(1) Herringbone from bigB
(2) Threaded herringbone from bigB
(3) Loop stitch from Sarah Whittle
(4) Ladder stitch from Sarah Whittle
(5) Chained feather stitch from bigB
(6) Shell chain stitch from Pin Tangle
(7) Pearl stitch from The Unbroken … Read More ...
Tutorial and freebie: Blackwork
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog walks us through the development of a blackwork design. See the tute. Download a freebie.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Beaded fringe
Lyric of Lyric Art shows us how to add gorgeous beaded fringe to crazy quilting or other textile projects. See the tute.… Read More ...
Stitch a spot sampler with Mary Corbet
Mary Corbet and her students are stitching a spot sampler, and Mary is sharing all the steps on her Needle ‘n’ Thread blog. The series of posts has just begun, so you can easily join in. See the first post … Read More ...
Tutorial: Coral stitch
Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik created the bumpy lines of cloud banks in this art quilt with coral stitch. She kindly shows us how. See the tute.… Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch bookmarks
Free chart: Small bargello alphabet
Liz of Lizart is sharing a real treasure. She says,
… Read More ...It is a Small Bargello Alphabet that is suitable for signing your Bargello stitcheries. Please go to my website & click on the design for a free .pdf download: http://www.lizartneedlepoint.com/
Free chart series: Christmas alphabet
Blog di Gloria is sharing an original Christmas alphabet for cross-stitch. Better add this one to the old blog reader! Get the chart for the letter A.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy… Read More ...
Tutorial: Closing a chain-stitch circle
Do you wish you could close a chain-stitch circle without an obvious join? Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Punto Ricciolino
As part of her study of Umbrian embroidery, Jeanine in Canada offers a photo step-by-step for Punto Ricciolino (Little Curl Stitch). The spiral arms of the motif shown here are worked in the stitch. See Jeanine’s tute on her Italian … Read More ...
Tutorial: Lozenge smocking
Smocking is an ancient technique that is commonly found in heritage and historical clothes. However, this classic surface ornamentation is making a surprising resurgence in modern design.
The lozenge design variant on North American smocking is made using a grid … Read More ...
Tutorial: Lock stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is lock stitch. Go to SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog to see the tute.… Read More ...
Free tat pattern: Skulls!
Tatted skulls! WooHOO! The cutest application of tatting ever. Get free patterns for a skull bracelet and earrings from TAT’S AMORE.
And many thanks to pieKnits for pointing out this find.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Determining thread count
Yvette Stanton of White Threads blog takes the mystery out of evenweave fabric. She explains what it is and why it’s important for counted-thread embroidery. And she shows us how to figure out a fabric’s thread count and whether it … Read More ...
Ready for free download: Sajou 455
Antique Sajou pattern book 455 has been added to Ramzi‘s site for all to share. Just a few of the designs are shown here. Go to the download.… Read More ...
