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This stitch combination is rich yet elegantly simple. SharonB of Pin Tangle blog stitched the sample in her For the Love of Stitching band sampler.  She says,

This band of stitching is made up of row of herringbone stitch which

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Amy Bindel of Early Bird Special posted this heads-up:

My favorite food blogger and baker Natalie, of Bake and Destroy …started an online auction appropriately called, “Bake and Destroy Cancer.” When I heard about this, I wanted to

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Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint is sharing this basic chart. She says,

This eight-pointed star pattern has everything going for it as a way to test color combinations and threads in needlepoint. It’s easy (just one stitch), fast (you

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Arlee Barr of albedo blog has posted some interesting thoughts and links about kantha embroidery and slow cloth. It is astonishing what can be created — of both practical and spiritual value — with only a running stitch. Enjoy Arlee’s

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Helga Mandl has a limited-time offer that lets you buy all six of these designs for just US $12.75. Helga says,

Four Seasons Sampler 2010. Each square is approx. 50 x 50 stitches. You can stitch this design

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Last week, I mentioned the MrXStitch review of Sue Rangeley‘s book, Embroidered Originals, and the fab giveaway: Anyone who orders the book from Sue’s web site before June 30 is entered into a draw with six prizes of …

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DMCThread’s Blog is jumping on the shisha bandwagon with a rockin diagram that shows how to attach a small mirror to fabric with embroidery. Go to the DMC post for a better look.

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Good news for lovers of Stofnest‘s cross-stitch designs: Ria Lanser has started a Stofnest club. If I understand the translation correctly, for 10 Euros you’ll receive 26 new charts — one each week to your e-mail account. Go to

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I like to read everything John Hopper wants to write on The Textile Blog. Today’s post, though, is especially interesting to me. Using Poland (and the works of Wladyslaw Skoczylas) for example, he examines the role of arts …

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Deepa of This and That blog has posted a new tutorial. Yea! This time, she lets us follow along on her first experience with shadow work on organza. I think you’ll agree that the results are beautiful. See Deepa’s tute

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This week’s TAST challenge is wave stitch. And it’s available a day early on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog. See the tute.

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(1) Ptite fille a la fleur from Le blog de kali
(2) Ptite fille et sa poupée from Le blog de kali
(3) Crinoline from mes petits bricolages et mes chats
(4) Les deux amies from Le blog de kali

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(1) Une nouvelle petite poupée japonaise from Elkalin
(2) L’oeuf a fait la poule from un jour, une grille
(3) Grenouille from un jour, une grille
(4) Column Two by Connie G. Barwick of About.com
(5) AMICI- Friends – Amis

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(1) Couple de Hamsters from un jour, une grille
(2) Une quatrième geisha from Elkalin
(3) Fraise – cerise – biscornu (two charts, cherry and strawberry) from les loisirs abbygaelle
(4) L’oiseau sur la cage from LE TRIC,LE CROC,LA BROD

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(1) Le Jardín des Ppillons_Nouvelles Couleurs_Rose_Turquoise from Angie Designer
(2) Bouquet Divers from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(3) Chat aux Yeux verts from mes petits bricolages et mes chats
(4) La huitième grille gratuite de geisha:une petite

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