When I was at the US spring quilt market in May, I had the great pleasure of meeting the lovely ladies from Zakka Workshop - a really cool publisher specialising in reproducing Japanese craft titles in English. Not only new titles but also classic coveted ones that used to sell for a small fortune on ebay and Etsy (such as the 318 Patchwork Patterns by Kumiko Fujita and the soon-to-be-published-in-English-FINALLY Happy Flower Quilts by Atsuko Matsuyama). I couldn't resist picking up a couple of their new titles, one of which was Simply Stitched by Yumiko Higuchi. Yumiko is one of the most renowned embroidery artists in the world, having published multiple embroidery books. Her wool stitcheries are simply to die for - go check out her social media feeds or her website www.yumikohiguchi.com if you would like to see more! So much inspiration! I've made multiple wool needlepoint projects on canvas in my pre-Down Grapevine Lane days, but had never embroidered on fabric with wool before. Kinda kicking myself that I haven't tried it sooner - the thicker wool gives a lovely padded three dimensional finish that makes the embroidery designs really 'pop' off the fabric. I am a convert. (Tip: if like me you embroider a fair bit and sometimes are too lazy to use a hoop to stretch the fabric, don't do it for wool embroideries. This photo is my second attempt at this embroidery - the fabric warps WAY too much without a hoop). The project I made was the needle case project in Simply Stitched, but instead of the thistle pattern I used the poppy pattern from one of the other projects, as I loved its simplicity. It paired up beautifully with the dark grey background fabric (from Riley Blake's new range of basic cottons called 'Shades' - I love the velvety washed look - it's just cotton folks!). My inspiration for the decoration of the felt pages came from Amy Sinibaldi's beautiful needlebooks - a little lace, a button or two, edges trimmed with scallop pinking scissors - just the right amount of Zakka sweetness! The cute strawberry buttons are from Ministry of Fabric and the pale peach fabric under the needle case is also available in the same shop here. I hope you like my needle case and are inspired to give wool stitchery a go. This book is full of so many amazing patterns, and it's very clearly illustrated and explained so suitable for all levels. Highly recommend!
A really cool horse silhouette with a silhouette of a young lady inset. Looks really good on a shirt, jacket, cap or printed on canvas, etc.
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In this post we showcase lots of excellent people folded out of paper. These origami people include warriors, prisoners, nerds and even a couple of famous people.
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Expanding upon the Simple Knit Shrug, I designed a new knitting pattern I call The Love Shrug that will literarily have you wearing your heart on your sleeve! I incorporate a really cool and easier…
Wow super old skool sewing needles! From 1929 from an Estate Sale in Morrisville, this lady had a great collection of vintage sewing collectibles! It is from the Keystone Ice Company and it’s like a gift for their customers! The yellow pkg inside is empty but the other one has 10 or more needles left. That pkg says “Sharps and sons” also nickel plated and warranted. It’s fancy!! It’s from 1929 and inside it features a four digit phone number!! It’s really cool and in very used condition, small tears, all the corner edges are not that great but it’s really rare. I have never seen one before. So it’s also a Pennsylvania thing!! The Keystone State! It would be great to frame and hang on a wall. It measures 4.5 inches by 2.5 approximately. Hurry buy today!
Just a really cool pattern
