by Jane Dempsey
I saw this Santa Design on Facebook and fell in love. I have never embroidered on velvet, and it has 83,000 stitches. But the design went on sale, so I bought it.
Are you thinking about summer sewing? We are! We reached out to a few of our members and asked if they had any summer inspiration to share. Whether you are looking for machine embroidery, quilting, garments, bags or even beading and weaving, we have a few ideas to get your summer creative juice flowing!… Read the rest
When COVID sent us all inside, our minds were consumed with questions like
WHAT NOW?
We needed something to combat all kinds of feelings. Fear. Boredom. Lack of purpose. And we had to find the solution to those feelings within the confines of our own homes.
Because we sew, many of us found the solace we needed right inside our sewing room. … Read the rest
Hi, my name is Ginny Stein and I am the NG leader of Hoopla Sisters, a machine embroidery group. As a young girl I had a grandmother, aunt and Mom who were sewists, knitters and crocheters. During the summers, my Mom taught me how to hand embroider and do crewel needlework.… Read the rest
Two beautiful, interesting and inspiring exhibits to view in Dallas.
The exhibition “Reimagining the Kimono,” presented by the Texas Fashion Collection of the University of North Texas is at North Park between Neimans Marcus and Dillards. It runs now through June 27th. It features not only traditional Japanese kimonos like the uchikake see in the photo (a formal outer kimono by an unknown designer), but also imagined garments by designers Oscar de la Renta, Halston, Issey Miyake, Balenciaga, Hanea Mori, and Karl Lagerfeld.… Read the rest
The Plano Chapter of ASG celebrated 10 years of sewing friendships with a theme of another anniversary – Diane Von Furstenberg’s iconic wrap dress celebrating it’s 40th year!
Our dynamic special events team created a contest theme which included wrap garment, wrap outer wear and wrapped package categories.… Read the rest
Marty Anderson, one of our members, has a special deal for hand embroidery lovers:
I’m so excited to announce that Susan O’Connor, an international embroidery instructor from Australia is coming to Texas. Many of you know her from the Country Bumpkin publications “Inspirations” and “Australian Smocking”.
She will be teaching at the SAGA convention in Frisco in October.… Read the rest
Are you familiar with Through the Needle magazine?
Each issue of this magazine by Bernina features articles about our favorite creative past-time – sewing! With projects, tips & tricks, and feature articles from National and International BERNINA Educators and Artisans, there is something for everyone, Bernina owner or not. The magazine can be downloaded in pdf form or read online.… Read the rest
