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Aimee Ray’s Doodle-Stitching liberated its readers. Although it was subtitled Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners, even craggy veterans appreciated her advice to “Just thread your needle and start stitching.” With her permission and gentle push, we found ourselves …

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(1) Cadeaux de NOËL from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(2) Mon beau sapin from Les petits bonheurs de Miss T
(3) C’est bientôt Noël (11 designs) from Broderie d’Antan
(4) Houx Sucre d’Orge from Le blog de

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(1) Les deux ânes from Cachounette
(2) Flowers vintage embroidery chart from a movable feast
(3) Vintage dress shop from The Baby Gardner’s Baby Bloggie
(4) Seven 1934 floral designs from Broderie d’Antan
(5) Macaroni and cheese from Spot Colors

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(1) Main de Fatma from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(2) Main de Fatma diminuée from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(3) October Squared from Embroiderbee’s Blog
(4) Toits de Paris from bdcouture
(5) Simplify from

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(1) Les Lutins from Les petits bonheurs de Miss T
(2) Tableau de Noël from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(3) Boule de Noël from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(4) Partridge and holly from Woolensails

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Quick! Dash over to MrXStitch and get in the running for a free copy of Zombie Cross-Stitch by Kristy Kizzee and Erika Kern. Go to the blog post to enter before noon November 4.

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A couple of experts are sharing tips for transferring embroidery designs to fabric. Check out these posts:
Ideas on transferring patterns to fabric from big B
Beginning Embroidery Most Frequently Asked Question: Design Transfer from Needle ‘n’ Thread

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Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint clues us in on the results of a survey of needlepointers by the The National Needlearts Association. Are you an average needlepointer? Find out at Janet’s blog post.

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Elsie Marley shows us how to cross-stitch a design on a papier mache or foam pumpkin. Brilliant! See the tute.

And many thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this rockin find.

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If you’re like me, you love Ann Wood’s spooky-stern owl soft sculptures. But Ann has a sweet side, too. Look at this adorable ballerina bird, poised on her tiptoes. Fabulous. See more on Ann’s blog.

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Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) is cranking out more seam-treatment diagrams in her Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months series. See the latest stitch combo. And scroll back through her blog to pick up any you may have missed. …

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Mary Corbet (Needle ‘n’ Thread), the queen of stitch tutorials, has a new video tute for us. You have to see her technique for basket stitch! See the tutorial at Mary’s blog post.

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It’s almost time to register for the 2011 Bead Journal Project. Organizer Robin says,

It’s wonderful that everyone is eager to join the BJP for another year! However, to ensure we are all set-up and ready to operate smoothly, please

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This is what happens when Tattyhead Linda S. Davies “doodles.” Whoa! See more on her blog.

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We’ve been enjoying an abundance of great stitch tutorials lately. Check these out:
(1) Spiked knotted cable chain stitch from Pin Tangle
(2) Snail trail stitch from Artfabrik
(3) Pekinese stitch from Sarah Whittle
(4) Cable chain stitch from big

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