Findings is my weekly roundup of links about art, embroidery, textiles, books and more from my wanderings around the internet. Here are this week’s links:

• Want to organize your embroidery threads for a project? DIY Mom has a tutorial for sewing your own thread book.
• Aboriginal artist Loongkoonan took up painting in her nineties, proving it is never, ever too late to start.
• Flamingo Toes has a great roundup of 26 free embroidery patterns.
• Dan Levin cuts away layers from a deck of cards, transforming them into works of art.
• Samplers and Santas shares a tip about using muslin to stabilize fine embroidery work. Neat!
• This 3D stumpwork garden by Kay Dennis is AMAZING.
• And, last but not least, the Cotsen Children’s Library shares this very rare 1877 edition of Alice in Wonderland with a marvelous fore-edge painting.

Video of the Week

Because sometimes we need a little push to get over our fears…

The Scaredy Swan from Burcu & Geoffrey on Vimeo.