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Sara of the split stitch has put together an excellent twofer. Her tutorial not only explains how to make this sweet appliqued door hanger but also teaches how to use applique templates. Check out the tute.

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Remember Susan Elliott‘s profile of needle artist Surayia Rahman? The story of this remarkable woman, who has spent her life helping hundreds of women escape from poverty in Bengal through embroidery, continues with the filming of a documentary about her …

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Harmony of Feed Your Soul Art transferred her original floral photos onto fabric and then embellished with embroidery. Gorgeous. See more at her blog post.

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Kate of poesie grenadine has posted another in her excellent series of profiles of needle artists. This time, her subject is our beloved Joetta Maue. Enjoy her brief but apt review of Maue’s work and many wonderful photos.…

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Lilo Bowman, producer of The Quilting Show (starring Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson), visited the studio of ribbonwork expert Helen Gibbs recently. She is sharing her beautiful photos of Helen’s work and environment through a slide show, released in connection …

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Yes, those are needlework portraits of vulvas. If the image makes you uncomfortable, please keep reading anyway.

The Embroideries Campaign is not about shock value or sexuality, per se. It is about bringing an end to female genital mutilation. The …

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Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting created this awesome paper-plane embroidery. If you’ve been looking for a stitchy gift to please a man, this is a great piece to emulate: perfect subject matter, unfussy stitching, framed in stark black. Visit

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Kate of Poesie Grenadine has posted an interview with needle artist Iviva Olenick. Learn more about Iviva’s creative process and see lots of photos of her work at the blog post.

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Check out this amazing tasseled ornament from Tajikistan. All cross-stitch! Read the facts and see close-up photos at the enbrouderie post.

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Melynie has guest-posted a great tutorial on Little Birdie Secrets for creating this sweet fabric daisy. See the tute.

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Katy of Sew Lovely Embroidery created this embroidery and mounted it on a wood plaque for a friend’s birthday. I wish I were her friend. How does she do this?! See more at her blog post.

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Winners of the 2011 Bead Dreams competition have been posted. Francesca Walton of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, took Best in Show with I Will Rise, a bead-embroidered mask and necklace combo. The necklace is shown here. See all of the amazing

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If you remember the 1970s, then you probably loved bargello. I did. I even had one of those sofas upholstered with a flame-stitch print. Whatever happened to bargello?

Although it never really went away, it has been resurging lately with …

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If you’re new to hand embroidery, you’ll enjoy Bari Ackerman‘s quick Embroidery Primer post.  Check it out on We Love French Knots. (Scroll down to 8/26/11.)

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An exciting announcement about a new online embroidery course from Mary Corbet:

The Nesting Place is a six-week interactive online class, with step-by-step instructions, exclusive video instruction, and a full materials kit. The class will take you from the

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