Winners in the Hoopla drawing!

Oops! I almost forgot to post the winners! Thank you to everyone who left a comment - it was so cool to see so many people from all over the world (and Ohio) commenting! :) A sincere thank you also to the publishers of Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery, and Leanne Prain, author of Hoopla, for making this giveaway possible!



A new copy of Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery goes to:

BronwynFeb 11, 2012 05:11 PM

1) I'm from metro-Detroit, but currently living in the middle of Michigan. :)
2) I love that Cate Anevski pattern. What a cool, slithery girl. :)
3) nzfriend@gmail.com

One Gocco hoop goes to each of these two winners:

Marie M. S.Feb 12, 2012 06:12 PM

Evanston, IL. I love the bull idea! And... followingwords(a)(t)gmail(d)o(t)com

EstherFeb 12, 2012 09:13 AM

I'm from Singapore and I love the cross stitch applique bull pattern :)

e(underscore)auyong(at)yahoo(dot)com

Each of these 6 peeps will be getting a button!

AnonymousFeb 11, 2012 06:55 PM

1. I'm from Milwaukie, OR
2. I love the cuckoo clock and the jackalope.
3. lissa_rae@hotmail.com

JulieFeb 11, 2012 02:16 PM

*I'm from Socorro, NM.
*I adore the oxytocin pattern.
*plainsongjn(at)gmail(dot)com

Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!

sandyandcosmoFeb 11, 2012 02:32 PM

1. I'm from Chippewa Lake, Ohio. (Couldn't help noticing a lot of Ohioans on here!)
2. I love the oxytocin project!
3. My email is sandy.hardman@gmail.com

istar1Feb 11, 2012 01:57 PM

Hello! I'm Irina from Ukraine! Love your blog ;)
Book is amazing and those blackwork clock would looks great in my fathers' cabinet!
istr1.blogspot.com
zamoskvoreche@gmail.com

Little Red Emo HoodFeb 11, 2012 01:48 PM

Hey! I'm Kim, from Edinburgh in Scotland. My favourite project is the bull cross stitch. Making a bull look so pretty is quite cool. :)

wickedsister69@gmail.com.

Awesome!

susslanFeb 12, 2012 01:39 PM

1) I'm from Sweden, currently living in Gothenburg
2) I'm a neardy biologist so I really liked the oxytocin pattern
3) sussiegross@gmail.com

I love your blog and I really hope I'll win, thanks for that opportunity!

Thanks everybody! :)

Giveaway Love: Hoopla

We have an extra-special giveaway today thanks to the good people who brought you Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery. Hoopla, by Leanne Prain, is a sizeable embroidery book, full of inspiration, anecdotes, history, projects, and interviews. Inside you'll find an interview with Jenny Hart, embroidery entrepeneur (and a guest blogger on Feeling Stitchy), as well as tons of interviews with well known people in the blogosphere, and many artists who may be new to you.

Did I mention that one of Feeling Stitchy's contributors took part in this book? Jo created these adorably geeky microbe hankies:


Gotta love that cheeky guy modeling the hanky, by the way. He works an embroidered hanky like nobody's business. :)

I thought I'd give you a sneak peek of the book today, and you know what? Leave a comment and you could win your own copy (the publishers already sent me this one, thank you very much).  :)



I'm also giving away all the cute loot they sent me: 2 mini gocco print hoops (jackalope, and fly, respectively), and 6 hilariously cheeky buttons. That means you have 9 chances to win something! That doesn't happen every day, folks. At least, not for me. :)




So, here's a brief tour, starting with the title page:

(don't mind my flags - I marked all the cool stuff I wanted to share with you today)

Here's a lovely Cate Anevski pattern:


I love this modern cuckoo clock blackwork pattern:


This cross-stitch applique bull pattern is quite nice as well:


I love the dainty stitched chapter heading pages:


And, in honor of Valentine's Day, I stitched up this oxytocin embroidery - it was a very quick stitch, easy and fun:


I'd say Hoopla is definitely worth a read - there's a huge variety of patterns and styles represented. I do wish the patterns were larger - maybe having all the patterns in the back of the book would have been a good move. For this reason, some of the project patterns seem more like inspiration drawings rather than actual templates, but there's certainly a wonderful assortment of projects in the book.

So, you wanna win, folks? Leave a comment here by 9 PM, U.S. Central Time on Sunday, Feb. 12 - in your comment please tell us 1) where in the world you are from, 2) your favorite project (of the ones pictured here) and 3) your email address, so I can contact the winner!

Edit: 9 PM - comments closed! Winners to be announced on Monday, Feb. 13th!

Home Invasion! Free pattern pdf

Wanna stitch a home invasion this weekend? The awesome peeps at Arsenal Pulp Press are giving Feeling Stitchy readers a sneak peek of Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery with this creepy cool bug and insect project. There's flies, roaches and spiders to cover every creepy crawly base...

This awesomely creepy arachnid would look great creeping over a pillow or camping out on an apron:


Or you could really freak people out by stitching it on an elegant vintage doily, as the project author, Sarah Terry suggests:


Want the creepy free patterns? Here you go!

Want to learn more about Hoopla? We're super proud that 3 of our Feeling Stitchy contributors - Penny, Jo, and Jenny Hart all took part in this book. And you know, maybe we have a bit of a giveaway cooking... just maybe. Guess you better stay tuned! :)