A long stitch ago in a Gallery not so far, far away, an alliance of crafty rebel artists was formed to honor the epic fantasy world of Star Wars. Wielding mighty tools of knitting and crochet, cutting through the great expanse of felt, these daring individuals used their handmade patterns of survival to restore freedom to the galaxy. Beginning July 18th, their Jedi mind tricks will bedazzle you and sway your thoughts to the Dark side of the Art World. May their farce be with you. Stitch Wars is group art exhibition featuring amazing handmade goods inspired by the most fabulous space fantasy ever made,...

Just a few things I wanted to write about; designs and kits that have recently been released that have me salivating. Being jobless means that I have to also be quite frugal in terms of the things I purchase; but let it not be said that I am denying myself completely! You’ll need to click the thumbnails to see larger versions. Witch Sisters by Brooke's Books First off, these gorgeous little witches from Brooke’s Books. Aren’t they the cutest? There is something so adorable about these designs, and also the SpiritAngel series (check the site to see em.) The fact that they’re...

One of the things I have been trying to do now that I am back into cross stitching, is to sharpen my finishing skills. Finishing? As in, once I am done with the stitching, I do it up in some fashion that makes it useful/usable. Whether it’s done up as a simple ornament (as in today’s example) or a needlebook, pincushin or biscornu. I had initially stitched this design with the idea to do it up as a biscornu, but alas I made some mistakes that, when doing it up as a biscornu, the sides were lopsided. Not wanting to throw away such pretty stitching (well I think it is!) I decided to make it...

Just a quick update, so you know I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. I’ve been busy stitching a secret squirrely design for a Fantasy themed exchange I am taking part in; and while it isn’t due to be posted until mid-July, I thought I’d get it stitched and out of the way, just in case my life gets really hectic (i.e. I get a job and might need to move cities) and I don’t have time closer to the mailing date. I haven’t quite decided how to finish it yet… sort of going back and forth between a needlebook or a simple ornament. The design is 60×60,...

Well since Mysti has received her gift (talk about fast, posted it off yesterday and she got it today!) I can finally share photos and info about my most recent cross stitch finish Mysti’s birthday is coming up soon, and I wanted to stitch something small and pretty for her that she could use while stitching. I settled on Just Nan’s design ‘Winter Violets.’ This was a limited edition Whimzi release at the Nashville 2009 show; but instead of using the recommended floss colours, I changed the colours up a little to make it more bright and cheerful (plus the B5200 was blending...