Embroidery Inspiration

I’m feeling in a rut with my embroidery — even though I’ve done some new-to-me things within the past twelve months, I don’t feel like I’m pushing myself often enough to try new things. Tonight I did some surfing around Flickr, looking for new-to-me ways to utilize embroidery. Here are some things that caught my [...]

NaBloPoMo: Post #10 — (book) Embroidery for All Seasons / Embroider A Garden

Several weeks ago I stopped by our local library and brought home a stack of embroidery-related books. Most of the designs are not my thing, but a couple books were interesting enough that I’ve tracked down used copies of them for myself.
One such book is Embroidery for All Seasons, by Diana Lampe. (Actually, the book [...]

NaBloPoMo: Post #2 — Inspiration for Stitching on Canvas

As I imagine is true with most crafters, I get a great deal of inspiration from looking at what other people create. Thus far, I’ve embroidered on tea towels, hankies, muslin, a pillowtop, t-shirts (ugh, not fun!!), and a canvas pouch. Sometimes I find myself stumped when I have the urge to stitch because I’m [...]