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Join the Tour de France stitchalong

July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Kat Rocha of Cross Eyed Kat needlework designs is sponsoring a month-long stitchalong in honor of the Tour de France bicycle race. If you participate, you’re in for a lot of fun, not to mention some great prizes - free Cross Eyed Kat charts! Check contest details on Kat’s blog, and get to stitching! The party starts [...]

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You can be Matisse!

July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

Okay, maybe you can’t actually become Matisse. But you can use his cutouts as design elements in your own needlework creations. See this great post by Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint about how to take advantage of the Mastisse Artist Widget from Abrakadoodle.com. Thanks so much for the heads-up, Janet!
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Great stitch tutorial

July 3, 2008 | 3 Comments

Jeanne at Just String blog has posted an excellent tutorial on spiral trellis stitch. The explanation is clear, and lots of photos guide us through the steps. Be aware that, because the post is picture heavy, it may take a while to load. But hang in there; it’s worth it!
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Free fireworks pattern

July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

With Independence Day coming up in the U.S. on Friday, patriotic patterns seem to be on everyone’s minds. Here’s a great free cross-stitch pattern with a seasonal flair. Thanks to designer Erica Michaels and Rainbow Gallery web site.
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Free embroidery pattern

July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Badbird’s free embroidery pattern for July is available for download, and it’s a cutie. Meet Jacob the Octopus, another brainchild of Andrea Zuill. Download the free pattern from the Badbird’s blog.
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Teeny tiny tutorials

July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Janet Granger is a goddess of miniature needlepoint; and her site, Dollshouse Embroidery Kits, will help you become one, too. Janet’s free online tutorials walk you through everything from basic equipment to working with fine fabrics such as 32-count silk gauze. Several additional tutorials are coming soon. Even if you’re not likely to take up [...]

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Needlepoint “twinchy” challenge

July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment


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More SRE video tutes

July 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

Melissa keeps adding video tutorials for silk ribbon embroidery to the Honey Bee’s Bliss blog. Her tutes for the spiderweb rose and sweetheart rose, in particular, are outstanding. (I see now that I’ve been doing these the hard way. And my results weren’t that great. From now on, I’m doing it Melissa’s way.) Better bookmark [...]

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Win a Janome embroidery machine

June 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

SWAKembroidery.com is celebrating its grand opening through July 5, and Janome is helping SWAK celebrate by sponsoring a giveaway. You can get in the running for a Janome 350e embroidery machine by signing up for SWAKembroidery.com’s free newsletter or by submitting a postcard. The contest is limited to continental-US customers who are at least 18 [...]

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CraftGossip reads your blog!

June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Have I been lurking around on your needlework blog? Maybe.
I’m Denise, and I’ve been CraftGossip’s needlework editor since June 1. The mission of my blog is to present needlework news, so I’m always poking around on the Web looking for needlework-related announcements, tips, patterns, freebies, and exemplary art to share with you. I have about [...]

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