Look what Annet of Fat-Quarter did with this month’s TAST stitch, cloud filling. She framed the dots on a polka dot print! Brilliant! See her blog post.
… Read More ...Reminder: Giveaway at Anja Rieger Design
Don’t forget about the giveaway for CraftGossip readers at Anja Rieger Design. It ends tomorrow, May 6. Get the details.
… Read More ...A tour of Kantha work with Deepa
Deepa of This and That… blog has been posting a great series on Kantha embroidery. The basic stitch for Kantha work is running stitch, but there’s so much more to know! First Deepa gives us a bit of background and … Read More ...
Tutorial series: Embroidery 101
Amy of Early Bird Special has put together a series of tutorials called Embroidery 101. It includes transfer techniques and the five basic stitches that every beginner should know, and there are videos for the hard parts. If you’re … Read More ...
Free chart: iPhone pillowtop
Charlie of Happy Threads is so clever! She has created a cross-stitch pillowtop design that mimics an iPhone screen — a must-have for technology lovers. Charlie says,
… Read More ...The icons are intended to be stitched on black Aida fabric. You could
Good idea: Follow the print
Emily of On Awesome Avenue created an embroidery-stitch sampler that follows and enhances the design of a print fabric. The results are, indeed, awesome. Get the details from Emily’s blog post.
… Read More ...Free charts: Sweet animals from Aliola
Aliola has been posting a series of adorable cross-stitch animals. Browse through her blog to see all of them. Here are some direct links:
Camel
Whale
Hippo, alligator, lion, hedgehog, snail, goose
Check out Gina Matarazzo’s designs
Gina Matarazzo is publishing some of the cutest hand-embroidery designs I’ve seen on the Internet. You can buy her patterns (instant download, for personal use) and completed items from her Etsy Shop. And you can pick up a free … Read More ...
Check this new online CQ shop
Please join me in the happy happy dance!
You’re probably familiar with Kathy Shaw, aka Shawkl, the prolific generator of crazy-quilt seam treatments. Here’s the news that’s making me hokey-pokey: Kathy has opened an online shop for her … Read More ...
Free design for Mother’s Day stitching
Urban Threads is right on time, as usual! The UT e-newsletter says,
… Read More ...So. Mother’s Day is just over a week away. What are you doing to tell the various and sundry motherly types in your life how much they rock?
Free chart for pillow top
Remy of Embroiderbee’s Blog is sharing the chart for this exquisite design. She says,
… Read More ...[It] morphed from the painting that I use as my gravatar. It would be 11 1/8 x 11 1/8 on 18 ct fabric … perfect to
Tutorial: Cloud filling stitch
This week’s TAST challenge over on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog is cloud filling stitch. Sharon says,
… Read More ...At first glance it looks like a ho-hum filler but it is amazingly useful. I have used it on things like Christmas decorations,
Lots of new free patterns at Stofnest
I’m not sure what’s going on over at Stofnest, but Ria posted dozens of new cross-stitch sampler patterns over the weekend. Click over and enjoy the abundance.
… Read More ...Free patterns and charts: A little of everything
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More ...
Tutorial: String art
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 … Read More ...