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- Allie’s in Stitches - Blog of crazy-quilting expert Allison Ann Aller
- Art Gallery Fabrics - Blog of fabric designer Patricia Bravo
- Create Needlepoint! - Blog of needlepoint expert Barbara Bergsten
- Gatherings - Blog of crazy-quilting expert Pat Winter
- Needle ‘n’ Thread - Blog of embroidery expert Mary Corbet
- Needle Tatting and Other Nonsense - Blog of tatting expert Pamela Quevedo (TotusMel)
- Nuts About Needlepoint - Blog of needlepoint expert Janet M. Perry
- Ornaments - Blog of needlepoint expert Orna Willis
- Pin Tangle - Blog of embroidery expert Sharon Boggon (SharonB)
- Plays with Needles - Blog of needleartist Susan Elliott
- Shawkl - Home of the crazy-quilting series “Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months”
- Spirit Cloth - Blog of quilt artists and innovator Jude Hill
- The Lone Beader - Blog of an anonymous bead-embroidery expert
- Women on Quilts - Blog of quilt historian Kimberly Wulfert
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
16
(1) Red and Green Sampler from Embroiderbee (with a correction)
(2) ABC … Noël (1) from et patati et petites croix
(3) ABC … Noël (2) from et patati et petites croix
(4) Five Christmas patterns from Sibling Craftery
(5) Christmas sleigh from Matrioshka Biscornu (This design is based…
Nov
16
Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery blog has posted several new free patterns for her readers to enjoy:
(1) Heart wreath
(2) Spider-web roses
(3) Apricot roses
(4) Ribbon-stitch flowers
Thanks a million, Carol, for sharing these beautiful designs!
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Nov
10
Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery blog shows us how to stitch these exquisite tiny carnations. Isn’t her ribbon choice absolutely perfect! See the tute.
Nov
7
Vani of Vani’s blog explains how to wash silk ribbons in preparation for using them and how to wash and refresh a finished SRE project. See her post.
Nov
7
Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery blog is posting a series of tutorials that even experienced SRE enthusiasts will enjoy. Recent examples: jonquils, delphiniums, tulips, snowdrops, loop flowers. See the blog.
Nov
3
News from Country Bumpkin for SRE enthusiasts:
Au ver à Soie and Inspirations are offering you the chance to win a complete set of silk ribbons valued at $1180. All you need to do is create a very small gift using Au ver…
Oct
1
The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure shows us how to incorporate silk-ribbon embroidery into a needlepoint canvas. Luscious. See the tute.
Sep
24
(1) How (and why) to bind an embroidery hoop from Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread.
(2) Whipped and threaded backstitch from Hand Embroidery Network.
(3) Chain stitch from Hand Embroidery Network.
(4) Blanket stitch and variations from Hand Embroidery Network.
(5) Fishbone stitch…
Sep
17
Oh, my goodness. Look what Susan Elliott has done now! She has come up with a way to make these accurate (but tiny) Alstroemeria from ribbon, perfect for adding to a CQ project. And she lets us peek over her shoulder…
Sep
17
The ribbon-flower techniques of Hifa (elisi dunyamiz blog) are new to me but very accessible. I especially love the blooms she creates from organza ribbon. Take a look at this carnation, for example. Gorgeous! Want to make one? See Hifa’s tutorial.
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Sep
16
Blogger hifa of Turkey has started a series of silk-ribbon embroidery tutorials for beginners. The first lesson — Sunflower — introduces a technique for creating a beautiful ribbon flower that can then be attached to the needlework piece with small stitches.…
Sep
8
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses created this fabric postcard for a Stitching Fingers exchange. Check out the seam treatment nearest the top of the image. Along the edge of a bit of heavy lace she has stitched a simple vine of silk-ribbon…
Aug
27
SharonB’s Tumbling Blocks crazy quilt is going to be so freakin awesome. If you’ve been watching this series, you know the fabulousness of each crazy-quilted diamond. Now you’ve got to see her assembly process. Wow. Go to her blog post on Pin…
Aug
25
Be sure to enter this month’s giveaway at RibbonSmyth blog. Vickie Adams Brown (the RibbonSmyth, herself) says,
Each month, I put together a gift bag of RibbonSmyth items and we send three gift-bags to lucky winners, as a way to express our gratitude.…
