Make this cute tie-on pillow topper to spruce up your seasonal decor. Get the free pattern from Better Homes and Gardens.
Free embroidery patterns: Halloween
This will make you want to masquerade
Nancy Minsky has published a tutorial on Craftzine.com for an incredibly elegant, upcycled mask. It starts with a scrap of denim. Seriously! See the tutorial.
Free pattern: Pumpkin mini quilt
Phyllis Dobbs is sharing the pattern and instructions for this precious seasonal mini quilt. Get the PDF file. And please remember that Phyllis is offering this design for your personal use only.
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Embroidery patterns: Trick or treat kids
Gayle of Sentimental Stitches blog is sharing vintage embroidery patterns – one each day from now through Halloween – of children dressed in costumes. This sweet little Cinderella is the first in the series. Get the pattern. And be … Read More ...
Tutorial: Spin your web
I can’t wait to make one of these! Jenny Shaw of Stitcher & Scribbler blog is offering a tutorial for this adorable embroidered spiderweb wall art, complete with a dangly spider. See the tute.
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Hoop up your Halloween
The perfect Halloween hoop by Anna of I Made This Sh*t. (I’m skeered.) Go to her blog post for an image you can click to enlarge.
Free pattern: Halloween card
It’s too late for this year, but tuck away this cute pattern for stitching on paper to make next year’s Halloween greeting cards. Crooked Sister created the design. Go to her blog post to download the template.
Free Halloween embroidery patterns
Free chart: Quaker cat
Remy of Embroiderbee shares a chart that would make ideal Halloween stitchery. She says,
… Read More ...Here is a freebie which started as an Ackworth Motif from Needleprint’s Infinity Charts. I used DMC 315, 742, and 604, but any three colors of
Be a part of The Dream Rocket
I’ve mentioned The Dream Rocket before: The brainchild of Jennifer Marsh, the project seeks to engage people (especially students) to create and donate art (especially fiber art) to wrap an entire Saturn rocket! The project now has a Kickstarter … Read More ...
Yoyen: New source of silk-ribbon embroidery kits
I got this note from a new producer of silk-ribbon-embroidery kits:
… Read More ...Yoyen Designs is a start-up small family business that specializes in offering handmade gifts and products. It is all about art and handmade creations! These embroidery kits are great
Free pattern: Time’s a-ticking
Monique Jivram is a London-based illustrator who collages ink drawings, urban embroidery, and vintage fabrics to create unique artworks. She’s sharing some of her art with all of us in the form of this charming free embroidery pattern. This is … Read More ...
Crewel-ty in the Netherlands
Jessica Grimm wrote us:
I thought you might be interested in the finished crewelwork projects of the first group of Royal School of Needlework students in the Netherlands. Their work is stunning!
I couldn’t agree more. Lovely! Go to Jessica’s … Read More ...
How to photograph miniatures
How do they get great photos of miniatures — especially tiny needlework? Janet Granger tells all in the latest issue of Artisans in Miniature, a free ezine. She says,
… Read More ...I’ve got an article which spills the beans…on the secrets involved