Working with over-dyed floss is always fun – the trick is to complete both legs of each stitch as you go, so the colour changes flow through the design. The direction you stitch (horizontal or vertical) can change the entire look of a piece! In this design and the one featured in our last issue […]
Monthly Archives: January 2016
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[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] the grain elevator project Grain Elevators: Vanishing Prairie Landmarks Our club, the Heritage Rug Hookers of Saskatoon, is made up of a diverse group of women of all ages and professions. We come together due to our shared passion for traditional rug hooking. Historically, in Canada, rug hooking served both practical […]
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[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] Spring is a season of unpredictable temperatures. This vest has you covered on those warm spring days when the breeze can still send a shiver up your back. Elegantly cabled, it`s tailored just in the right spots to give you a soft curve at the waist. So easy to make! Read […]
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The 8th Annual Saskatchewan Stitches Conference was held at the St. Peter’s Abbey in Muenster, Saskatchewan from May 29 – June 6, 2010. The Conference is organized each year by the Haus of Stitches under the direction of Wendy Toye, owner. It offers creative classes with internationally renowned fibre and needle work artists and attracts […]
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The Dancing Tulips Mug Rug is the third in a series of four seasonal mug rugs. Jennifer’s 2015 mug rug challenge started January 5th with the first of 52 which can be seen on her blog www.quiltsbyjen.ca. A selected few are included in this feature purely for eye-candy and inspirational purposes. Read more in our […]
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[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] On a beautiful weekend in April 2010, Gitta’s held their first stitching Getaway at the luxurious Waterside Inn in Port Credit, Ontario. Gitta’s Getaway, as the name implies, was a weekend of friendship, relaxation, and stitching. The stitchers, some local and some from as far away as Montreal and Ottawa, were […]
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[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] Ask anyone who sews or knits, there are always small, but vital tools of the trade that go missing under the couch, beneath the cushions, or they simply roll away, never to be seen again. This project aims to tidy and corral those little essentials in two ways, at home or […]
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[columns] [span3] Academy of Design at RCC Institute of Technology [/span3] [span3] George Brown College [/span3] [span3] Georgian College [/span3] [span3] Seneca College [/span3][/columns] The Challenge In honour of the Royal Wedding the teams were challenged to fascinate us! When choosing her wedding dress, Kate Middleton was inspired by her favourite […]
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Prairie Points are not just for quilts. In this project, they have been used to decorate the strap that keeps things in their place in this cute jewelry hanger. Read more in our Spring 2015 issue. Designed by Donna Housley www.hakidd.com
[columns] [span4] [/span4][span8] [/span8][/columns] “Pysanky”, batik-style Easter eggs, are inherently Ukrainian. Purists shudder at the beaded “pysanka’s” very existence. The word comes from the verb pysaty, “to write”, as the designs are not painted on. Some artists have the nerve to use beads to decorate eggs instead of ‘writing’ them with a stylus and beeswax […]