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April 26, 2017

Wonderful Wednesday #36: Hoffelt and Hooper

Wonderful Wednesday 36 - Hoffelt and Hooper, a Feeling Stitchy feature by floresita

What a beautiful kit this is, by Hoffelt And Hooper, on Etsy! This kit comes with: Printed cotton fabric (and I love that blue), 5" embroidery hoop, full skeins of DMC embroidery floss, Embroidery Needle, and a PDF stitching guide.

I can't think of a lovelier gift for a stitcher of any skill level! To see more loveliness by Sarah, visit her Instagram.

April 19, 2017

Wonderful Wednesday #35: Garten Craft

Wonderful Wednesday 35 - Garten Craft, a Feeling Stitchy feature by floresita

I adore the colors and satin stitched textures in this beautiful Southwestern Embroidery by Garten Craft on Etsy. Visit her shop to see more of her lovely woven and embroidered work!

April 18, 2017

Stitchy Snippets - Textile Bakery

Original artwork by Beatrice Oettinger, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Recently, I have met with the most wonderful and fantastic work by Beatrice Oettinger.

An explosion of floral elements, her textile pieces and dresses are beautifully ethereal and refreshingly inspirational. Beatrice’s garments are composed from silks, organzas, real flowers, wool and also baked dough!

In Beatrice’s words: 'Each garment is unique—an expression of a moment, a season, a walk—alchemically mixed and shaped—made for inspiration—full of seeds that can be brought back to life if you abandon them to nature again.'

Original artwork by Beatrice Oettinger, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Beatrice Oettinger, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Beatrice Oettinger, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Beatrice Oettinger, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Beatrice Oettinger, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Beatrice Oettinger, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Beatrice Oettinger, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Beatrice Oettinger, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

April 14, 2017

Friday Instagram Finds No. 93 with Rosa e Chocolat

Friday Instagram Finds No. 93 with Rosa e Chocolat, a Feeling Stitchy feature by Amy Byrne

I just love Isabel's embroidery! That three dimensional bird and little fox and birch trees are just so great! You can find Isabel's work on Instagram on her account @rosaechocolat. She lives in Portugal, and also has an Etsy shop. Here are some of my favorite pictures from her feed!









April 12, 2017

Wonderful Wednesday #34: Cathy Eliot

Wonderful Wednesday 34 - Cathy Eliot, a Feeling Stitchy feature by floresita

Love this foliage series of patterns by Cathy Eliot on Etsy, especially this Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme hoop.

Wonderful Wednesday 34 - Cathy Eliot, a Feeling Stitchy feature by floresita

April 10, 2017

MooshieStitch Monday: Easter (and Spring) Stitching Ideas

Hey Everyone! Looking for something fun to stitch for Easter next weekend?

Here are some ideas found in the Feeling Stitchy blog archives!

* If you want an easy quick project, try this adorable little chick embroidery.

Mooshiestitch Monday - Little Chick Embroidery

Click here to see more photos and to get the link to the (free!) pattern.

* Get your sewing machine out and make this Easter basket. You can personalize it with any embroidery pattern you like also.




* Who likes Peeps?? Make this fun felt Peeps embroidery for Easter!!




* Make your own Easter bunny!




* For those readers living where it is currently Springtime, you could try stitching this woven basket with flowers (or add little Easter eggs instead of flowers!)




* Lastly, to get you in the mood for "Spring cleaning", I love this tutorial on how to make embroidered labels to organize all your stitching supplies. 









April 8, 2017

Threadwritten Textiles by Sarah Pedlow

Recently I was contacted by artist Sarah Pedlow, who has been researching embroidery techniques and traditions in areas such as Budapest, Hungary, Blonduos, Iceland, and Oaxaca, Mexico.

Sarah is looking to fund her upcoming residency studying Dutch Textile Traditions with an Indiegogo campaign.

Contributions to Sarah's residency fund are rewarded with some rather beautiful embroidered items, from authentic embroidery stitched by women in Transylvania to a kit that teaches the Hungarian written stitch with materials, to a silkscreened project bag that can be used as is or embroidered with a simple chain or back stitch.

Threadwritten Textiles by Sarah Pedlow as featured by floresita on Feeling Stitchy

Threadwritten Textiles by Sarah Pedlow as featured by floresita on Feeling Stitchy

Sarah's work is fascinating - I encourage you to take a look at her Indiegogo page, visit http://threadwritten.com/ to learn about her upcoming classes, or follow her on Instagram.

April 5, 2017

Wonderful Wednesday #33: Mirka Döring

Wonderful Wednesday 33 - Mirka Döring, a Feeling Stitchy feature by floresita

I was just floored by the beauty of this embroidery by artist Mirka Döring. The colors, the textures, the stitching - just perfect!

To see more of her stitching, visit her shop on Etsy and DaWanda and find her on Instagram.

Wonderful Wednesday 33 - Mirka Döring, a Feeling Stitchy feature by floresita

If you'd like to try your hand at that stupendous flamingo, Mirka has a PDF pattern in her shop:
Flamingo pattern by Mirka Döring on Etsy

April 4, 2017

Stitchy Snippets - TEXTiles

'The slow rhythm of needle through fabric brings me immense satisfaction. To stitch something is to make a declaration of its worth by virtue of the time spent.' Effie Jessop

Original artwork by Effie Jessop, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Effie Jessop draws inspiration from her fascination for language and combines portraits with words plucked from text messages. Through this juxtaposition of 'the digital speed of a mobile phone with the slow handcraft of embroidery' she records a moment and with her textiles forms a tangible, lasting heirloom.

Original artwork by Effie Jessop, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Effie Jessop, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Effie Jessop, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy

Original artwork by Effie Jessop, featured by Julia Titchfield on Feeling Stitchy