My daughter and I watched the 2015 version of the Cinderella movie. In this version, Cinderella wore the most magical gown. When we saw the gown, we simultaneously said, “We should make a dress for prom!” We considered making the dress from scratch, then decided that recycling a dress might be a better plan. Not […]
Follow Erla Wilson as she explains the history of redwork and highlights its charm in this fun picnic table cloth. Templates provided and loose instructions on how to make the table cloth once the redwork is done. Read more in our Summer 2017 issue. Download the PDF pattern now. Designed by Erla Wilson Country Garden […]
Redwork is ideal to showcase this delicate Canadian homage to its 150th birthday. Within this homage are the key elements that make Canada unique in the world. Read more in our Summer 2017 issue. Download the PDF pattern now. Designed by Maria E. Gollek www.marnicdesigns.com
This little birth announcement was designed as a multimedia needlework project with a whimsical touch. You can smock the whole design, work it in cross stitch, embroider the design or combine these techniques for a really unique project. Admittedly you will have to think a bit to convert the graph to another form of needlework. […]
As stitchers, we always have leftovers. There is fabric and threads that remain after a project and there’s not enough for another project. This project involves using up those leftovers. They can be a gift tag, Christmas ornament (small enough and flat to fit inside a card), key tag, etc. You can put them back […]
Rosa blanda, commonly known as the meadow, wild rose, smooth rose or prairie rose, is a species of rose native to North America. It’s the rose that comes the closest to a ‘thornless’ rose, with just a few thorns at the base. While there’s a craze about colouring books and expressing ourselves in colour on […]
This cute little fellow would make a sweet addition to your spring decorating or a wonderful present for a friend! Punchneedle embroidery and felted wool appliqué make it a fun and easy project. Please read through all of the instructions carefully before you begin. Read more in our Spring 2016 issue. Download the PDF pattern […]
This bookmark is all white but you can mix and match fabric and colours to coordinate with any colour scheme. Experiment and have fun! Read more in our Winter 2016 issue. Download the PDF pattern now. Designed by Kim Beamish craftycreations–beamish.blogspot.com [email protected]
It’s winter and the snow forms drifts here and there across the fields in the country, yards and streets in town. This furry cushion reminds us of those soft wind-blown formations. If you’re a skier perhaps this will bring to mind snowy moguls! Not your regular surface smocking, this is another fabric manipulation design. You’ll […]
Winter is my favourite season, mostly because I like to play in the snow. More so when I was younger, but I still love to bundle up and head out for a nice winter walk. Usually the sidewalks are uneven and hard to walk on. They always remind me of the old cobblestone roads in […]