Jenny of allsorts created this sweet advent garland by stitching little felt envelopes with cotton floss and embroidering their numbers with the same thread. She aptly calls them Peppermint Pouches. And she’s sharing her pattern and tutorial for your … Read More ...
25 days of Christmas craftiness
The blog of American Felt & Craft is rockin 25 Days of Felt Christmas Crafts! First up, a sweet, simple little house by Claire Chauvin, perfect for lighting from within via a battery-operated tea light. Make a whole village! … Read More ...
Tutorial: Stitching your handwriting
Dana of Water Penny has a different technique for transferring handwriting to fabric for embroidery. See her tute.… Read More ...
Stitch a mystery ornament
Laura of Two-Handed Stitcher is sharing another Mini Mystery for needlepoint lovers. She says,
… Read More ...Because we all have a jillion things to do now, this next Mini Mystery is a small one, so it’s fast and easy to finish. You’ll
CraftyPod’s Christmas roundup
Diane of CraftyPod has put together a roundup of her Christmas tutorials from years past. Needlework-related and otherwise, you’ll want to check these out. Go to her post.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy… Read More ...
A useful knot for beading
Lyric Kinard shows how to make a handy knot to stabilize beads. See the video on her Lyric Art blog.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Keeping embroidery clean
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows how to protect delicate embroidery from dirt and snags as you work. See her tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt babe
A new DIY ornament from vintage umbrella: the babe in the manger. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt-applique monogram pillow
Allison of little lovelies posted a tutorial for this rockin monogrammed felt-applique pillow. She shows us how to make it work for any initial or type style. See the tute.… Read More ...
The evolution of a design
Mary Corbet steps us through her process of developing an embroidery design. Her final output of this snowflake design is a reference version with all the detail and a simplified transfer version. But, truly, every step along the way is … Read More ...
How to begin and end threads
Alice of BeStitched explains how to begin and end threads in needlepoint. See her post.… Read More ...
Free embroidery patterns: Christmas
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
Begin a Christmas craft with these Embroidery designs in various Christmas themes.
Some cross-stitchers prefer planning their Christmas work all year, while others enjoy the rush of a time … Read More ...
Free embroidery patterns…for next year
I’m so sorry. I thought I had published this post, but I found it lurking in my draft folder. Maybe these sweet patterns will come in handy for next year:
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt … Read More ...
Recent stitch tutorials
Finish the tatted turkey
Heather of Tatted Treasures has a bit of a challenge for you. She began duplicating one of her favorite family crafts–a yoyo turkey–in tatting. But she can’t come up with a finish. Follow her free pattern and post your suggestions … Read More ...