A stitch in time

What is slow stitching? A lot of fun! Learn how to get started with slow stitching and enjoy this creative textile art.

Slow stitching is an ancient craft that has made a comeback because it is truly wonderful. Learn this wonderful craft, and find out how to design and make your own slow-stitched works of art.

Rain, rain....lots of rain coming down here in California. It has been a loooong time since we have had such a rainy February! The rain is ...

A description of the knitting technique: 'Neater intarsia'. The article includes photos.

Presenting the Blanket Stitch Family - part 1. Simple open loops can make so much! Here is part 1 of this beautiful family. Blanket Stitch began as a way to secure the edges of unsewn blankets. The stitch is simple to do and gives a decorated look. With time, this stitch was experimented with in hand embroidery, and it gave rise to different variations and styles of this stitch. Make them on edges, borders, outlines and even fillings! What more could you ask for!?

Cross stitch patterns with snark and sass on Instagram: "I've gotten a couple requests to show this process after the reel about how to separate a strand from a floss drop, so here it is! This video is very sped up, of course, but actual time from start to finish is two minutes, about the same as winding a bobbin, in my experience 🙂 Does this inspire you to try out floss drops?? It's by far my favorite way to store and use thread ♥️ . . . . . . . . #embroidery #crossstitch #needlework…

Let's get started with our 2024 Embroidery Journals! Whether you have my sold out book, Embroidery Journal, or you are waiting for a restock and eager to start your hand-stitched journal hoops now, this is a great resource to get you started. What is an Embroidery Journal? It is a fun and unique way to record your year

Now this is why I took on knitting and I'm not giving up! These are just some of the knitting patterns on the gorgeous book "A Stitch in Time - Vintage Knitting and Crochet Patterns 1920-1949: Volume 1" . Aren't these gorgeous? The book consists of knitting patterns adapted to the modern knitter (current yarns, techniques, etc) but it also includes the original pattern with gorgeous vintage images. I love sewing but I also love knitwear, and one of my biggest frustrations is not finding any…

This cute blue alien from Disney's Lilo & Stitch movie was making chaos the whole night, when he ran out of his power, Stitch got tired of making that chaos. Right now he is having a sweet sleep in...

For those of you wanting to incorporate a stitch pattern into your improvised top-down sweater, I’m going to do my best to explain how to do so. As much as I believe I have a grasp on the theory, I have only just done it for the first time (see above), so if anyone among you […]