what an incredibly versatile thing is crochet – check out all these crochet makers at the whipup flickr pool.
1. The crochet garland…, 2. bobble cuff , 3. crocheted bird pillow , 4. Crochet chair, side, 5. Kids and their crochet hats, 6. It says here that there is a wild grizzly bear on the loose…, 7. Johnny Apple & Little Mac, 8. september 3, 2009, 9. Granny’s Jewellery, 10. amigurumi, 11. santa hat, 12. Mome Rath, 13. pet hat costume – bear, 14. will soon become a patchwork covered stone, 15. Cecilia Cardigan, 16. Untitled
wow what an incredible bunch of creatives have joined the whipup flickr group - go and check them out
1. finished piece., 2. free style crochet :: bottle cosy, 3. matching star undies, 4. Bright Stripey Bonnet, 5. Spring quilt, 6. inspired by Leslie’s quilt, 7. Oscar the Orange Owl, 8. handmade felt ball chandelier – giddy giddy, 9. pillow in love, 10. the lineup, 11. Cushy mittens., 12. felt starfish, 13. not to scale, 14. Yarn pots, 15. Beige Set, 16. Exemplos de boas alunas… (II), 17. Elephant!, 18. Pink twist chicken, 19. Isabelle Owl 3, 20. Woodland Pincushion
Claire from matching pegs blog wrote in with this letter and a tutorial for this fantastic looking cushion – inspired by this pincushion tutorial.
Way back in April 2007 you posted a link to a tutorial for a cute little pincushion by May Britt. At the time, I tried it, made a mistake, and ended up with something completely different. Recently I tried it again and got it to work. It is amazing that 15 squares make such an unusual and beautiful shape. I contacted May and explained my intention to make a large cushion of the same kind, using the sewing machine and not paper piecing. With her permission I have written a tutorial for making such a cushion. I have discovered that the shape is called a tulip or lotus biscornu. Biscornu are often made by Cross-stitchers out of two or more squares of AIDA or linen that has intricate stitched patterns on them. I have called mine a “Star Fruit Cushion Tutorial” because it reminded me of the fruit.
A Rainbow of Stitches: Embroidery and Cross-Stitch Basics Plus More Than 1,000 Motifs and 80 Project Ideas by Agnes Delage-Calvet, Anne Sohier-Fournel, Muriel Brunet, Francoise Ritz + Frederic Lucano (Photographer). Watson-Guptill; Original edition (October 20, 2009).
Lovely book – lots of inspiration – not your usual motifs – some unusual and interesting and unique designs. I particularly enjoy how the book is organised into colour. But it has very limited how-to … and is not recommended for the beginner stitcher.
Etsy storque has an online tutorial to make one of the lovely projects featured in the book – jam jar toppers.
