Run over to doe-c-doe blog and pick up some excellent freebies. If you missed them last week, get three tea-themed vintage embroidery patterns. And this week’s offering: dancing fruit!… Read More ...
More about frenchcraftsonline
Back on January 7, I told you about Etsy seller frenchcraftsonline, which is offering traditional French medieval needlepoint printed canvases for amazing prices. I noted that, because I’ve never bought from this online shop, I couldn’t vouch for the … Read More ...
Patricia loves Flower Fairies
Reader Patricia Jay loves Di van Niekerk‘s Flower Fairies book and kit so much that she wrote in to ask us to highlight it for you.
Di’s new book takes five beloved, 85-year-old fairy illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker … Read More ...
Free BOM from Victoriana
Benita Skinner of Victoriana Quilt Designs has a new, free Block of the Month series for 2009. Benita says,
… Read More ...The 2009 Block of the Month series will be Stash-Buster patterns. They are good quilt patterns to use up your scrap
Meet a new tapestry designer
Emily Peacock is a UK designer on a mission to represent a traditional craft – tapestry – in a modern form. Her designs are timely, complex, and exciting. Her site says,
… Read More ...All designs are worked in counted cross stitch with
Machine-embroider your socks!
Michelle of Abigail Michelle Embroidery has published a tute on SWAKembroidery.com that demos an ideal way to use mini motifs for machine embroidery. She says, “Just about any outfit I make or purchase can be extra special by embroidering on … Read More ...
Free design: Nevermore from Urban Threads
Designer Niamh O’Connor of Urban Threads is sharing this raven design, Nevermore, in honor of Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th birthday! You can download the design for hand embroidery or machine embroidery or as digital stock art. … Read More ...
Lesson 2 from Di van Niekerk
Lesson 2 in Di van Niekerk‘s new series of downloadable ribbon embroidery lessons is this precious project, The Wise Owl. The cost for this lesson is just US $6.00! Get the details.… Read More ...
Free chart: Yoga and Ice Cream
This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is an image I can totally relate to. The shop’s newsletter says, “Stitch this flexible female and mount it on a card for a friend on a New Year’s fitness … Read More ...
Millefiori designs in needlepoint
Needlepoint designer Wendy Hope-Faulkner is rockin a beautiful, innovative doorstop design. The unusual cone shape is interesting enough, but Wendy amps up the project by adding a millefiori-style stitch pattern! If you love the millefiori pattern but you don’t … Read More ...
Machine-embroidered valentines
The SWAK Embroidery Blog has some great ideas for creating beautiful custom valentine cards. How about machine-embroidery on paper, like these beauties. Find out more (includes a link to a tute).
If you still want more check out these Machine … Read More ...
Giveaway from bookwormbethie
Check bookwormbethie’s blog for a great giveaway! Here’s a description of the goodies:
… Read More ...One cotton tote bag that is 14 inches wide by 16 inches high — great for stitching on and using as a grocery or library tote! And
Help find a gingham alphabet
Reader Gayle says,
HELP…I am looking for a cross stitch pattern in which the letters look like gingham fabric…Not letters stitched on gingham fabric.
I’ve searched for a gingham-look alphabet, but I’m not having any luck. Do you know of … Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered checkbook cover
Karline of Urban Threads sent in this heads-up:
… Read More ...Urban Threads has posted a new free tutorial for a fabric checkbook cover. The instructions feature a ‘Lovebirds’ machine embroidery/applique design created for this project, but it’s easily adaptable to hand embroidery
Birds of Change giveaways!
You must check out the Birds of Change giveaways! A whole bunch of bloggers are giving away birdie treasures, such as this adorable and original banner by Creative Kismet. Get the details and see the links to all … Read More ...
