One of my favorite stitches to teach in my embroidery classes is the lazy daisy (detached chain). It’s easy to complete, and is cute with a lot of bang for your stitching buck. I’m in love with this variation on the lazy daisy from Nicole of Follow the White Bunny. She shares how to create […]
This driftwood spool-tidy is fresh. The crafter on Tastykaeru (Edinburgh, UK) came up with the idea while thinking of a way to display her thread spools in a more visual, accessible way. Her dad had a huge stash of driftwood that had been collected over the years, and she thought to use some of it […]
I’m swooning over these embroidered Lego minifigure plans from Cross-Stitch Ninja on Flickr. I found some plans for a lego minifig while image searching for something, and who could resist stitching that? Imagine all the layers of geekiness in such an embroidery! I’m imagining them, and I’m loving them. Related: Home is Where the Lego […]
The winners of the Sublime Stitching Contest are in! I was really honored to be a judge for this contest. The other two judges were Keith Carallo of Fred Flare and Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr. XStitch. Let me tell you it was hard to pick the winners because everyone did such an amazing job! See […]
I love sewing, especially bags and the new book, Bags in Bloom by Susan Cariello takes it one crafty step further by adding floral embroidery to the mix. Learn how to create twenty unique floral bags showcased in sections organized by the four seasons. To start, the book begins with the Stitch Gallery, teaching you […]
This is how I like my embroidery. It is an elaborate piece of pop culture art, has unfinished ends, and the message is potent. Every single piece of sewing RosieG does is just lovely. She celebrates typography by stitching famous quotes and creates very cool illustrations with thread.
Tiny stitches, so many! Worf Embroidery by Flickr user Sabronx.
