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Beaded Back Stitch on Fabric
Add color, dimension and maybe a little bling to your fabric with beads! With the beaded back stitch, you can embellish a straight or curved line and keep your beads…
How to Bezel a Cabochon
A cabochon - flat-backed gemstone or other element - makes a stunning focal point on any piece of bead embroidery. It can be anything that you bead around to secure…
How to Embroider Letters with Wash-Away Stabilizer Transfer
Make a quilt label, embroider a name or stitch out a favorite phrase using easy hand embroidery stitches. Here is a tutorial to show you how to embroider letters wash-away…
How to Embroider Letters with Tissue Paper Transfer Method
Make a quilt label, embroider a name or stitch out a favorite phrase using easy hand embroidery stitches. Here is a tutorial to show you the tissue paper transfer method…
Spotlight: Linda Seward, Quilter and Author
A needleworker all her life, Linda Seward has fed her passion for needlework on two continents. When she discovered quilting, she found her creative passion and not only created for…
Spotlight: Maxine Rosenthal, Quilter
Few people are lucky enough to discover something that feeds their creativity so much that it becomes a specialty with endless options. Maxine Rosenthal is that lucky. An idea from…
How to Paper Piece using Freezer Paper: Free Pattern
Learn how to paper piece using freezer paper. It is a quilting technique that is fast and accurate -- so it's perfect to use with detailed quilting designs, making sure…
Spotlight: Erika Knight, Designer and Author
Designing from the influences of the world around her, Erika Knight creates knitted garments full of texture and surprising details. The silhouettes are timeless, but made her own with a…
Spotlight: Sarah Godfrey, Embroidery Artist
Taking her cues from nature, Sarah Godfrey renders the world around her using needle and thread. As an embroidery artist, Sarah stitches on sheer fabrics, adding a level of challenge…
Spotlight: Georgie Rennie, Pottery Artist
Isn't starting a creative business doing something you have never done before everyone's first thought when life throws a curve ball? It was for Georgie Rennie, whose High Street merchandising…
How to Back Stitch Embroidery: Tutorial with Video
For an unbroken stitched line of hand embroidery, there's nothing quite like the Back Stitch! It's popular among newer stitchers for its clean, modern look.
Spotlight: Mako, Water Color Artist
Discovering the joy of the journey liberated Mako to become a better water color artist, gaining enough confidence to not only share her art with the world, but to guide…
Spotlight: Delanie Holton-Fessler, Craftsman & Apprentice
Artist and teacher Delanie Holton-Fessler fulfills her own need to make things, but she also helps others, especially children, experience the joy of creating with their hands. Drawing on the…
Spotlight: Amy Vallejo, Founder Social Creative
Can't decide where to dabble creatively? Or work on perfecting your skills? Do you like the stimulation of working with a group, but don't know where to find one? Amy…
Spotlight: Teressa Johnson, Floral Designer
With her palette of fresh flowers and other natural elements, Floral Designer Teressa Johnson builds artful compositions that are beautiful no matter how you look at them. Optimizing shadows, contrasts…
How to Make a Dog Bandana: DIY Easy Sewing Tutorial
I love my dog bandanas! My owner and I walk every day. People always make comments about my holiday and seasonal bandanas! Here is how to make a dog bandana…
Spotlight: Kirsten Fisher, Fiber Artist
Open to adventure, and willing to persevere through the details of her life journey from Copenhagen to Brooklyn, it is no surprise that Kirsten Fisher creates fiber art bowls that…
Spotlight: Erin Russek, Quilter and Pattern Designer
When you find something you love to do and it feeds you creatively, it's okay to follow quilter and designer Erin Russek's lead and pursue it with joy. As an…