Finally, its finished! Round the Garden designed by Wendy Williams was started January 2019 and whilst its been and on/off project, I have ...

Update: There is a pattern available for this now: the Flora Needle Book pattern, available for instant download at Etsy and Crafts...

Have you ever tried to transfer a detailed embroidery pattern to felt? This process can be tough to figure out because many of the traditional embroidery transfer methods don’t work well on felt’s fuzzy texture. Rather than scrapping felt for your stitching projects though, try one of these felt-fri

I love that both felt art and embroidery are growing once again in popularity, rediscovered by modern crafters. In this post, I'll show you how I combine felt art, embroidery, and collating to create unique

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When it comes to the art of appliqué, beginning with felt is a great way to learn and practice. Appliqué is simply attaching a small piece of fabric to a larger piece of fabric, usually to create a decorative bit of fiber art. Felt is a great fabric for appliqué work because you can cut it however

Sew a bird decoration for your Christmas tree. Download the free template here.

I've gotten a few questions lately about felt embroidery - and I'm going to answer them all here today. Most of your patterns use smallish shapes. Do I transfer the pattern, hoop them and stitch, and then cut them out? Well - I buy the good stuff (there's no point embroidering it if it's going

Last Sunday, Fiona and I headed to Berry (organised by the Berry Patchwork shop) for a delightful class with Wendy Williams. We had such fun playing with felt. Wendy's samples were so colourful and inspiring! Feast your eyes on some of these pictures. Here is Wendy with Fiona and then with me. Sorry, Wendy.....your eyes are shut! Even Wendy's pin cushion was colourful as were the perle threads she often uses. I chose to work on this lovely bird applique to embellish a sewing case. The…