Katie of The Constant Gatherer recently highlighted some beautiful works of art by London-based designer, Claire Coles. Her stitched vintage wallpaper pieces are amazing, and these embroidered teacups leave me breathless. Claire’s collection of porcelain slip cast tea sets evoke a reminiscence to times forgotten, exploring the loss of the British tradition ‘afternoon tea’. Each […]
Merit badges are a long-standing tradition, so I’m glad to see Adafruit Industries keeping up with the times: “Learning electronics” merit badges from Adafruit Industries – In a week or so we will be including “learning electronics” merit badges in some of our kits & tool packs at Adafruit Industries. The first one is “learning […]
Sometimes I find crafty inspiration in the most unexpected places. While watching The Colbert Report last night, my ears perked up when I heard Steven Colbert note that his musical guest, Lisa Hannigan, had stitched all the art for her CD cover and liner notes for the album Sea Sew. I was instantly intrigued and […]
On Feeling Stitchy, Shebrews shows you ideas on embroidering cutter quilts. The term “cutter quilt” is for a piece or section of vintage quilt that’s still in great shape and can be used for a craft project. This piece above turns into a journal cover.
Austin folks have the chance to hang with Sublime Stitching superstar, Jenny Hart, this Thursday at the Madewell Denim After Dark event. Jenny will be the resident talent at Madewell this Thursday evening- offering custom embroidery on blue jeans! The event is called “Denim after Dark” and they’re offering $25 off jeans, a complementary margarita […]
Melissa of art = love = life created these charming softies, based on the Baba Yaga character from Russian folklore. In the stories, Baba Yaga is often portrayed as living in a house with chicken feet. I made the first one for a friend who was having a bad day, but then I decided that […]
Etsy’s got a great video with Vane Broussard of Brooklyn Bride Blog (bklynpillow on Etsy) as she shares the designs she developed while planning her own wedding. In this video, she shows you how to make your own embroidered drawstring favor bag.
