Author Archives: Rabbit Girl Crafts

Friday Finds–2/3/17

Friday Finds is my weekly round-up of needlework, textile, books and art links from my wanderings around the web. Here are this week’s links: UK magazine Cross-Stitch Collection  published its last issue. I have (had) a subscription. Very sad to … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Progress on All Shall Be Well

Over the past week, I spent some time stitching the “All Shall Be Well” Julian of Norwich cross-stitch pattern. When I stitch, I prefer to start at the top left of a pattern and work my way across and down. … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading–February 2017

Every month I share what books I finished last month and what I’m reading now. I also love to hear what others are reading. Please share your own book recommendations in the comments. My reading has slowed down this past month as … Continue reading

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Friday Finds — 01/27/17

Can you believe January is almost over? Friday Finds is my weekly round-up of needlework, textile, books and art links from my wanderings around the web. Here are this week’s links: Fascinating article on the history of scrapbooking. I find … Continue reading

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WIP Weds: Project Updates

What have I been up to in the past week? Last Thursday, my husband and I went to our church’s monthly book club meeting where we discussed Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hahn. On Saturday, we drove out … Continue reading

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New! “All Shall Be Well” Cross-Stitch Pattern

“All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well.” English mystic Julian of Norwich wrote these words over 600 hundred years ago, but they continue to inspire and encourage. This quote had … Continue reading

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Friday Finds–01/20/17

Hey, I’ve survived the first week of the spring semester at work. Huzzah! Friday Finds is my weekly round-up of needlework, textile, books and art links from my wanderings around the web. Here are this week’s links: Here is a … Continue reading

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Free Snowflake Cross-Stitch Pattern

As promised, here is a little free cross-stitch pattern I designed using some of the colors from the winter color palette I shared on Monday. This simple snowflake pattern only uses three colors, and it should be a quick stitch. … Continue reading

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Winter Cross-Stitch Color Palette

This is the first in what I hope will be an occasional series of posts of color palettes to inspire cross-stitch, embroidery, and other needlework projects. There will be two parts to this. Today I am featuring the first color … Continue reading

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Friday Finds–01/13/17

Friday Finds is my weekly round-up of needlework, textile, books and art links from my wanderings around the web. Here are this weeks links: My Modern Met posted a roundup of their top 17 artists who are revitalizing embroidery. Some of … Continue reading

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