty of kootoyoo is working on a new tutorial for the folks over at Feeling Stitchy, and her homework assignment has me very interested. She shows how to create a nice length of twisted cord from embroidery floss. I’ve never tried this before, but I’m looking forward to giving it a go and – even […]
Corinne of So September shares this sweet Irish lass embroidery pattern, just in time for some St. Patrick’s Day stitching. The wee shamrocks made from clustered French knots are pure perfection. See how she also notes simple changes that could take this pattern in to any time of year.
Subversive Cross Stitch has some new patterns up featuring Southern Sayings. My favorite is “You Lie Like a Cheap Rug.” Now that says it all!
