Maminti of Tunderzug shares how she created a decorative pillow around a bit of sweet angel embroidery. Developing a tutorial is a challenge in one language, but Maminti does it effectively in two! Go to her post for the pillow-making … Read More ...
Embroidery tutorial: Simple shading
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny has put together an awesome tutorial to help novices tackle shading in embroidery. She’s sharing a sweet cloudburst pattern that you can use with the tutorial or however you like. See Nicole’s post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Thread beads
Rachel of Lines Across has posted a tutorial for a fun, practical, pretty project. All stitchers have little nests of threads that are too short for serious stitching but too long to throw away. Use those bits to make colorful … Read More ...
Free patterns: The Halfway Woods
Creative Breathing is sharing the patterns for these sweet characters from The Halfway Woods. Go to her blog post.… Read More ...
Making wool cuffs comfy
Sylvia of Windy River Beadwork & Embroidery explains her secret for making these embroidered wool-felt cuffs a bit more comfortable to wear. See her post.… Read More ...
Pattern and tutorial: Beehive ornament
Angel of Stumbles & Stitches has posted a tutorial for a sweet embroidered felt ornament that deserves to be displayed all year long. Learn how to make this little felt hive with its stitchy bees from Angel’s post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Double-duty pin cushion
Haley Pierson-Cox (The Zen of Making) came up with this clever idea for a pincushion that is not only pretty but also doubly functional. You can wear it on your wrist when, say, you’re pinning a hem. And you can … Read More ...
Tutorial: Pretty sachets
Felicity of Crafty Modern created these pretty little sachets with lots of French knots and a retro vibe. The tools and materials are simple and inexpensive, and her instructions make the process easy. See her tute.… Read More ...
Free patterns: Travel
Dionnie (Blackcabbit) and her husband like to travel. When their travel pillows needed a redo, she drew up some embroidery designs to embellish the new covers. She says,
… Read More ...I got ambitious and drew more doodles than I can stitch. In
Quick and easy goodie bags
State Line Bag Co. sent samples of their muslin bags to several CraftGossip editors, inviting us to embellish them. Mine are a generous 12″ x 16″. My first thought, of course, was to smother my bags in embroidery. Then I … Read More ...
Learn Tatting
To promote its line of tatting threads, DMC Threads has devoted a segment of its site to tatting with lots of info for beginners. If you’ve thought about learning to tat, here are the resources you need! See the related … Read More ...
Best needlepoint background stitches
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint runs down her top five needlepoint stitches with tips for how to use them. See her post.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Kogin sampler
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint offers readers an introduction to Kogin embroidery on canvas with a bit of background and a free pattern and instructions for a lovely sampler project. See her post.… Read More ...
Wind it up
I think we’d all like to have our embroidery floss this organized. But who wants to sit and wind all those bobbins! Allison of Little Lovelies has a completely brilliant solution. See her tute.… Read More ...
Tips: Machine-embroidered finger puppets
Carmel of Solomon Sewing made these adorable felt finger puppets using an in-the-hoop design set from Embroidery Library. Benefit from her experience: See her tips for how to get the best results from this commercial pattern.
If you still … Read More ...