Rachel Hobson (aka Average Jane Crafter) is an awesome crafter and a rockin craft writer. One of her gigs is covering crafty news for Craftzine.com. To encourage us to attend CRAFT’s next Maker Faire, Becky Stern posted a video … Read More ...
Tutorial series: Embroidery 101
Amy of Early Bird Special has put together a series of tutorials called Embroidery 101. It includes transfer techniques and the five basic stitches that every beginner should know, and there are videos for the hard parts. If you’re … Read More ...
Free chart: iPhone pillowtop
Charlie of Happy Threads is so clever! She has created a cross-stitch pillowtop design that mimics an iPhone screen — a must-have for technology lovers. Charlie says,
… Read More ...The icons are intended to be stitched on black Aida fabric. You could
Free charts: Sweet animals from Aliola
Aliola has been posting a series of adorable cross-stitch animals. Browse through her blog to see all of them. Here are some direct links:
Camel
Whale
Hippo, alligator, lion, hedgehog, snail, goose… Read More ...
Free BOM design: Mom
This month’s quilt block in Victoriana’s latest series would make a perfect Mother’s Day project. You could make an applique block as shown here. Or Benita of Victoriana Quilt Designs says, “I like the idea of making it into a … Read More ...
Free design for Mother’s Day stitching
Urban Threads is right on time, as usual! The UT e-newsletter says,
… Read More ...So. Mother’s Day is just over a week away. What are you doing to tell the various and sundry motherly types in your life how much they rock?
Free chart: Mini needlepoint
If you like miniature needlepoint, you’ll love this free floral petit point chart from Kreinik. The site says, “Worked over one on 40-count silk gauze, the design is about the size of a quarter.” Get the chart.
And … Read More ...
Tutorial: Hand applique
Ruth O’Leary lets us watch over her shoulder as she appliques a complex shape. She has great advice for making the process painless and the results beautiful. She even includes a tip for curing any “wobbles” you may spot after … Read More ...
Free chart for pillow top
Remy of Embroiderbee’s Blog is sharing the chart for this exquisite design. She says,
… Read More ...[It] morphed from the painting that I use as my gravatar. It would be 11 1/8 x 11 1/8 on 18 ct fabric … perfect to
Tutorial: Cloud filling stitch
This week’s TAST challenge over on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog is cloud filling stitch. Sharon says,
… Read More ...At first glance it looks like a ho-hum filler but it is amazingly useful. I have used it on things like Christmas decorations,
Lots of new free patterns at Stofnest
I’m not sure what’s going on over at Stofnest, but Ria posted dozens of new cross-stitch sampler patterns over the weekend. Click over and enjoy the abundance.… Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: A little of everything
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More ...
Tutorial: String art
Ikyoto posted a tutorial on The New New that gave me a flashback to the 70s (yes, I’m that old) and got me excited about string art all over again. She took advantage of the existing stitch holes on this … Read More ...
Follow Mary’s tutes from start to finish
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog is organizing some of her fabulous stitch-tutorial series so they are easier for you to find and follow. Here are links to some of the primary posts:
Tutorial: Susan Lenz style
Remember Susan Lenz‘s gorgeous Windows series? Susan left a lovely comment on that post that I don’t want you to miss. She said,
… Read More ...These pieces were really fun to create and I plan on making more. In the