Jan
1
Before we zoom ahead with 2012 crafting, take a look at CraftGossip’s 10 most-popular needlework posts for 2011:
(10) Free cross-stitch charts (3/25/11)
(9) Free cross-stitch charts (3/30/11)
(8) Free hand-embroidery patterns (5/7/11)
(7) Free patterns and charts: Leftover valentines…
Oct
20
Hannah of enbrouderie shares photos of a gift she received–a handbag from Egypt. She says,
The tag says it’s from a fair trade association for selling handicrafts, and this one was made by a group of North Sinai Bedouin women.
…
Sep
7
Here’s an awesome book I’d love to get my hands on: The Best of Kooler Design Studio from Leisure Arts Publications. Amazon.com says,
In 1985 Kooler Design Studio set up shop in the Diablo Valley of California. Over the years,
…
Aug
28
(1) Sea from Sylyne’s universe
(2) Sun from Sylyne’s universe
(3) Marcador de livros – pinguins! from Atelier Colorido PX
(4) Marcador de livros – largatinha! from Atelier Colorido PX
Aug
28
(1) Gars en pyjama from un jour, une grille
(2) Love cats from les petites croix de Christine
(3) Zèbre from bdcouture
(4) Cocktail from un jour, une grille
(5) Blackwork sampler from The world according to Agi
(6) Venise…
Aug
27
(1) Lampe from un jour, une grille
(2) Biscornu – colorido! from Atelier Colorido PX
(3) Les lutins sont en retard, ce soir! from Les chroniques de Frimousse
(4) Panier de linge sale from un jour, une grille
(5) New subversive …
Aug
26
Here’s a sweet note from Angie of the Counted Wishes Festival, the only online, designer-only retail cross-stitch event:
Our next Counted Wishes Festival will be coming up Sept. 15-21, 2011, at http://countedwishes.com.We’ll have an exciting Cyber-Class planned…
Aug
26
Oh. My. Goodness. Inspired by some large-scale cross-stitch decorating projects she saw on line, Danielle Thompson conceived this cross-stitch work of wall art on pegboard. Brilliant! The pegboard is predrilled with evenly spaced holes. You need only choose a design …
Aug
25
Anna Maria Horner‘s new Loulouthi Needleworks line of fabrics demands to be stitched. They are 58″ quilting-quality cottons printed with little X patterns and motifs that can easily stand on their own. But you know you want to stitch …
Aug
25
You can make a custom wall hanging like this one. The ReadyMade post says,
Enlarge your favorite cross-stitch pattern by drawing a grid on canvas, stretching the fabric over a frame, and cross-stitching with yarn and an upholstery needle.
See the …
Aug
22
This new free alphabet from Brodyzen Créations includes separate charts for the border and for each of the letters so you can combine them as you wish. It’s not a series of posts–you can download the whole alphabet now. Go …
Aug
20
This new cross-stitch alphabet, free from Brodyzen Creations, is perfect for monogramming or gift tags. The chart includes the border and the entire alphabet. Go to the download post.
Aug
20
(1) Baigneur from un jour, une grille
(2) Two alphabet samplers from DMCThread’s Blog
(3) ABC 2011 from Aurelle
(4) Biscornu – Inverno! from Atelier Colorido PX
(5) Peace Blessing by Connie G. Barwick of About.com
(6) ROSE from les …
Aug
18
gazette94 is reprising her free seasonal designs:
(1) Patchwork
(2) Couleurs D’Automne
(3) Biscornu D’Automne
(4) Coeur Hiver
(5) Biscornu Noel
(6) Cottage sous la Neige
(7) Pere-Noel
(8) Bonne Annee
Aug
17
Antique Sajou pattern book #657 has been posted to the Free Pattern Maker site. Get the free download.







