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Deepa of This and That blog is sharing some rockin variations on detached buttonhole stitch. See Deepa’s post.

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Did you get your Christmas gift from Janet Perry? You missed it? Well, scoot over to Nuts About Needlepoint and download her free charts for two beautiful plastic-canvas ornaments and get started on next year’s gift list! Get the

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Sherry Pence (aka Lady Shuttlemaker) has a lovely gift for all of us this season: a gorgeous, original pattern for a tatted chatelaine. Thank you, Lady! Get the pattern.

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You can get this beautiful Imperial Collection pattern free from the Robert Kaufman web site. Get the pattern.

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If you’re lucky enough to have time off between now and the first of the year, this would be the perfect opportunity to put together a beginner-quilt kit for a young person in your life. In fact, why not stand …

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This week’s giveaway at Sew, Mama, Sew! is a yard of fabric of your choice to four lucky readers. Enter now.

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I had a biggo temper tantrum last Tuesday when the TV/Internet installer failed to show up again. Well, the tantrum actually came when I called in to find out where the guy was and was told that my installation appointment is …
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Mimi Kirchner‘s tattooed men dolls make me smile and smile and smile. The concept of using toiles to represent tattoos is genius. And the dolls have the Mimi hallmarks of impeccable workmanship combined with irresistable touchability. Mom, if you’re …

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Mary Ellen Chase of Plays With Needles blog posted a great article about a type of needlework that is totally new to me. Pojagi is traditional Korean needlework that has many characteristics in common with western crazy quilting. I’m in …

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Judy Coates Perez of Painted Threads is sharing her recipes for mixing RIT dyes to produce new, even more vibrant colors. I’m thinking fat quarters, overdyed threads… See the post.

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Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog has posted an excellent explanation of how to create plaid with needlepoint stitches. The result seems almost like magic! See the post.

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You can digitize your favorite image for needlepoint, cross-stitch, crochet, or knitting…free!! knitPro is web-based software that lets you upload any image in .jpg, .gif, or .png format. Then it graphs the image for stitching. You don’t have to …

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Look what Sublime Stitching is sharing! Patterns and a tutorial for quick hand-stitched gift tags. The perfect final touch to your handcrafted Christmas gift! See the tute.

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Eileen Stewart of Eileen’s Attic blog uses lots of great photos to step us through the creation of this adorable Groovy Jingle Owl. You can do this! See the tute.

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Tatters will love Marilee‘s latest advice for using beads with tatting. See her photo tutorial on Yarnplayer Arts blog for stringing beads between split rings – an excellent technique for creating tatted jewelry.

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