Author Archives: Rabbit Girl Crafts

Findings — 07/22/16

Findings is my weekly round-up of links to needlearts, textiles, books and other news from my wanderings around the web each week. Here are this week’s links: Textile Artist has an interview with Ann Brauer who makes beautiful quilted abstract … Continue reading

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A New Start This Week

After finishing stitching the Liberty Stars counted canvas piece last week, I took a break from stitching for a few days. Saturday my husband and I went bike riding along the Centennial Trail which runs along a strip of land … Continue reading

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Findings–07/15/16

Sometime a week will seem to drag on forever, and then, suddenly, it’s Friday again and you think, “Where did the week go?” That’s pretty much how I feel today. But, it time time for another Findings, my weekly round-up … Continue reading

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Liberty Stars Counted Canvas Finished

I can hardly believe what Liberty Stars looked like just one week ago. This counted canvaswork project went much faster than I thought possible. But, I finished Liberty Stars by From Nancy’s Needle yesterday night. Here it is, not yet … Continue reading

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Tutorials for Dyeing Your Own Cross-Stitch Fabric

I have seen so many women on social media sharing photos of dyeing their own evenweave, linen and Aida fabrics for cross-stitch and other embroidery projects. I have seen beautiful results with tea dyeing, ice dyeing and many other methods. … Continue reading

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Findings–07/08/16

Findings is my weekly round-up of needlework, art and literature links from my wanderings around the web each week. Here are this week’s links: 7 science-backed reasons you should make art, even if you’re bad at it Artist Carmen Herrera has … Continue reading

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Little Stars Completed on Liberty Stars

Over the July Fourth weekend, I worked on the Liberty Stars counted canvas project by Nancy’s Needle. Instead of stitching the small stars one at a time as I did with the inner stars, I got smart and stitched all … Continue reading

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7 Books Finished in June!

I finished a whopping seven books in June. That’s almost two books a week, which is crazy. I am continuing my goal to read more books by female authors. Of the six unique authors I read this month, four of … Continue reading

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Findings–07/01/16

Can you believe it is July already? Where does the time go? But, it’s also Friday, so I have a bunch of new links to stories, tutorials, comics and more about cross-stitch, embroidery, art and books. Here are this week’s … Continue reading

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Sneak Peek at Alice in Wonderland White Rabbit-Inspired Cross-Stitch Design

This week I have a sneak peek to share of the completed Alice in Wonderland White Rabbit-inspired cross-stitch pattern, “I’m Late.” This is the second in a series of cross-stitch patterns inspired by Alice in Wonderland. I do have ideas … Continue reading

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