Get helpful hints about how to print electronic patterns at the proper size for stitching from DMCThread’s Blog. See the tute.
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Get helpful hints about how to print electronic patterns at the proper size for stitching from DMCThread’s Blog. See the tute.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s website directly. … Read More ...
Here’s a treat from Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades: a free pattern for an exquisite tatted bookmark named Two by Two. Go to Jon’s blog post for the link to the pattern.… Read More ...
Kaaren of The Painted Quilt shares the pattern and instructions for recreating her favorite sampler-style needlecase. She says,
… Read More ...I’ve been using this one every day since I made it. It has two deep pockets and a scissor holder and needle/pin
Kim of big B continues sharing tutorials that demo her progress in mastering 100 stitches. This gorgeous example is interlaced band stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Mollie Johanson is awesome. Her latest project: a set of hand-embroidery patterns called I love being a girl. Mollie says,
… Read More ...This is from the first in (hopefully) a series of patterns that each focus on one of the reasons why
Sarah Whittle demos buttonholed herringbone stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
LadyShuttlemaker is on a roll! She’s sharing two more templates for blocking doilies — an oval and a square. Grab them from her blog post.… Read More ...
Benita of Victoriana Quilt Designs has posted the latest free applique BOM in the series Words of Inspiration and Celebration. Download the Believe block.… Read More ...
The Urban Threads e-newsletter encourages us all to try something new. It says,
… Read More ...Applique designs can be a wee bit intimidating if you’ve never done them. Stop worrying! They’re easy, fun, light, and usually pretty quick-stitching. Check out our raw
For many embroiderers, the go-to filler is satin stitch, particularly for monograms. Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows how effective stem stitch can be for filling a design, such as the letters in this ecclesiastical embroidery. And she explains … Read More ...
LadyShuttlemaker has a great freebie for tatters: a template to help you block doilies evenly. Get more info and the download from her post.… Read More ...
Enjoy a beginners’ needlepoint stitch-along project on DMCThread’s Blog. Emma says,
… Read More ...I thought it would be a blast if you stitched along with me, so I have turned this project into a series!
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After you take a few stitches, does your floss get rough and tangly? Mm-hmm. Mine, too. A tried-and-true solution to this problem is a sparing application of Thread Heaven, a thread conditioner. Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching shows us just … Read More ...
This week’s TAST challenge is waved chain stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...