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Free design for Terrans

February 24, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has converted the Arecibo Message into free patterns for hand and machine embroidery. What is this message? One of the most famous messages transmitted as part of SETI: “Hi! We’re intelligent! We’re made of meat! … Read More ...

Free tatting patterns: Dragonfly and swan

February 23, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

 

Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades and Jon’s Tatting Patterns is sharing the patterns for these sweet tatted tidbits — a dragonfly and a swan. She says,

These two motifs are quite fast to tat up and doesn’t take much

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Free bargello patterns for St. Patrick’s Day

February 22, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

 

Bargello Love (of Bargello Needlepoint blog) points us to eight free bargello patterns with St. Patrick’s Day themes. She says, “Many of the patterns are cross stitch designs, but are definitely suitable for Bargello needlepoint.” Go to her post for … Read More ...

Embroidery’s divine history (and some free patterns)

February 22, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Grab a cup of your preferred beverage and settle in to enjoy the latest installment on DMC Thread’s blog. Spokesperson “Emma Broidery” says, “I thought it would be interesting to take a step back and examine the history of needlework, … Read More ...

Free vintage embroidery patterns

February 22, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Maureen (of Maureen’s Vintage Acquisitions) is sharing a vintage catalog of embroidery designs — 13 pages of these beautiful patterns! Go to Maureen’s blog to download the booklet.… Read More ...

Free Heart and Valentine Embroidery Patterns for Small Projects

February 20, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Love and hearts never go out of style. So even though St. Valentine’s Day is over for this year, here are a few more free patterns to add to your stash:

This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We … Read More ...

Free hand-embroidery patterns

February 19, 2010 by Denise Felton 11 Comments

Embroidery is a centuries-old craft that is often overlooked. It is a very slow paced craft, and can take hours to complete a single piece. However, the history behind embroidery is very important.

The origins of embroidery date back to … Read More ...

Free pattern: Divine craftiness

February 13, 2010 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Stitchy goddesses: Don’t you adore this free embroidery pattern from Heidi (aka Digital Misfit) of My Hiding Place in Cyberspace blog! Heidi says,

If the response to this pattern is positive, I will be posting more hand embroidery designs

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Free Valentine’s Day treats from SWAK

February 9, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Here’s a great heads-up from SWAKembroidery.com:

If you loved making the peppermint sucker wrappers at Christmastime, you’re sure to love this one just as much!

Easy to make and step by step instructions are included. Great for class parties,

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Free patterns and charts

February 7, 2010 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

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 ...

Free Heart and Valentine Embroidery Patterns and Charts

February 5, 2010 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

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 ...

More free cross-stitch charts

February 4, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Our free patterns range from simple cross-stitch designs to more complicated flower and animal motifs. With … Read More ...

Free vintage embroidery patterns

February 4, 2010 by Denise Felton 3 Comments

We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More ...

Free patterns from Lili.HR

February 4, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

I got a sweet note from the author of Le blog de Lili.HR, who says she uses the blog to show her work in cross-stitch, Swiss embroidery, and hardanger and to share her original patterns, such as this one. … Read More ...

Free patterns and charts: Hearts, valentines

February 3, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

This cross stitch roundup is all about free Embroidery patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Cross stitch pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone. Please note that these patterns … Read More ...

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