embroidery

  • Depth Year Skills: Stitching Across Time

    Depth Year Skills: Stitching Across Time

    One of the things I love most about working in a library is the immediate access to books and other media that help me learn how to do things. The O’Reilly Database is a fantastic place to find scientific, technical, and computer skills resources, like the Canva Cookbook, which can teach me how to make… Continue reading

  • Audiobooks, Crafting, and Getting Through Winter

    Three things I have said in the past…  I hate winter. I am not an audiobook person. I don’t have a crafting hobby. This year, I’m working on making all three of those statements untrue. I am embracing the slow, careful darkness of winter by listening to long audiobooks and learning to cross stitch. I… Continue reading

  • Found in the Stacks: Subversive Stitches

    I recently completed my first ever cross-stitch: a bookmark with a Stephen King quote surrounded by moths and floral elements. It was a stunning red thread design on black cloth. I was immediately ready to take on a new project and headed into the book stacks at Central Library for inspiration. I scanned the shelves… Continue reading

  • Unexpected Embroidery Content

    There are times as a reader when you pick up a book and you think you know exactly what you’re getting: this is an historical romance; this is a novel about a family. And you’re right, but you also discover that it is deeply about something else. That was my experience with the two novels… Continue reading

  • What I Made: Embroidered & Embellished

    Seattle is home to a thriving DIY ethic and culture.  As part of an occasional series of posts, we feature hand-made items created by staff at The Seattle Public Library and the library books, CDs, and DVDs that showed them how to do it themselves. We hope you’ll draw inspiration from their creations and check… Continue reading