Maria of The Stitcherhood announces:
… Read More ...I am soooo grateful to you all! I so want to give back, especially at this time of year. So I am going to be offering $1.00 PDF designs…a new one every few days –
Giveaway: Gold threads
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint is giving away an assortment of gold threads contributed by her friend Marlene. She says, “This is a varied assortment of threads, ranging from some real gold threads, to different sizes of Kreinik … Read More ...
Sale at Needleprint
Needleprint is offering a great buy on charts — five designs for the price of three. Get details from the blog post.… Read More ...
Giveaway: Penguin & Fish patterns
Alyssa of Penguin & Fish is giving away copies of her four new patterns to a lucky reader. Go to her blog post to enter before Monday, December 13. And if you don’t win, don’t panic. You can get … Read More ...
Learn about new Iranian fiber art
Abigail Doan‘s post on the Textile Arts Center blog looks at “the Iranian New Art group, a collective of Iranian artists and students who use recycled and natural (typically fiber) materials to draw attention to the ecological and social … Read More ...
Quick! Enter Orna’s giveaway!
Orna Willis of Ornaments is having a fabulous seasonal giveaway. She says,
… Read More ...Up for grabs is a “Making Memories” Needlepoint Kit. It comes complete with all the threads, supplies and instruction packet to make one book. The book is bound
Bookmark Janet’s new blog!
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has started a new blog! Available already: a free pattern for a Christmas banner, a free desktop calendar for December featuring Janet’s stitching, a pattern for Christmas-stocking ornaments and a tute for buttonhole stitch … Read More ...
A teeny sampler for cat lovers
Janet Granger has designed a new dollhouse-size sampler for cat lovers. Just my style! The finished sampler is just 2 1/4 inches high, worked on 32 count evenweave fabric. See Janet’s blog post for a tip on ordering the kit … Read More ...
An app for stitchers
Margaret Travis of Stitch with Me has found an Android app for stitchers. She says,
… Read More ...SuZy’s Portable Stitches. I found it in the Android Marketplace of my phone when I was searching for Apps. I searched for needlework and this
On sale from Anja Rieger
The machine-embroidery design for this Happy Angel is discounted 20% through December 5. Download it from Anja Rieger Designs.… Read More ...
Quick gifts for stitchers
Here’s a great idea from Needleprint. The blog says,
… Read More ...Left it too late to mail a present? Overwhelmed by international shipping costs? Never fear, we can send a gift and a card to your friend with just 36 hours
Mix up your stitches!
Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik gives a lighthearted but on-target demo of the power of stitch combos to enliven a simple project. See her post.… Read More ...
Free shipping at Anderson Needlework
Anderson Needlework — purveyors of Rowandean and African Folklore hand-embroidery kits — is offering free shipping through December 31! Anderson ships only within the USA. Go to the site.… Read More ...
CrossStitcher gets a redesign
Look what has happened to CrossStitcher magazine! Charlie Moorby of the magazine’s staff tells us:
… Read More ...Here at CrossStitcher magazine, we’ve just had a re-design and now we’re rocking a trendy new look that’s jam-packed with contemporary cross stitch designs and
New stitchy mag: Spool
We got this heads-up from Debbie Coe, social networker for Spool, a brand-new needlework tabloid:
… Read More ...Spool is a multi-technique publication in a tabloid format. It’s size is 11″x14″ and the graphics and photographs are sharp and colorful. Anyone