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How to Felt Appliqué

How to embroider a felt appliqué is an excerpt from the book Haunted Holiday Stitches, by Laura McElroy of @cat.and.magpie In it, Laura gives you a step-by-step guide to adding felt appliqués to your embroidery art. Felt appliqué is a…

Focus Bracketing & Exposure with the Fujifilm X100VI

This is an excerpt from the book The Fujifilm X100VI, 130 X-Pert Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Camera. To read more, the e-book and paperback versions can be found here. 1. Exposing RightThis is an excerpt from…

Just Start: Getting Out of a Rut with Your Photography

By David duChemin In this excerpt from Light, Space & Time: Essays on Camera Craft and Creativity, David duChemin pens an essay to help you get out of a creative rut, encouraging you to take chances, make mistakes, and just…

How To Stitch The Whipped Backstitch

How to Embroider the Whipped Back Stitch “Whipped Back Stitch” is an excerpt from the embroidery book Handmade Holiday by Aly Ploof The whipped back stitch is a back stitch with a twisted effect. It’s perfect for stems, outlines, and…

Understanding the Loomis Method To Drawing Portraits

An excerpt from Drawing the Portrait by Braden Messer William Andrew Loomis was an American illustrator, writer, and art instructor who studied at the Art Students League of New York under George Bridgman and Frank DuMond. Much of his work…

Photographing the Solar Eclipse with Photo Ephemeris

By Glenn Randall   A total solar eclipse is one of nature’s most spectacular events. It’s also one of the rarest. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow path cutting diagonally across North…