This quick and easy-to-make necklace looks super in solid or variegated cotton. Although I used 5 and 6 mm beads for these necklaces, you can use 3 or 4 mm or even seed beads for a more delicate look. Wrap … Continued
Lise Merchant is a certified rug hooking teacher from the Prairie Harvest Rug Hooking School, specializing in the stain glass technique.Winter Blues is not only a tranquil winter scene but an exercise in transferring the stained glass effect to a … Continued
Read more in our Festive 2012 issue. Download the PDF pattern now. Designed by Maria E. Gollek www.marnicdesigns.com Aspiring to inspire before I expire
Snowmen are so much fun – and if you know designer Joanne Gatenby’s work, then you know she also loves to collect sayings… so what better combination then this quirky saying and a new snow friend! Read more in our … Continued
We explored bobbles in the Summer and Fall 2011 issues of ANPT. Having practiced on single and double bobbles it’s time to take it one step further and play with different size bobbles to create a beautiful evening bag. Read … Continued
Marie-Renée Otis: TAPISSERIE À L’AIGUILLE the beginning When I started to embroider, I didn’t have any guidelines. Imagination and creativity were my most important tools. I applied them freely. Early on, I blended metallic yarns to stranded cotton and added … Continued
The Fibre Report with Joe Lewis In June of 2007 I dropped in at the Lennox Contemporary Gallery on Ossington Avenue, Toronto, where the director knows my interest in textiles and fibre arts. He told me about a young woman … Continued
Beauty is in the Details Zakka, in Japanese, means “household goods or many things” referring specifically to hand sewn items for domestic use that improve a home and one’s appearance such as tableware, kitchenware, containers, picture frames, tote bags, simple … Continued
In place of mistletoe, make a kissing ball! White Christmas and Holly Berry are the same pattern, but look at the difference colour makes. All in white, White Christmas can be adapted to all home decors, and could be used … Continued
Ornaments are fun, easy – and quick! And a great opportunity to try new stitches. Jo has designed 4 different ornaments each revisiting timeless and favourite techniques! The Hardanger ornament, Just Like Snow, has a touch of blackwork worked in … Continued