Meri of Agulhas da Meri shows us her trick for avoiding excess fabric at the corners of drawn-thread work. See her excellent photo tutorial.… Read More ...
Tutorials: Crazy-quilting for beginners
Pam Kellogg of Kitty & Me Designs is posting a series of articles for newbie crazy-quilters. Even if you’re experienced in this needleart, you may enjoy a refresher. Articles so far:
Resources
Working on a Foundation… Read More ...
Free chart: Plastic Canvas Alphabet charts
Craft Stew is sharing charts for a new small alphabet that works in cross-stitch, plastic canvas, and needlepoint. Get the charts for A through F. And bookmark the blog so you can pick up additional letters as they’re released.… Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Cross stitch pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free … Read More ...
Free patterns: Hand-embroidery
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at the … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free cross-stitch charts: Christmas
Christmas Embroidery is a great way to add a festive touch to any holiday project. With a wide range of designs and patterns, it’s easy to find something to suit your style. From traditional snowflakes and reindeer to more modern … Read More ...
How to transfer an embroidery design
A couple of experts are sharing tips for transferring embroidery designs to fabric. Check out these posts:
Ideas on transferring patterns to fabric from big B
Beginning Embroidery Most Frequently Asked Question: Design Transfer from Needle ‘n’ Thread… Read More ...
Tutorial: Cross-stitch on a pumpkin
Elsie Marley shows us how to cross-stitch a design on a papier mache or foam pumpkin. Brilliant! See the tute.
And many thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this rockin find.… Read More ...
New seam treatments from Shawkl
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) is cranking out more seam-treatment diagrams in her Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months series. See the latest stitch combo. And scroll back through her blog to pick up any you may have missed. … Read More ...
Video tutorial: Basket stitch
Mary Corbet (Needle ‘n’ Thread), the queen of stitch tutorials, has a new video tute for us. You have to see her technique for basket stitch! See the tutorial at Mary’s blog post.… Read More ...
A bouquet of free stitch tutorials
We’ve been enjoying an abundance of great stitch tutorials lately. Check these out:
(1) Spiked knotted cable chain stitch from Pin Tangle
(2) Snail trail stitch from Artfabrik
(3) Pekinese stitch from Sarah Whittle
(4) Cable chain stitch from big … Read More ...
Tutorial: Cross-stitch on a onesie
Mummy Crafts shows us how to use waste canvas to add a bit of sweet cross-stitching to a baby singlet or onesie. Easy yet so effective. See the tute.… Read More ...
Vetty demos knitted fringe
Yvette Stanton of Vetty Creations and White Threads blog has posted a video on YouTube showing how to create knitted fringe to trim Mountmellick embroidery. She says,
… Read More ...This is the ONLY video on the net of how to do this!
Tutorial: Woven cross-stitch
KERRYKATIECAKES shows us how to do woven cross-stitch, which she says “is a very pretty stitch and well worth the effort it takes to learn it – not as complicated as it looks either.” See the tute.… Read More ...