More Frances Trombly Wonderfulness

Frances Trombly, Craft Goddess, is my new hero! Click on a thumbnail to go to a full size image on her site.

Garbage Bags, 2008

Hand-woven fabric, mixed media
10 X 26 X 23 inches, 21 X 30 X 16 inches

 

 

Boxes (West Side Movers and Paper Mart), 2008

Hand woven fabric, embroidery, packing tape
Dimensions variable

 

 

Garden Hose, 2007

Crocheted cotton and metal hook
32 linear ft

 

 

Extension Cord, 2007

Crocheted cotton
50 linear ft

 

 

Jo-Ann, 2007

Hand-embroidery on fabric
10 x 3 inches

 

 

Fallen, 2006

Hand-woven, hand-dyed silk and cotton fabric
350 linear feet, 12 x 18 inch pennants
Dimensions variable

 

 

Blue, 2006

Crocheted cotton
Light blue balloon, 12″ dia.
Dark blue balloon, 15″ dia.

 

 

Nine Deflated Balloons, 2006

Crocheted cotton
Dimensions variable

 

 

Confetti, 2005

Hand crocheted cotton
Dimensions variable
967 pieces

 

 

Plywood, 2004

Cross-stitched fabric
14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

 

 

Toilet Paper, 2003

Hand-embroidery on fabric
Dimensions variable

 

 

Paper Corner, 2002

Hand-woven fabric
Dimensions variable
Each sheet 8 1⁄2 x 11 inches
50 sheets

 

 

All Purpose Tarp, 2008

Hand-woven polypropylene fiber, pedestals
Tarp dimensions: 110 X 45 inches
Dimensions variable

 

 

Mop, 2008

Hand spun silver wool and cotton, wooden mop handle
52 X 14 X 13 inches

Embroidered Receipt

Post: Receipt

Main Site: Frances Trombly

Artist/Author: Frances Trombly

Registration Required?: No

Free?: not a tutorial, I just have it here for your embroidorial stupefication (of course I made those words up, silly)

Via: Craft, via Creativadoration

Other: are you kidding me? this is freaking amazing!!!

Felt Garland

Post: Felt Garland/Cozy up with a Blanket

Main Site: Anna Maria Horner

Artist/Author: Anna Maria Horner

Registration Required?: No

Free?: Yes

Via:

Other: so pretty and festive!

Mexican Dress

Post: Mexican Dress

Main Site: http://www.themexicandress.com/

Artist/Author: “the Mexican Dress Lady”

Registration Required?: No

Free?: No, but nearly! $5.00 for pdf download

Via:

Other: In my family, we’ve always called these Mexican wedding dresses—in fact, my not-at-all Latina mother wore one at her wedding in 1980

Felt Strawberries

Post: felt strawberry tutorial

Main Site: mr. monkeysuit

Artist/Author:

Registration Required?: No

Free?: Yes

Via: email

Other:

Sugar Skull Softies

Post: Sugar Skull Softies

Main Site: alicia policia

Artist/Author: alicia

Registration Required?: No

Free?: No, damn it!

Via:

Other: Sold out! An announcement at her etsy store says she’s got more coming. And, she lives in the coolest city ever, which I miss like crazy.

The Stitchettes

Post: the stitchettes

Main Site: wee wonderfuls

Artist/Author: Hillary Lang

Registration Required?: No

Free?: Yes

Via: http://whipup.net/

Other:

Sashiko Tutorial

Post: Sashiko Tutorial

Main Site: the purl bee

Artist/Author: Mari

Registration Required?: No

Free?: Yes

Via:

Other: very helpful pictures throughout the tutorial. kit available for purchase

Craft Chi » Blog Archive » Embroidery Thread Cards – For You!

 

 

Post: Craft Chi » Blog Archive » Embroidery Thread Cards – For You!

Main Site: http://craftchi.com/blog

Artist/Author: Amy

Registration Required?: No

Free?: Yes

Via:

Other: charming!

Andrea Dezsö Illustration

 

Post: Embroidery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Main Site: Andrea Dezsö Illustration

Artist/Author: Andrea Dezsö

Registration Required?: No

Free?: n/a

Via:

Other: Not a tutorial or pattern, but 7 pages of really awesome and inspiring embroidery by Andrea Dezsö. You’ll also find many, many pages of her other genres of art.

• “Some of the most interesting works reinvigorate the tradition of the sampler, a piece of embroidery that offers a religious or moral saying.(…) The Romanian artist Andrea Dezso has embroidered 48 cotton squares with bits of Transylvanian folk wisdom passed down from her mother. One square suggests, “You can get hepatitis from a handshake,” while another claims, “Men will like me more if I pretend to be less smart.” Each warning or cautionary tale is accompanied by a small, equally humorous illustration.” ––The New York Times

Knot Know-How Tutorial

 

Tutorial/Pattern Included? Yes

Post: Knot Know-How Tutorial

Main Site: the purl bee

Artist/Author:

Registration Required? No

Free? Yes

via:

Other: check out the zillions of great project journals and tutorials in the sidebar!

