'Needlework' Category
NaNoWriMo-a-go-go
It’s official! Harriet and I are in. We have both accepted the challenge to compose a 50,000-word novel in the thirty days of November. (Harriet will wisely stick with the Norwegian language for this.) But that’s not all, oh no no no. We’re also going to stitch a bookmark or two or three during writing [...]
Stitch N’ Pitch℠
It’s baseball time, and TNNA’s Stitch N’ Pitch℠ program is under way. Stitch N’ Pitch℠ marries baseball and needlearts for The Perfect Double Play. Events are scheduled for major and minor league games across the country. Think: a big stitch-in at a baseball game. Check the schedule to see if there’s an event near you. [...]
Collectors’ Bookmarks
Don, our bookmark-collecting friend, shares another hand-embroidered bookmark with us today. You can see much of his collection on his donmervin flickr pages. When I began the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program, I looked into the history of embroidered bookmarks and discovered they had a heyday in the mid-1800s in Victorian England. They [...]
Collectors’ Bookmarks
Don, our bookmark-collecting friend, shares another hand-embroidered bookmark with us today. You can see much of his collection on his donmervin flickr pages. I’m going to take a stab at identifying how this bookmark was made, based solely on images I have from Don and my not-at-all-extensive embroidery knowledge. For starters, I’m fairly certain the [...]
Super Mo: Embroidery Stash
Hello S4L friends, My mom has a group of stitching friends that she has lunch with once or twice a month. Well, a few of them have been cleaning out their stash and passing it on to me. I have received frames, a lot of fabric pieces (which will be great for bookmarks), patterns, etc. [...]
Collectors’ Bookmarks
I like the title “Collectors’ Bookmarks” oh-so-much better than last week’s “Old Bookmarks,” don’t you? This week’s bookmark is kindly shared by Lauren Roberts, Editor-in-Chief of BiblioBuffet, an extensive website on Writing Worth Reading, Reading Worth Writing About®. I love that tag line. I recommend making a cup of tea before visiting that link because [...]
Super Mo’s Family Reading and Stitching
Maureen is our Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2011 Bookmark Challenge Super Model. As with beauty pageant participants, Maureen has a platform which she aims to promote while serving her term as our Super Model: Family Reading and Stitching. Throughout the year, we’re going to follow Super Mo as she does her modeling things, [...]
Old Bookmarks
You may recall that last year I attended and did a presentation for the first Bookmark Collectors’ Virtual Convention. I had a blast! I loved the collectors and their collections and found the whole thing enlightening and inspiring. This year’s convention was canceled, but a group of presenters (myself included) is already planning for next [...]
Color Forecasts
I love color. “Well, du-uh,” you say. Did you know that the Color of the Year for 2011 is Pantone 18-2120 Honeysuckle? Pantone says, “A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting . . . instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life.” Bring [...]
Stitching For The Left-Handed
Hands up all those readers who are left-handed stitchers! I am waving my hand around madly … any more of you out there? Have you ever had trouble trying to interpret diagrams in stitching charts? Or sat in a class wondering what on earth is wrong with your brain because everyone else is busily stitching [...]
