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 ...
Tutorial: A pillow from embroidery
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