At the center of this unloose award-ribbon-type brooch by Bascom Hogue is a bunny in his signature style (look closely). Get the related story and see the clickable, enlargeable photo at his blog post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Eleanor Pigman
Eleanor Pigman bead-embroidered a lion fish. Like her beaded portraits, this work fills me with awe and hope. Look what can be done! Go to Eleanor’s blog post for a photo you can embiggify and study.… Read More ...
Video: Sampler conservation
Tricia of The Embroiderer’s Story shares a video that shows the volunteers of the Fife Sewing Circle conserving historical samplers and preparing them for exhibit. Wow! Hard job. And it would scare me to death to handle all that priceless … Read More ...
Inspiration: Janet Dann
Robin of Beadlust examines Janet Dann‘s incredible bead-embroidered portrait of Ganesh. Robin says Janet achieves this level of detail by using mostly 15/0 beads. (I’d have to do all the work under a magnifying glass!) Enjoy Robin’s commentary and … Read More ...
Andrew said it
OMG! I’m still laughing! If you’re a Breakfast Club fan (or even if you’re not), check out all the photos of this swap gift made by Becky for Crystal Rhew Staley at Crystal’s FIBERARTSY/craftsy blog post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Tamar Mogendorff
Look what Tamar Mogendorff has been up to lately! So awesome. See photos of other new work at her blog post.… Read More ...
Blackwork in color
Teasemade created these little (5-cm) brooches by embellishing bits of a Liberty Tana lawn print, Birdsong. I especially love that she’s worked blackwork patterns over some areas. To see biggified photos, go to her blog post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: MafiosaGrrl
Jacquie of MafiosaGrrl entered her embroidered rendering of the spitting gargoyle of Notre Dame in her county fair. It didn’t win. Jacquie, please don’t start embroidering geese in bonnets! Just get your art to a more suitable venue. We’ll all … Read More ...
Refined macrame
If you equate macrame with hideous 1970s plant hangers, then you must see the post by Jeanine in Canada about pizzo Margarete, a delicate Italian knotted lace. Go to her Italian Needlework blog post.… Read More ...
Inchies from leftovers
Annet of Fat-Quarter turned some leftover aida cloth into adorable cross-stitched inchies. What a great idea! Teeny tiny stitchy art that you can attached to a greeting card, gift tag, or Christmas ornament. Quick, easy, and thrifty. See Annet’s blog … Read More ...
Embellish your crazy quilt with a flower vine
SharonB of Pin Tangle created this sweet vine of twisted chain stitch and tiny cast-on stitch flowers. Get more details from her blog post.
Still looking for more patterns? Check these flower embroidery patterns out on Etsy and these … Read More ...
Stitch a birdie keychain
Cindy of Cindy’s Stitches in Time made these little birdie keychains as baby-shower favors. (Great idea!) You could do the same. Or wouldn’t this make a great project to do with kids! Cindy doesn’t provide a pattern, but you could … Read More ...
Great idea for mounting needlework
Beautiful and brilliant! Christine of Les petites croix de Christine mounted sampler bits in shallow fabric-covered boxes, arranged neatly within a frame. Christine made her boxes of matboard. But just imagine the possibilities. Cover little jewelry boxes and lids left … Read More ...
Stitching stones
I adore these felted stones embellished with embroidered lichen and moss. They’re the work of Lisa of lil fish studios. See more at her blog post.… Read More ...
Stitching on found objects
Low-res, 8-bit digital images are perfect for replication in cross-stitch, as Moxie proves with her stitchery on found objects. According to AndrewS of Craftzine.com (who pointed out Moxie’s work), these pieces are intended for an upcoming show, Super I AM … Read More ...