Marjolein of Threads and Patches responded to last Tuesday’s feather-stitch TAST challenge by creating this lavender. So gorgeous! Her post can’t strictly be called a tutorial, but the series of photos will help you understand how to try her technique. … Read More ...
Free pattern: Be kind
Here’s an awesome Friday Freebie from Hudson’s Holidays. Go to the blog post to get the free hand-embroidery pattern.… Read More ...
Free patterns: Country hand embroidery
Check out Broderie d’Antan for 15 new country-style embroidery patterns. Go to the blog.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Padding stitches with felt
Mary Corbet walks us through the steps of using felt to pad embroidery stitches. See her Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Silk-ribbon roses
Jane Ayerhoff demonstrates how to create a silk-ribbon rose on needlepoint canvas at BeStitched Needlepoint store. See her video tute.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well as imported … Read More ...
Free pattern: Tatted earrings
Marilee of Yarnplayer is sharing a new earring pattern that coordinates with her Swords into Plowshares necklace. Go to her post to download the pattern.… Read More ...
Free hand-embroidery pattern
Go over to Pin Tangle and grab this week’s Friday Freebie by SharonB.… Read More ...
Nitpicking stabilizer
When you stitch through stabilizer and stretchy fabric, how far do you need to go in removing the stabilizer afterward? Wendi Gratz has recommendations. See her blog post.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Prim valentine
Deborah of Woolen Sails shares a sweet prim doodle for your valentine pleasure. Go to her post for the link to the free pattern.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Adding wired stumpwork elements
Elizabeth Braun of Sew in Love showed us how to work wired, detached elements for stumpwork, such as these poppy petals. Now she shows us how to integrate those wired elements into the work. It’s not as hard as you … Read More ...
Free pattern: Tatted heart
Tatting maven Jane Eborall shares her beautiful and timely pattern for a tatted heart. Go to her blog post for the link to the pattern.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Chinese lanterns
Here’s a brilliant little giftie from Mollie of Wild Olive. In honor of the upcoming Chinese New Year, she’s sharing her original pattern for four teeny Chinese lanterns. She says,
… Read More ...After I did the lantern embroidery, I threaded a
A tute and a giveaway
Lisa Fulmer of Stash Books Blog has treats for us! First, a tutorial for an easy felt needlebook that you can embellish however you like. Then, a giveaway of two bundles of wool felt fat quarters from National Nonwovens. Go … Read More ...
How to applique small shapes
SharonB of Pin Tangle shares her technique for applique of small, complicated shapes. I love it when she takes something that seems hard and makes it so easy! See her tute.… Read More ...
One way to machine-couch
Monika of My Sweet Prairie shows her technique for machine-couching this beautiful crochet-weight thread. Her bobbin-case tip is brilliant! See her post.… Read More ...