You may have seen this tutorial (it was posted in October 2010), but it’s new to me! Michele of The Scrap Shoppe knocked off a Pottery Barn tapestry pillow for her home. The most interesting part to me: Her technique … Read More ...
Tutorial: Simple fall garland
Elsie of A Beautiful Mess shows us how to create a simple, beautiful fall garland from bits of felt and yarn. See her tute.
And many thanks to Shell of Bits and Bobs for pointing out this find.… Read More ...
Tat a moustache necklace
TotusMel of Needle Tatting and Other Nonsense is sharing her technique for making this simple tatted moustache necklace. Too cute! See the tute at her Instructables post.… Read More ...
Save your vintage transfer
Lish Dorset of Craftzine.com has some awesome tips for preserving vintage embroidery transfers. Check out her post.… Read More ...
“Friendship” earrings
Jessica of Zakka Life had a great idea: What if she used the thread-knotting technique used to create friendship bracelets and made earrings instead? Here’s the result. I think her experiment is definitely a success. And lucky for us, she … Read More ...
Tutorial: Hooped saying
Jessica of Teacher Gone Crafty shares her technique for creating simple embroidered text and embellishing with colorful buttons. Her text of choice was a favorite scripture, but this treatment would work for any quote or saying you like. She says,… Read More ...
New designs from JMD
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has released a new trio of hand-embroidery designs in the style of medieval woodcuts. Charming. Janet says it uses only two basic stitches, so it’s a great project for beginners. See all of the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Gingerbread girl ornament
Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting has started a series of tutorials for simple, stash-busting Christmas ornaments. First up is this sweet felt gingerbread girl. Great for a gift, as a gift tie-on, or for your own tree. See the … Read More ...
Sizing canvas up and down
If you use a different size mesh than a needlepoint chart recommends, how big a piece of canvas do you need? Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint steps you painlessly through the calculations. See her blog post.… Read More ...
Learn to stitch a thimble
Chloe Patricia of Ma Mercerie shares her technique for creating gorgeous Asian-type silk-embroidered thimbles. Her blog post lists each tute in the series.… Read More ...
Recent tatting tutorials
Recent stitch tutorials
(1) Buttonhole stitch from Hugs from Helen
(2) French knot from DMC Thread’s Blog
(3) Sheaf Filling Stitch from big B
(4) Splitting thread from Stitching Always
(5) Herringbone stitch from Hugs from Helen
(6) Chevron stitch from Hugs from … Read More ...
Free hand-embroidery patterns
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More ...
Make some elves and mushrooms
Creative Breathing shares her pattern and technique for creating these tiny felt-and-embroidery figures. She added hangers to hers so they can be used as ornaments. Wonderful! See the tute.… Read More ...
Video tutorial: Using hemostats in making softies
Abbyjane of While She Naps has put together a video showing various types of hemostats and how they can be used to turn softie parts right-side out and stuff them firmly. See the tute.… Read More ...