Oh my goodness, I love these needlepoint shoes! I don’t think it would be that hard to cover an existing pair of sandals this way… too much inspiration - not enough time!
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A Joyful Abode has an easy to follow tutorial on how to embroider shisha mirrors. What are shisha mirrors you ask? They are little mirrors that are used to embellish clothing, textiles and home accessories - most commonly found in east Indian textiles. Go check it out!
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Take a few minutes to browse through contemporary embroidery artist, James Hunting’s website & gallery.
His work is spectacular & detailed… and definitely breathes some fresh air into embroidery :-)
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Sorry for the delay in getting this published :-) Here’s how I made sweethearts out of felt - not candy!
I asked you to get some candy-colored felt, along with a heart-shaped cookie cutter (or other heart-shaped template) in my last post.
Use the cookie cutter as a template and trace around it - using a water-soluble […]
The talented crew at Sublime Stitching have just added another product to their catalog:
Clean, unfussy hoop frames.
They’re perfect for displaying embroidery without extra loops or hangers showing at the top. I think they’d even work for displaying pieces of your favorite fabrics as well.
If you haven’t had a chance to read the Sublime Stitching blog […]
I’m a very lucky person - I just got to bring her home :-) The tapestry was hand-embroidered by my very talented mom and I finally got to bring it to my house! Lady Godiva is approximately a yard square and densely hand-embroidered, a full year’s worth of handwork. No machine stitching, but lots of […]
My tutorial on making ribbon roses is one of my more popular posts - why not, it’s fun to add flowers to your projects :-)
Cyndi, from Layers Upon Layers found another great tutorial for making charming little roses out of rick-rack (that wavy woven ribbon or trim) Here’s the link to the post on her […]
I showed what you can do with a simple running stitch earlier, but you can also use french knots to make the Valentine’s day cards as well:
It’s definitely more time consuming, but I like the look of the little decorative knots around each layer of felt.
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These are one of my favorite Valentine’s day projects (it’s actually one of the classes I teach) These cards are made from different colors of felt & embroidered with simple running stitches. Pinking shears add a nice detail to the edges - but don’t worry if you don’t have a pair! I use pre-folded blank […]
I’m working on a series of posts to commemorate the New Year and wanted to start off with my favorite tutorials on Tangled Thread:
embroidered crazy-quilt Christmas card
mini Hallowe’en bag
autumn-themed yo-yo wreath
embroidered butterfly memory box
cooling bandana (not really necessary right now - but it’ll be warm sometime…)
celtic interlace napkins
easy ribbon roses
embroidered monogrammed cards
machine fusion fabric (don’t […]
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