New Books

Christmas isn't Christmas unless there is at least a new book or two! I received two with one more on the way.

Hazel Blomkamp's book, Needle Lace Techniques for Hand Embroidery, was added to my library. I do like the new book format. Check it out HERE. 

 

The second book is Inspirational Kantha by Anna Hergert.  To find out about Kantha, check  HERE.  

I'm hoping to get some free time soon to sit down and explore both books.

• Kantha on Pinterest HERE,  
• Kantha Embroidery    
• How to Stitch Kantha Embroidery 
• Introduction to Needle Lace 
• Needle Lace on Pinterest HERE,  
• Needlepoint Lace Tutorial  
• Needle Lace Daffodil 

 

Contemporary Needlelace: Art of Agnes Herczeghe

Have you seen the incredible needle lace and pillow lace of Agnes Herczeghe? I just discovered her amazing work on a recent post by Feeling Stitchy, Stitchy Snippits: Lace Pictures.

Agnes refers to her art as making pictures with lace. Well, let me tell you, it's not the lace found in fabric shops. Read more about her in this interview posted on Creative Room 4 Talk, HERE.
Check out her Pinterest Board HERE.



More  about Needle lace:

• Needle Lace Wikipedia 
• Learning Needle Lace 
• Tutorial from Michael Dennis Needlelace   
• Armenian Needle Lace 
•  on Pinterest      

 Enjoy!!

World Embroidery Day

In 2011, a local group of ladies belonging to Broderiakademin, Sweden's embroidery guild, took the initiative to plan and create a special day to celebrate embroidery. "They wanted to acknowledge embroiderery as an act of free creativity, which can lead to free, creative thoughts and ideas." This small part, was taken from the Embroidery Manifesto . Please scroll down the page to get the whole manifesto in English.

As a result, July 30th became World Embroidery Day. This has now become an annual event around the world.

What will you do to celebrate? Will you stitch with friends, stitch in public or will you prefer to do it privately, in the comfort of your home? Whatever you decide, I hope you enjoy the day.

Thanks, M. for telling me about this.
Here's a few embroidery blogs to also check:

• Mini Cat Cross Stitch (these are cute)
• Inspiration
• Needle Lace
• Previous Post on Hand Embroidery, another HERE

Enjoy!!

I haven't touched this piece of hand work all summer. Maybe I'll do some on Thursday?