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Win Renaissance wools!

Denise Felton — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:22:02 +0000

Today’s 12 Days of Christmas giveaway at Needle ‘n’ Thread is 27 skeins of elegant crewel wool from Renaissance Dyeing. Go to Mary Corbet‘s blog post to enter before January 9.

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New Jacobean Leaves from Kelly Fletcher

Denise Felton — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:23:01 +0000

Ooooooooo! Check out Kelly Fletcher‘s new pattern! She says,

A soft white cotton cushion measuring 40x40cm and featuring 10 crewelwork leaves. The PDF pattern includes requirements, the full-size design and embroidery instructions, as well as instructions on how to make up the cushion.

The PDF file is available from Kelly’s online shop for GBP 9.50. Go to the listing.

Ed. note: Kelly Fletcher did not compensate me in any way for posting about this pattern. I just think her designs are awesome!

Win crewel kits!

Denise Felton — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:30:25 +0000

You could win some especially appetizing crewel kits from Mary Corbet‘s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog. Go to Mary’s post to enter before January 9.

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Tutorial: Crewel tree ornament

Denise Felton — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:06:58 +0000

Somehow I missed posting about this adorable ornament by Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive. Like her other handmade ornaments this year, it’s quick and easy. And this one is the perfect opportunity to dip your toe into crewelwork (embroidery with wool). See Mollie’s tute.

Learn about Jacobean crewel

Denise Felton — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:06:07 +0000

Revel in images of 17th century English bed hangings in the collection of the Embroidery Guild of America. See closeups of the Jacobean crewel embroidery. Get links to free patterns based on these works and courses in Jacobean embroidery. Go to the blog post.

Crewel beginnings

Denise Felton — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:02:58 +0000

Kim of a dork with a needle has fallen in love with crewel embroidery. She explains how she achieved the subtle coloring in this Venus fly trap stitchery. Get the details from her post.

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Add life to your flowers

Denise Felton — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:07:10 +0000

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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Filling with laid stitches

Denise Felton — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:02:07 +0000

Kathy of The Unbroken Thread gives us a little tour of laid and couched stitches. Check out her post.

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Smooth buttonhole borders

Denise Felton — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:02:49 +0000

Kathy of The Unbroken Thread shares her tricks for working a smooth curve in buttonhole stitch. See her post.

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See the Plimouth Jacket

Denise Felton — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:48:07 +0000

Here’s a great heads-up from Tricia of Thistle Threads:

The exhibit we have all been waiting for is finally open!…Cunning Needle – Four Centuries of Embroidery opened last Friday, Sept 2nd at Winterthur. The exhibition will be open until January 8th, 2012 – so get your plans together to see it. The exhibition uses the Plimoth Jacket as the central touchstone to explore makers, materials and techniques over four centuries of embroidery.

Find out more about how you can see the jacket in person at Tricia’s blog post. (Be prepared: The site loads very slowly.)

New designs from JMD

Denise Felton — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:01:39 +0000

Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has released a new trio of hand-embroidery designs in the style of medieval woodcuts. Charming. Janet says it uses only two basic stitches, so it’s a great project for beginners. See all of the designs and get purchasing information from Janet’s web site.

Ed. note: This post was not compensated in any way.

Buttonhole in crewel

Denise Felton — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:38:21 +0000

Kim of a dork with a needle gives us a close-up look at some uses of buttonhole stitch in crewelwork. A slight variation in thread weight or length or width of stitch produces dramatically different textures. See her beautiful, photo-filled post.

Lentil stitch in context

Denise Felton — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:31:02 +0000

What became of Nat‘s improvised lentil stitches. This! Oh, my goodness. I can’t stop looking at this work, and it’s not even finished yet. See more at her the smallest forest blog post.

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Attend EGA’s Flamingo Fandango

Denise Felton — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:06:27 +0000

The Kreinik Thread Blog shared a brochure for the meeting of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America this September in Naples, Florida. I intended to take a quick glance and got caught up for at least a half-hour. Dozens of opportunities are scheduled for stitchers to learn from experts in every genre, from traditional goldwork to contemporary organza collage. A dream vacation, to be sure. Go to Kreinik’s blog post for the link to the brochure.

Inspiration: Janet Granger

Denise Felton — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:03:20 +0000

Janet Granger stitched this handbag from a design by Susan O’Connor of Australia. Every stitch is lovely. And the stumpwork berries make me squirm with delight. Go to her blog post for a clickable photo that can be enlarged for study.