Have you seen this awesome blackwork embroidery stop motion animation music video that textile artist Toni Buckby made for the Wet Nuns? I don’t know about you, but just watching it makes my stitching hand hurt! “Why you so cold?” – Wet Nuns from tonibuckby on Vimeo. You can also check out her blog for […]
I constantly see things and think, “DANG, that’s clever! Why didn’t I think of that?!” This is one of them. Lia, of Summer Day Studio, added washi tape to her embroidery hoops to give her finished pieces a different look. Love it. Via Christina Loff
Adding color to fabric projects with paints isn’t a new idea, but this step-by-step tutorial for tinting embroidery with watercolors from Mollie at Wild Olive makes the process feel totally easy and achievable—even if you’re not exactly handy with a paintbrush. As you can see, the results are absolutely lovely!
I love this tutorial for how to scribble on fabric! I’ve never attempted anything this fancy with my sewing machine, but the gorgeous step-by-step shots are pretty inspiring. This would be so fun on a blue-and-white striped fabric, as if it were a lined notebook.
Long-time friend of CRAFT, Ellen Baker of The Long Thread, has a new fabric collection for Moda Fabrics called Quilt Blocks. Inspired by traditional quilt designs, there are nine prints in the collection in three different colorways: shade, marine and spectrum. The prints are delightful, charming and bold, and perfect for summer sewing projects. Today, […]
Learn your stitches and practice your letters and shapes with this cute back to school-themed embroidery basics tutorial that Rebecca Ringquist from dropcloth shared on the Etsy blog!
We’ve posted before about Lucky Jackson’s 365 Lucky Days embroidery project, but I wanted to share with you this week’s theme: Margot Tenenbaum. The Royal Tenenbaums is a favorite film of mine, and I think she captures the despondent and angst-ridden character of Margot Tenenbaum nicely. More: Living In: The Royal Tenenbaums
