Check out this excellent news from Karline of Urban Threads:
… Read More ...Urban Threads is giving away a bunch of crafty goodies in honor of our first birthday! To celebrate the awesome community of stitchers who are helping this collection of
Tutorial: Oriental stitch
The stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is Oriental stitch. The instructional post says,
… Read More ...The Oriental stitch is a fantastic background stitch and a great stitch for filling in large areas. It is a Milanese-type stitch comprised of two
Embroidery floss basics
A new post on Needlework Tips & Techniques explains embroidery floss basics: how many strands to use, how to separate strands, how to begin, how to fasten off, and how to keep flosses organized. Beginners, in particular, will want to … Read More ...
Free pattern: fairy wonderland
Stop by Tangarang blog to download this adorable free hand-embroidery pattern.… Read More ...
Giveaway from Janet Perry
Post a little story about your first needlepoint project, and be entered to win a selection of threads from Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint. Go to Janet’s blog to enter before July 15.… Read More ...
Use whipped backstitch for precise lines
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how taking the extra step to whip backstitch elevates the stitch from clean and cute to formal and elegant. Get the lowdown from Mary’s blog.… Read More ...
Swaddled babies from Mimi
No matter how often I visit Mimi Kirchner‘s blog, Doll, there’s always something new and wonderful to see. The latest: a series of swaddled babies, large enough to be a cuddly armful for a child. Just look at … Read More ...
Compensating stitches in bargello
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint explains how to make compensating stitches when using an outline or template shape with bargello. Excellent advice! See the post.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Prim early bird
Look what Connie G. Barwick made! A primitive cross-stitch pattern with one of my favorite sayings! The chart is free from Connie’s blog at About.com. Go get it.… Read More ...
Great find: Day of the Head
Penguin & Fish found these fabulous Day of the Dead skulls in Rachel Gurney‘s Etsy shop, Day of the Head. P&F says,
… Read More ...They are knitted with luxury cashmere yarns and then are felted and patchworked together. I just love
Giveaway: Beaded bird
Dot of Dot’s Life and Art is celebrating her third blogaversary by giving away this exquisite bead-embroidered bird. Go to Dot’s blog to enter before 9:00 a.m. (Australia time) on June 15.… Read More ...
Father’s Day tips and a free bargello pattern
Get great tips for creating needlework gifts for Father’s Day from Bargello Needlepoint. And while you’re over there, be sure to download the free pattern for this bargello Christmas ornament.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out … Read More ...
Free patterns: Horses
The latest free vintage embroidery patterns from doe-c-doe will surely make horse lovers smile and sigh. Go get them.… Read More ...
How to stitch an auto portrait
Muddlepud came up with a perfect, manly needlework gift for her husband’s birthday. It’s a portrait of one of his favorite cars, the BMW 325ci. She says,
… Read More ...When he was gone I stole the photo from his computer, turned it
Great idea for mounting tiny needlework
Jackie of Dog-Daisy Chains blog is mounting these tiny dimensional needleworks on “ridiculously small, very cute, deep sided stretched canvases , only 5×4 inches.” She says, “I see a wall full, either rows of them or in a square block.”… Read More ...