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Tiny. Beaded. King Charles Spaniel. Brooch. Phenomenal. See more from The Lone Beader at her blog.

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Bari Ackerman of We Love French Knots has put together an outstanding rundown of embroidery projects for children. You’re bound to find something for the wee one on your Christmas list. Go to Bari’s blog and scroll down to 9/29/11.…

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You could win a range of woad-dyed wool from Renaissance Dyeing! Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread is giving away two sets. Go to her blog post to enter before October 3.

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Check out the giveaway over on Little Birdie Secrets. This OttLite Craft Caddy is a portable unit with a “natural light” lamp, cubbies for your crafty tools and supplies, and a spare outlet. Awe. Some. Go to the blog

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Olisa of CocoaeyesTheStitcher interviews needle artist Kate Elisabeth Rolison of poesie grenadine, who embroiders modern poetry onto vintage linens. Olisa says,

Part One of a mini-interview with Rolison. I was very curious about her life and her East London

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Simple but, oh, so effective. Make some inchies with scraps of canvas and tapestry wool. Attach them to craft sticks. Voila! Bookmarks, perfect for tucking into a Christmas stocking. Check out more beautiful little needlepoint creations at the Pin Pals

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Check out the rockin tutorial on Craftzine.com for building your own inkle loom. The guest post by Kristin Roach steps you through materials, tools, and construction with clear instructions and handy illustrations. She says,

I love the way woven straps

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Bring flowers to life with some stitching tips and a long-and-short stitch tutorial from Yesteryear Embroideries. See her post.

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Etsy seller Berene Campbell of Happy Sew Lucky is raising funds for breast-cancer research with sales of this original embroidery pattern. She says,

I designed this pattern for my friend Krista Hennebury’s team “Kickin’ Cancer with Creativity” in the Walk to

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Jackie of Dog-Daisy Chains departs from the usual abstract designs of her wool/velvet/embroidery brooches to create some wonderful seasonal works. See more at her blog post.

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Shirlee Fassell of Needle and Hook has started another circle quilt using a range of gorgeous embroidery techniques. She says,

I am using a gold spotted organza layered over various colors (10 different shades) of lame.  The organza mutes the loud

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Why am I sharing a paper freebie on the needlework blog? To me, these journaling templates–often used by scrapbookers–look like perfect embroidery patterns for frames. Use one to surround a wee image, a little quote, a favorite word. Frame it …

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Here’s a Halloween decoration that any needleworker can get behind. And the design and tutorial are free from Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs! Janet made her little stitchery into a fridge magnet, and she has other display ideas …

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Margreet of The Netherlands put her crazy-quilting skills to practical use when she created this lovely clock. Scroll through her Margreet’s Draadjespaleis blog to see the whole process.

And many thanks to reader Darlene Doerscher for pointing out this …

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Creative Chick Susan Sorrell has announced her fall needleart classes. Get the details from her blog post.

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