This month’s free desktop calendar featuring the needlework of Janet M. Davies is now available from JMD Designs. Get the download.… Read More ...
Book review: Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection
Aimee Ray’s Doodle-Stitching
liberated its readers. Although it was subtitled Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners, even craggy veterans appreciated her advice to “Just thread your needle and start stitching.” With her permission and gentle push, we found ourselves … Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Cross stitch pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free … Read More ...
Free patterns: Hand-embroidery
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at the … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free cross-stitch charts: Christmas
Christmas Embroidery is a great way to add a festive touch to any holiday project. With a wide range of designs and patterns, it’s easy to find something to suit your style. From traditional snowflakes and reindeer to more modern … Read More ...
Giveaway: Zombie Cross-Stitch
Quick! Dash over to MrXStitch and get in the running for a free copy of Zombie Cross-Stitch by Kristy Kizzee and Erika Kern. Go to the blog post to enter before noon November 4.… Read More ...
How to transfer an embroidery design
A couple of experts are sharing tips for transferring embroidery designs to fabric. Check out these posts:
Ideas on transferring patterns to fabric from big B
Beginning Embroidery Most Frequently Asked Question: Design Transfer from Needle ‘n’ Thread… Read More ...
Are you average?
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint clues us in on the results of a survey of needlepointers by the The National Needlearts Association. Are you an average needlepointer? Find out at Janet’s blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Cross-stitch on a pumpkin
Elsie Marley shows us how to cross-stitch a design on a papier mache or foam pumpkin. Brilliant! See the tute.
And many thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this rockin find.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Ann Wood
If you’re like me, you love Ann Wood’s spooky-stern owl soft sculptures. But Ann has a sweet side, too. Look at this adorable ballerina bird, poised on her tiptoes. Fabulous. See more on Ann’s blog.… Read More ...
New seam treatments from Shawkl
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) is cranking out more seam-treatment diagrams in her Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months series. See the latest stitch combo. And scroll back through her blog to pick up any you may have missed. … Read More ...
Video tutorial: Basket stitch
Mary Corbet (Needle ‘n’ Thread), the queen of stitch tutorials, has a new video tute for us. You have to see her technique for basket stitch! See the tutorial at Mary’s blog post.… Read More ...
Register for 2011 BJP
It’s almost time to register for the 2011 Bead Journal Project. Organizer Robin says,
… Read More ...It’s wonderful that everyone is eager to join the BJP for another year! However, to ensure we are all set-up and ready to operate smoothly, please
Inspiration: Tattyhead
This is what happens when Tattyhead Linda S. Davies “doodles.” Whoa! See more on her blog.… Read More ...