Welcome to XStitchers of Instagram where we share a groovy Instagrammer whose needlework deserves more attention! This month it’s Alison Carpenter-Hughes, aka Pootlesmoon! Her use of free machine embroidery is both dynamic and touching, with threads flowing free from lifelike portraits. The artworks push at dimensions and encourage you to…
Book Review – Cloth Doll Workshop
Introduction Cloth Doll Workshop: From the Beginning and Beyond with Doll Masters Elinor Peace Bailey, Patti Medaris Culea, and Barbara Willis This book is all about the dolls, not the ones we play with as children, but the ones we get away with having and creating as adults. It…
Exploring Etsy – H Muir Design
A very happy and not too chilly February to you all my wonderful ‘Exploring Etsy’ gang (those of us in the northern hemisphere that is). This month is always a special one for me as both my shop and I age another year. After having a grand old time and…