The other day, when we were walking the dogs, I looked down, and saw a wonderful thing.
There, at my feet,
in our driveway,
was a tiny stone,
shaped like a heart.
I was amazed.
I have walked up and
down that driveway
a million times,
and suddenly,
a little stone heart appears!
It was like a gift from an unseen hand.
I felt very blessed.
I brought it inside, and looked around the studio, to find the perfect background to photograph it on.
I pulled open a drawer, and found this small piece of hardanger embroidery.
My mother spent many years doing magnificent hardanger embroidery, and I always hoped that she would make me …read more

If you live a yarn-centric or yarn centered life, chances are good that you enjoy working with more than one yarnie technique.
Crocheters often weave.
Weavers often knit.
Knitters often embroider.
Embroiderers often crochet.
Tatters often crochet.
Spinners use their yarns in
all kinds of ways….
Some of us love to
explore all of the above.
And why not bring all  these strands together  in one piece? This is often called free form work.
I call it  a ‘Cross- Currents’ approach to the fiber arts.
This photo is the back of  a Cross Currents Jacket
in which I used handspun yarns,
with crochet, weaving, knitting,
embroidery, spool knitting  and tatting.
How do you pull together all …read more

Stolen Embroidery

KMVS Wallhanging 48″ x 60″ photo copyright Maiwa
From the Maiwa Store. Saturday March 14th.
A large hand-embroidered wallhanging with dense stitches done in the Jat style was stolen from the Maiwa Store on March 14th. This is a magnificent piece from the Maiwa collection. Textile enthusiasts are alerted to be suspicious of anyone offering this piece for sale as it is stolen.
Maiwa is asking for the help of the public and is offering a reward for information leading to the return of this textile. If anyone sees an embroidery like the one pictured or has any information that could lead …read more

Love vintage patterns? Think they don’t make them like they used to? If you want to peruse (and possibly make) some patterns from decades past, you must check out the antique pattern library.
Tons of old patterns have been put into PDF format for you to download — knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery and more. I have yet to take advantage of any of these (I already have a backlog of projects I want to do!) but one day, I’m going to make time to go through this extensive list and choose at least a handful of vintage projects.
This is perfect for …read more