A revival of all things Alice in Wonderland is happening lately since the new Tim Burton film is in theaters now. (Has anyone seen it yet?) I’m loving this Alice in Wonderland embroidery pattern roundup by Feeling Stitchy featuring some beautiful vintage illustrations. Looks like some sweet embroidery art for a kids room too!
Needleartist, Jean Baggot, tells the stories of her life in an amazingly detailed tapestry that includes 73 interlocking circles that each focus on one aspect of her life. More impressive, though, is her transformation of spirit and attitude as a result of her life experiences. That she’s translated them into needlework is fantastic enough, but […]
I love lichen. And I find it interesting that lichen is not a single, united being. It’s a composite organism: A symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae. Lichen colors range from sophisticated, muted greens and browns to eye-opening rusty oranges. And the forms and textures in which they manifest are often breathtaking. I still think […]
These gorgeous hand embroidered wedding invitations from Anna of Rifle Paper Co. are just the kind of thing I’d be giddy to see in my mailbox, and would set an incredibly fun tone for a wedding. For their invitation we decided to play up their love for handmade with a hand sewn invitation design. I […]
Khali of Little.Lovely. shares how to make these adorable bunny egg cozies from scraps of fabric and a few simple stitches. [via Book Hour Craft Projects]
Hannah Perner-Wilson writes about her embroidered potentiometers: Made using the zig-zag stitch on the sewing machine to sew/embroider a conductive and a resistive trace side by side. Then any conductive object can be used to bridge the contact between the traces and measure the position/distance from measuring point through the change in resistance. In the […]
One of the ways in which I was able to combine my passions of crafting and space during my Rachel in Space adventures was with this little project I stitched up the night Endeavour returned to Earth at the end of the STS-130 mission. Each mission has a handful of deorbit options, depending on weather […]