Pleasant Kitchen Dishtowels

These are being written about all over the craft-o-sphere. Way to go Alicia!

Tutorial/Pattern Included? Yes

Post: pleasant kitchen dishtowels

Main Site: rosylittlethings

Artist/Author: Alicia

Registration Required? No

Free? Yes

via:

Other:

Project: Turning a Child’s Art into Embroidery « Just Pure Lovely

Tutorial/Pattern Included? Yes

Post: Project: Turning a Child’s Art into Embroidery « Just Pure Lovely

Main Site: http://loriseaborg.com/

Artist/Author: lori

Registration Required? No

Free? Yes

via:

Other: The instructions include a picture of the kitty model helping to choose embroidery floss for this project. Lori found my blog today through google reader’s recommended feeds–how cool!

Embroidery Mega Post

Because I want to learn embroidery, I’ve been looking for good sites on the subject. Hope you find them useful too. These are the results from today’s search. Please add any favorite links of your own in the comments.

Free Patterns

• Hoop Love on Flickr–This group is to share images of VINTAGE Embroidery, Cross Stitch and Red Work Hot Iron Transfers, and Printable Designs.
• St. Joe-Joe a Go-Go–download PDF pattern at end of post.
• Jane Stockton’s Flower Pattern
• flickrembroidery.blogspot.com freebies (via flickrembroidery.blogspot.com)
• The Blackwork Embroidery Archives (ditto)
• How to Do Double Running Stitch (ditto)
• M’Lady Osanna Blackwork Designs  (ditto)
• A Blackwork Embroidery Primer (ditto)
• Fill In Patterns for Blackwork (ditto)
• Blackwork Designs from 16th Century Sources (ditto)
• Blackwork Patterns (ditto)
• Vintage Transfer Finds (ditto)
• Needlecrafter.com Pattern Search Engine
• Stargazer Lily
• Free Vintage Patterns from patternbee.com
• floresita’s vintage patterns
• floresita’s cursive monograms
• not free, but oh-so-cute and quite inexpensive primitive samplers

Stitches and Stitch Libraries

• Stitch Dictionary (via flickrembroidery.blogspot.com)
• Stitch School (ditto)
• Video Library of Stitches (ditto)
• How to do the Holbein/Double Running Stitch
• Stitch Dictionary from prettyimpressivestuff.com
• Basic Embroidery Stitches at Needle ‘n Thread
• Video Library of Stitches at Needle ‘n Thread
• Stitch Dictionary at Sharon b’s in a minute ago
• Stitches at Heritage Shoppe

How-To

• All About Needles (via flickrembroidery.blogspot.com)
• Embroidered Buttons (ditto)
• Embroidery on Felt (ditto)
• Fabric Thumbtacks (ditto)
• Felt Barrettes (ditto)
• French Knots (ditto)
• Lacing Cards (ditto)
• Separate Your Floss (ditto)
• Transfer Pencils (ditto)
• Wax Paper Stabilizer (ditto)
• Working With Felt (ditto)
• How To – Couching (ditto)
• A five-part manual for beginning needlework

Other

• Embroidery Tools & Accessories at Needle ‘n Thread
• Embroidery and Hobbies: Price Tags and Budgets at Needle ‘n Thread
• Embroidery Resources
• Projects from Stitch Magazine
• don’t forget non-traditional sources like coloring books, quilting motifs, etc.

beauty that moves: ipod cozy tutorial

 

Tutorial/Pattern Included? Yes

Post: beauty that moves: ipod cozy tutorial

Main Site: beauty that moves

Artist/Author:

Registration Required? No

Free? Yes

via:

Other:

making hand-bound eyelet holes

Tutorial/Pattern Included? yes, click on full view

Post: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52937489/

Main Site: deviantART

Artist/Author: Kathelyne

Registration Required? No

Free? Yes

Bird Sachet Tutorial at Scent of Water

Scent of Water has made this lovely scented bird pillow. Looks super easy for a quick gift.

Scented Bird Pillow « the scent of water

Another Purse Organizer Tutorial

Embroidery Library

Embroidery Basics from Heritage Shoppe

At Heritage Shoppe, there is a downloadable embroidery primer called A Basic Guide to Embroidery and Hand Sewing.

• Section One – From the Beginning
• Section Two – Hand Tools
• Section Three – Basic Stitching
• Section Four – Samplers

A companion page features specific stitch tutorials.

Awesome embroidery by Miss Lila Mae

Holy Moly! And Lila says

this is my first substantial bit of embroidery, and the first time i tried many of those stitches.

What an accomplishment! I’m insanely jealous of her creativity!

Miss Lila Mae: #13 pink.yellow.red