Crazy Quilt Embroidery

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Kimono Embroidery

I love embroidery and have been embroidering on a professional (non-career) level for more than 20 years. Embroidery is probably my most done hobby. I embroidery everything I touch. I'm currently undergoing a massive embroidery project, which involve...

Crazy Quilt

These quilt blocks are sewn in a haphazard style. Maybe that's why they are called crazy! You'll find a video clip on how to make these quilt blocks here and books to get you started, resources, and pictures for inspiration.

Hand Embroidery vs Machine Embroidery?

Hand Embroidery vs Machine Embroidery?

Featured Lenses: Beadwork 

Beadweaving for Beginners

Beadweaving is an art form that grows in popularity every year. There are dozens of different styles and techniques of beadwork that one can master and apply to fashion, home decor, and more. In this introduction to beading, we will discuss the origi...

Beading Tutorials: Spiral Rope

Spiral rope, or spiral rope chain is a popular beading technique that is great for beginners and experts alike. The basic stitch is simple to do, and incredibly easy to adapt, allowing for endless design possiblities. Starting with a basic spiral ro...

Bead like Bead Brain

So you want to know everything about the exotic and mysterious world of beads. Sorry can't help ya. But I can tell you where I got the inspiration, information and instructions to make some of my little beaded wonders.

Beaded

I love beadweaving and Bead & wire sculpture. I'm also rapidly developing a deep affection for bead embroidery. Here is my work & links to the work of several Really great bead artists. ENJOY! Be sure to check out my best Beading lens at Bead like B...

Bead Art

To bead or not to bead...is not a question worth even asking! The real question is, WHAT to bead? As an art form, beading has progressed far beyond the stringing of simple necklaces and the stitching of decorative edges on cloth. You will find links...

My Bead Embroidery

Do ya like to mix it up with found objects, stones, and images? This lens is about my love of bead embroidery and some of the techniques I use to create two- and three-dimensional bead art using needle, thread, and a stitchable surface. Chec...

How to make glass beads

If you are a creative person and are looking for the "perfect" medium - one that you love and leaves people in wonder about what you do - then you should read on and learn about making glass beads.  The upside of making lampwork beads...

Pop Art Bead Embroidery

The Lone Beader is a bead embroidery artist currently working in Quincy, Massachusetts. She loves to create extremely dimensional relief art by stitching glass seed beads to felt. Her beaded paintings are inspired by pop culture, dogs, classic cars,...

Vintage Lucite Beads: Vintage Bead & Bauble History

This lens is all about vintage lucite beads.  Visit our sponsor site http://www.BeadinPath.com  for more info, blogs and articles on vintage beads & their history and the web's most comprehensive vintage lucite bead collection.  Fr...

Bead Embroidery -- Awesome Artists

Do you like to stitch with beads? Make art quilts, wall hangings, cloth dolls and jewelry? In this lens, I focus on my favorite technique -- BEAD EMBROIDERY, the art of sewing beads to a backing. I profile some of the best bead embroidery artists arou...