Blending Embroidery Floss Colors
Jenny Hart has a tutorial up over on the Chronicle Books blog about her tricks for giving dimension to stitching by blending embroidery floss colors. The technique is simple, and the result can be quite dramatic!
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Constellation Embroidery
In celebration of 2009 as International Year of Astronomy, Miniature Rhino made these embroidered constellations. I think they make a really nice set!
Age-Appropriate Hand Sewing Projects For Kids
It’s hand sewing month over at Sew, Mama, Sew! and I love today’s post about age-appropriate hand sewing projects for kids. They’ve details various projects for ages 1 to 4 and up, and it’s great proof that it’s almost never too early to start kids hand sewing!
Ben Conrad’s Anatomical Embroideries
Via Mr. X Stitch, I love Ben Conrad’s anatomical embroideries!
Keeping Cool With Warm Weather Crafts
Here in Austin, we’ve been suffering through one of the hottest summers on record, with well over 40 days of temperatures of 100 degrees or higher. Now, even our friends in the Pacific Northwest who usually experience mild summers, are dealing with abnormally high temperatures. Last month, I talked with Jen McGuire for a story […]
Maker Kids Stitching Event with Jenny Hart in Austin
The Austin Children’s Museum has a great Maker Kids exhibit going on right now that includes all kinds of hands-on experiments, projects and crafts in true Maker Faire style. Tomorrow, Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching will be on hand to teach a kids embroidery workshop. It’s been unbearably hot here in Austin, and embroidery is […]
Lazy Lotus Stitch From Jenny Hart
Artist and founder of Sublime Stitching, Jenny Hart, has given folks a sneak peek at the brand new stitch she designed for her upcoming book, Embroidered Effects. The Lazy Louts is a combination of some of my favorite stitches, the lazy daisy (isolated chain), french knots and the straight stitch. I was lucky enough to […]
