Jul
23
Paper artist Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut has crossed over into needlework with a simple but effective design of stitches on paper. Find out how she did it from her blog post.
Jul
12
New House Project has a brilliant shortcut for accurate stitching on paper. Go to her post to find out her trick.
Many thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this great find.
May
30
This darling free puppy is the perfect pattern for trying out stitching on paper. DJ of Prick and Stitch is My Craft says, “Children of 10+ should be able to stitch this (with some adult help and supervision). It is …
Jan
20
I love embroidery on paper, so these stitched-paper valentines by Nikki of Nikki, In Stitches make me sing and dance. Instead of giving us one pattern freebie and thus one look, Nikki shows us how to make a pattern from …
Dec
29
Cathe of Just Something I Made has designed a set of sewing cards to keep your wee ones busy on rainy or snowy days. Two versions of the designs are available as free downloads. Cathe’s thorough tutorial shows how to …
Nov
8
This combo of geekiness and stitchy skill by Jessica of bren & jess gives me shivers of delight. She says,
I used the data on this page, of compound interest on $1 at 3% – 8%, to create the stitch
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Aug
13
Lauren Davis (Crooked Sister) has posted her first tutorial, and it’s a winner. She shows us how to embroider a greeting card — a craft so dear to my heart! See the tute.
Aug
11
Martha Stewart might have the most creative staff in the world. I love The Crafts Dept. blog, where Martha’s staffers post snippets about what’s going on in their world. For Martha’s birthday recently, the summer interns created handmade cards for the …
Jun
25
Here is how Anna of lilla lotta passes the time while she waits for the daily mail. I think this amazing piece is machine-stitched onto a paper background. And look at the layers of textured stitching in the hair. Lovely. …
Jun
21
Learn to stitch on paper while making this lovely summer-spirited greeting card. DMCThread’s Blog shares the pattern and thorough instructions. See the post.
May
24
This work by Tenar (Tenar’s Cave blog) is acrylic paint and cotton stitching on mulberry paper. See what Tenar has to say about working with this unusual combination of media. The results are outstanding, don’t you agree?
May
8
Sara of Creative Jewish Mom showed her kids how to make spring cards that incorporate colorful bits of felt and simple embroidery stitches on paper. A great project for any age! See Sara’s blog post.
May
1
Ikyoto posted a tutorial on The New New that gave me a flashback to the 70s (yes, I’m that old) and got me excited about string art all over again. She took advantage of the existing stitch holes on this …
Mar
19
C&T Publishing is sharing instructions for embellishing paper with stitches, an excerpt from its publication Unforgettable Invitations by Melissa Collette Giles. According to C&T’s blog, it “includes instructions for machine sewing on paper, hand sewing on paper, hiding the …
Feb
18
Prick and Stitch is my Craft is featuring a simple stitching project that moms of home-schooled kids (or bored-on-a-rainy-day kids) are going to love. The project is shown as the base for a calendar, but the pattern could easily work …







