Nov
20
DJ of Prick and Stitch Is My Craft is highlighting this lovely holiday card stitched by reader Capricorn. The prick-and-stitch pattern for the motif is free. Capricorn made it her own by replacing the stitched berries with flatback gems and adding a…
Nov
20
The dimensional embroidery of Rachel Loves Bob is totally swoonable! Silhouettes formed of buttons, with vintage beads tucked here and there to fill in. Just lovely. See the Etsy shop.
And many thanks to Penguin & Fish for pointing out this charming art.
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Nov
20
Hifa of Craft Patterns and Tutorials has posted tutorials for some of her favorite silk-ribbon embroidery techniques: feather stitch, gathered ribbon rose, loop stitch, and fly stitch. See the tutes. And watch her blog — she says more tutes are coming!
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Nov
20
kakariki of Radical Cross Stitch has joined “the realestate4ransom prankster campaign against the rampant land speculation plaguing Melbourne’s suburbs.” Thus, she is sharing a tutorial for a bit of gentle vandalistic protest: fence stitching. Yes, you can “cross-stitch” an image on any chain-link…
Nov
20
Gretchen of June at Noon is giving away two original, adorable Matryoshka-doll embroidery patterns. Go to her blog post to enter before 10:00 p.m. (Eastern USA time), November 24. The winner will be announced November 25.
Nov
19
(1) Vive Noël from Brodyzen Créations
(2) Christmas Tree Angel from Madame Chantilly Cross Stitch
(3) Biscornu Noël from Le blog de kali
(4) Biscornu (2) from Le blog de kali
(5) Un petit ange from Le blog de Mamou
(6) SAL de Noël – Partie 18 from Echevette
(7) SAL de Noël –…
Nov
19
(1) Fashionable vintage squirrel from doe-c-doe
(2) Fly Away Home from June at Noon
(3) Médaillon 1 from Aurelle
(4) Un dinosaure from Les grilles de Thiarlou
(5) L’arrivée de Mamigoz au chalet du Chat Noir from Chez Mamigoz
(6) Petit lapin – réédition from les loisirs abbygaelle
(7) Circle Design from…
Nov
19
Karen Ruane of contemporary embroidery is making new brooches. Be still my heart! See close-up photos and find out more from Karen’s blog post.
Nov
19
KerryKatieCakes has put together a tutorial on braid stitch — an effective seam or border treatment for CQ or even a garment. See the tute.
Nov
19
If you’re one of the throng who avidly followed Mary Corbet’s instructional series on long-and-short stitch, then you appreciate the difficulty of this shading technique, and you’ll especially enjoy Carol-Anne Conway’s stab at beaded long-and-short stitch! Carol says she’s not satisfied…
Nov
19
Susan Elliott is stitching a garden. I don’t know what the completed work will be, but the photos of the journey take my breath away. I literally couldn’t decide which image to entice you with, so the pearl-encrusted fern shown here…
Nov
19
Benjamin Shrine. Wow. Whoa-uh. This is embroidery as art. Enjoy the review of Shrine’s work at MrXStitch.
Nov
19
I’ve always been fascinated by the curly loops of soutache braid on military uniforms and fancy garments. I even tried a bit of braid trim on sailor collars for my girls. That experiment ended badly; I couldn’t get my loops to…
Nov
18
Oh, my! Embroidery + wood. Noshii’s work — from brooches (such as the one highlighted here) to wall-size panels — delights my eyes and imagination. The artist bio on the Noshii blog:
London born, Dallas based artist and designer, Nosheen Iqbal,…
Nov
18
Hand & Lock Embroidery was commissioned to produce the embroidery for Exeter City Council’s Cap of Maintenance — a task involving more than 1000 hours of needlework. You’ll enjoy the description of the project and the many excellent photos. See the post.
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