Love this bracelet? Yarnplayer Marilee Rockley explains how to tat a ring around a bead. See her tute.… Read More ...
Free tat pattern
Diane of Lace-lovin Librarian shares her pattern for tatting this beautiful doily. Go to her post.… Read More ...
Free embroidery patterns
We love finding new embroidery designs to try, so we were excited to find these new designs just for you!
We found these designs by combing through popular embroidery forums and websites. We wanted designs that would be … Read More ...
Add silk flowers to embroidery
Allison of Little Lovelies reprises her tutorial for incorporating silk flowers into an embroidered work. Go to her post.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well as imported European … Read More ...
A forever beach
This. Is. Brilliant. Susan Lenz created a series of embroideries that mimic the look of beach sand. How to create the impression of waves washing across the beach? She soaked them with epoxy! Now they are permanently “wet”–squares of beach … Read More ...
Tutorial: Camping quiet book
This camping page from a felt quiet book has a posable figure (in the sleeping bag) and a lantern that lights up! Go to Stephanie’s Imagine Our Life blog post to find out how to make one yourself.
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Tutorial: ‘Wise Old Owl’
Creative Breathing shares the pattern and instructions to create this adorable owl. See the tute.… Read More ...
Stitch a random sampler
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shares some interesting thoughts about creating a random stitch sampler. Check it out.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Knotless embroidery
Carmel of Solomon Sewing shows us her technique for knotless embroidery that results in work that is as neat on the back as it is on the front. See her photo tutorial.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Plastic Canvas glasses case
Jenny Henry gives us step-by-step instructions for creating this needlepoint glasses case that uses one of my all-time favorite media: plastic canvas! Go to her tute.
Looking for more Plastic Canvas patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
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Texture in needlepoint
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint looks at how the textures of needlepoint threads and stitches can complement one another–or cancel each other out. See her post.… Read More ...
How to tat butterfly antennae
Jane Eborall has come up with a new way to tat butterfly antennae–simple and charming. See her tute.… Read More ...
Make wall art from old denim
Kathy of Just Crafty Enough remodeled her bathroom with gorgeous glass tile in shades of blue that reminded her of fading denim. So when she created some wall art for the bath, of course she came up with a project … Read More ...
How to make fabric labels
Andrea of Tizzy Crafts has a lot of experience creating fabric labels for her handmade goods. She’s sharing what she’s learned about what works and what doesn’t. See her post. And bookmark her blog–she says further experiments are in … Read More ...
Tutorial: Sewing a journal cover
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) completes her crazy-quilted journal tutorial with instructions for assembling the cover. See her tute.… Read More ...