Tangled Thread - Tips, Trick and Tutorials in Sewing & Stitching

June 30th, 2008

great websites - this to that

Have you ever needed to glue, oh say - a chunk of leather to… let’s say a ceramic vase - and then had no clue what to use to accomplish your task?
Okay, so I haven’t actually needed to do that - but if I did…
Well, I just discovered this cool website called “This To That” […]

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October 27th, 2007

more textile tours

I knew I had heard about another tour company that specializes in textile tours!
Tactile Travel specializes in tours through Italy, especially for us fiber hounds :-)

Their website also has goodies like podcasts, links to fiber sites in Italy… even a few photos.
So, when can I go?
Tags: fiber-art, fiber-art-tours, italy, italy-tours, italy-websites, tactile-travel, textile-tours, websites

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September 14th, 2007

amazing bookbinding site

I’ve loved making hand-made books for years, whether it’s decorating the cover or building one from scratch.
I just found this fantastic site with step-by-step instructions for making a handmade book using Coptic binding, a technique that’s been around for almost 2000 years!
Like I needed another project :-)
Tags: art-books, bookbinding, handmade-books, links, stitching, websites

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September 4th, 2007

Canadian fabric sources

How was your long weekend? Did you have a chance to relax outside, maybe have a bbq? Spend some time with friends or family (or even just curl up with a good book)?
Whatever you did, I hope you had a great one!
Ready to play in your studio again?
I thought it would be fun […]

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August 8th, 2007

contests, contests and more contests

Of course you do!
Noreen, from Hankering for Yarn, is giving away one of her lovely pieces of jewelery:

Go check out the contest to enter :-)
Tags: b5media, contests, jewlery, links, websites

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July 31st, 2007

female merit badges from Mary Yaeger

I just stumbled across Mary Yaeger’s moving embroidered & beaded pieces for the first time. She has made a spectacular series of “merit badges” to commemorate significant milestones in a woman’s life. There are pieces in there that made me laugh and others that made me teary-eyed.
Go check out her gallery! Just […]

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July 27th, 2007

contests all over the place

I’ve got two more contests to announce :-)
First of all, my mother, Noreen is hosting a contest at Hankering for Yarn for one of her amazing dolls! It’s running until July 31 st so get your entries in now!
I’m holding a contest at my fashion blog, Her Accessories.

Want to see what I’m giving away to […]

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