24 Nov 09

This “she” is currently under construction for a **NEW** online class to begin in the first weeks of January;0)
I won’t reveal too much, but if you’ve ever wanted to set sail on a SHE-centered adventure… It’s almost time!
Cameos, profiles, fashionistas, ALL things “she”, combined with all things mixed media stitch…
woo hoo!
It’s going to [...]

20 November 2009

When I decided to offer online tutorials at the Hand Embroidery Network, I couldn’t help but ask myself: will it work? Teaching fearless stitch seemed so improbable… but you just don’t know if you don’t ask. Or in the wise words of artist Sabrina Ward Harrison you can’t SEE if you don’t GO.
So [...]

14 Nov 09
If you’re searching for a sassy handmade holiday gift, the Bah Yumbug is here!

Ready to brighten any holiday gift bag or apron, he’s ready for festive action!
This sample is stitched on a muslin bag where I’ve stashed a jar of yummy salad dressing — I’ll stuff the top with fresh herbs & deliver [...]

12 Nov 2009
How can it be November? Seems just yesterday I was putting seedling herbs in the herb patch in anticipation of summer salads…
But HA HA– I’ve managed to FOOL mother nature (sort of) and am planting & tending a Stitcher’s Garden in my book class.  For the last week I’ve dreamt up projects and [...]

8 Nov 2009
As many of you are aware, there is a limitless supply of cool embroidery going on… and what’s extra cool is that more & more people are not only taking up a needle & thread, but they’re collaborating to bring their work to the eyes of the curious public. Woo and Hoo, I [...]

7 Nov 2009
When I began thinking about an online class, I had no idea what projects to include… but as luck would have it, I’d already amassed quite an array of tutorials and pattern ideas… The Stitcher’s Garden Book Project will include painting, stamping, dyeing, and some dimensional stitch… all good times!  So, What I [...]

5 November 09   **LINK** for class descrip & upcoming projects… woot woot!

3 November 2009
Can you feel it?
This is going to be so COOL!!

3rd November 09
Woot Woot! Online classes are moving along — have finished the first session materials, and started slogging away at #2. The trouble with online teaching is that it is very much like making a collage — taking photos, pictures, and posts, and pasting them together into a learning format — but unlike scissors [...]