Beading is one of my favorite methods of embellishing my art quilts and other sewing projects, and I like to use lots of bead dangles which are made using several strands of beads which are strung onto lengths of thread and allowed to hang and well … dangle. I just love the way that the […]
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This year has been quite full and busy with this and that, and I haven’t really had much time to make any textile art. But as this year nears its end, it’s time to think about what the new year will look like. And for next year I think I’d like to make more textile
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While it looks quite complex, working with thread and water soluble stabilizer is really quite easy and a lot of fun, and is one of my favorite methods of making thread art. This tutorial shows you how to make needle-lace leaves using thread and water soluble stabilizer. Although machine needle-lace is made using small circular
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I’ve had this piece of burlap sitting on my work table for quite a while. Even though I’m not a “blue” person, I loved the color so much that I knew the fabric would eventually speak to me and tell me what it wanted to become. And finally it did! This piece is a fat
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I work a lot with textured fabric surfaces mostly because I think they look a lot more interesting than flat surfaces. Sometimes I create surface texture using machine stitching. And I also use a lot of fabric paper texture. I also sometimes like to use unusual materials such as tyvek to create texture. And of
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I finally found a few minutes to finish off my embellished fabric box and it turned out rather beautiful I think. I was originally going to use the ribbon fabric as the lining but it looked so good I decided to use it on the outside, and instead lined the box with a coordinating color
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