Slow stitching books

What is slow stitching? A lot of fun! Learn how to get started with slow stitching and enjoy this creative textile art.

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So, this journal didn't grow that big, after all. I really felt like wrapping it up, there was a strong sense of... fulfillment, so to say? All the works found their place inside the journal. I liked how they matched being paired up together and didn't want to drag it out anymore just to incorporate a couple of other old embroidery pieces that I didn't even have a vision for in this journal. Besides, I wanted to make a journal cover already, and check if my idea would work! :) And I think it…

The construction of the embroidery stitches sampler books is hard to describe for this crafts how-to. I hope the photos help and that I can effectively describe how I put them together and make sense instead of being clear as mud. If you click on an image, you will get a closer view. It will…

Over the last several months all of my creative focus has been on creating handmade cloth "Stitch Journals" in which I can experiment in and fill up. Here's an example of one of them... I began by hand painting all of the fabrics, (Jacquard Textile Colors were mainly used). I then machine stitched the fabrics into pages to later hand-bind into the journal. When I make the "blank" pages I like to add machine stitched lines and bits of machine stitched appliqué. (I consider the journal to be…

How to make a fabric book. Step by step tutorial with Free Applique Patterns to make a great fabric baby gift book using upcycled materials. Great keepsake.