These embroidered-felt bird pins by Mary Stanley make me so happy. See more on Mary’s Art Spirit blog.… Read More ...
Tutorial: A gift from grandmother
Our beloved Avo Meri (Grandmother Meri in Portuguese) shares a wonderful story — with an embedded tutorial — about working with one granddaughter to create a special gift for another granddaughter soon to be born. You’ll love the story, … Read More ...
New mini stocking kits from Janet Granger
Janet Granger has added three new designs to her collection of miniature needlepoint Christmas stockings. Kits are reasonably priced, all inclusive, and supported by printed instructions and web tutorials. Get all the details from Janet’s site, Janet Granger Dollshouse Embroidery … Read More ...
Tutorial: Mini lace witch hat
You know you want this jaunty little witch hat. Urban Threads‘ e-newsletter says,
… Read More ...Hoop up some water-soluble stabilizer, stitch out the designs, and rinse to leave just the freestanding lace. Assemble the pieces, add ribbon/ feathers/ gems/ whatever you
Free patterns: Hand-embroidery
Calling all embroidery enthusiasts! We’ve got some new designs just for you to try out!
We love finding new and inventive embroidery designs, and we’ve found some perfect ones for you to try out!
Our team scoured the internet for … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free patterns and charts: Halloween
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
This Embroidery roundup is all about free Halloween patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
(1) Bienvenue chez nous from Le blog de carmela
(2) Oiseaux from Cachounette
(3) Camélia from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(4) Tasses de thé ou de chocolat (REEDITION) from les loisirs abbygaelle
(5) Ange (REEDITION) from les … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Tutorial: Embroidered Halloween badges
Stephanie Housley posted a tutorial at The Crafts Dept. (MarthaStewart.com) that provides the designs and instructions for creating hand-embroidered Halloween badges. All of the images of costumed animals are adorable, but I especially love this critter’s little g-string! Go to … Read More ...
How to clean a no-wash quilt
Pamela Kellogg of Kitty and Me Designs explains how to clean quilts that cannot be washed — such as those delicate, intricate crazy quilts and art quilts. The solution is so simple! See her post.
Quilts may be dried … Read More ...
Stunning stumpwork
Eye-candy alert! Through her gorgeous photos (and charming but brief text), Susan Elliott of Plays with Needles gives us a taste of a recent workshop she attended led by stumpwork expert Jane Nicholas. Jane’s work is … well, I’m … Read More ...
A different kind of needlepunch
Zeshuregi of Creative Mind blog shares another technique that is familiar but a bit different. The flowers on these pillow covers were created with a type of needlepunch, but the tool Zeshuregi uses and the texture she produces are not … Read More ...
Tutorial: Stitchy Halloween card
Nikki of Nikki, in Stitches blog puts together a variety of techniques and resources in this charming Halloween greeting card. My favorite part: The BOO! focal element is embroidered on fabric. Nikki’s approach to transferring the image is a bit … Read More ...
Inspiration: Mimi Kirchner
Look what happens when one of Mimi Kirchner‘s tatooed men decides to grow a beard! Her fabric selection is perfect. Really, I wish I could trade brains with Mimi so I could look at toile and say, “Tattoos!” and … Read More ...
