Kaaren of The Painted Quilt shares the embroidery pattern and tutorial to make this sweet fall pin cushion. See her post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Bead in a split ring
In response to a question from a reader, Jon of Tat-a-Renda improvises a method for placing a bead in a needle-tatted split ring. See her tutorial.… Read More ...
Old goldwork in macro view
Mary Corbet is doing a fascinating series studying a piece of antique goldwork. She says, “I’m using a magnifier to look at some parts and take notes, but the macro setting on the camera is pretty useful, too, because it … Read More ...
Tutorial and patterns: Embroidered pendant
Corinne of So September steps us through how to create a sweet embroidered pendant. Like the teeny birthday cake image she used? She’s sharing it and two others. Go to her blog post for the tute and the link to … Read More ...
How to tint embroidery
Don’t miss Mollie‘s series on Wild Olive this week about techniques for tinting embroidery. So far, she’s covered using watercolors and colored pencils. Tomorrow: markers.… Read More ...
Free Silk Ribbon Embroidery stitch guide
I already had a craft crush on Kathy Shaw of Shawkl. But now it’s full-blown true love. How generous can one stitcher be! Kathy had to put together a basic stitch guide for silk-ribbon embroidery to support her students, so … Read More ...
How to strip stranded threads
Helen Stubbings of Hugs from Helen shows the easy way to strip stranded embroidery threads without tangling them. See her photo tutorial.… Read More ...
Tatting tutorial video
Marilee Rockley of Yarnplayer shows us how to add a bead to the center of a mock ring. See her video tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Merit badges
Here’s a clever way to reward a child in your life: hand-made merit badges. Mollie of Wild Olive says,
… Read More ...These are the kind of thing that you could stitch up ahead of time and present when the time comes. Rather
Video tutorial: Fabric beads
I fell in love long ago with Alma Stoller‘s oversized fabric art beads. And from the first time I saw them, I’ve wished I could participate in one of Alma’s workshops. So imagine my delight when I discovered that … Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt journal cover
Spiff up a composition notebook with an easy felt cover. Spiff up the cover with a sweet embroidered pocket. Mollie of Wild Olive shows us how. See her post.… Read More ...
Learn embroidery basics
Rebecca of Dropcloth introduces beginning stitchers to the basics with a guest post on The Etsy Blog. Basic supplies, basic stitch tutorials, and a charming sampler pattern to practice on. See her post.… Read More ...
Teaching a little one to stitch
Violet said, “Mommy, I want to make something.” And she had clear ideas about what she wanted to make. So Jane of Buzzmills supported her wee one in embroidering and constructing a beautiful, snuggly pillow of her very own. See … Read More ...
Tutorial: Thread-sketched basket
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shows us how to make a pretty thread-sketched basket from a fat quarter of fabric. See her tute.… Read More ...
Free patterns from Vintage Spice
Barbara of Vintage Spice and Everything Nice gave me the heads up that she shares a vintage embroidery pattern every Friday. The design shown here is just one recent example. Check out Barbara’s blog. And be sure to bookmark … Read More ...