I’m still laughing. Deadlyknitshade posted the following on Crafty Crafty:
… Read More ...A lonely egg sitting in its egg cup slowly cooling while you’re waiting for your toast to cook. It’s a tragic part of many a morning and quite frankly
Tutorial: Perfect satin stitch
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog offers tips and tricks for perfect satin stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Finishing a textile wall panel
Ruth O’Leary steps us through an elegant finish to embroidered wall panels, including attaching sleeves to facilitate hanging. That’s a mean-looking curved needle, but she says it’s perfect for the job. See the tute.… Read More ...
Free CQ stitching guides
Kathy of Shawkl is sharing a sheet of free templates for crazy-quilt seam treatments. Just print them on a transparency, cut them out in strips, and punch out the little dots. You’ll have stitching guides you can use over and … Read More ...
Tutorial: Siennese stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is Siennese stitch. See the tutorial on SharonB’s Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...
Free design: Handmade Rules!
Here’s some nifty news from Urban Threads:
… Read More ...You love free stuff, right? In keeping with the crafty spirit of the week, grab this Handmade Rules! design at the cost of zero dollars. Stitch it on tote bags and more
Stitch a sweet treat
Marisa of Elegant Bloggery has added some new cupcake designs to her collection of free coloring pages. I think her gorgeous line art would make outstanding patterns for hand embroidery (for personal use, of course). Go see Marisa’s handiwork.… Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free patterns: Hand embroidery
Everyone who enjoys stitching is invited! We have some new designs for you to test out!
We enjoy discovering new and imaginative embroidery patterns, and we’ve found several that are excellent for you to try!
Our staff combed the internet … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
(1) I GATTI AMANO I FIORI from Blog di Gloria
(2) Que la montagne est belle! from Les chroniques de Frimousse
(3) Faith comes by hearing the Word from Liberty Primitives & Needlework
(4) Bouquet de Lys from Le blog … Read More ...
Free charts: Needlepoint
Three awesome designs, free from Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com:
(1) Golden Desert Scarab
(2) Apple a Day
(3) August Daisies… Read More ...
Tutorial: Crown stitch
This week’s Thread-u-cation Thursday tutorial from Laura Wasilowski (Artfabrik) is crown stitch. Laura says, “To me the Crown Stitch looks like a little person turning cart wheels.” See the tute.… Read More ...
How to print an embroidery pattern from your computer
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 ...
Free pattern: Tatted bookmark
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 ...
Free pattern: Embroidered needlecase
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