Carol Leather of Needlework Tips & Techniques has published a new e-book on whitework. She says, “It is the accumulated instructions, diagrams and complete chart for the whitework sampler” featured as a stitch-along in her newsletter. Get the free download… Read More ...
Win an Ultimate Embroidery Kit from Sublime Stitching
The CG Needlework blog has an awesome giveaway to honor Craft Month: Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching has donated an Ultimate Embroidery Kit! Jenny’s site describes it best:
… Read More ...The Original Embroidery Kit! Everything you need to learn how to
Patterns and charts: Easter
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 ...
Freebie: Desktop calendar from Janet M. Davies
A free desktop calendar for March, featuring the needle art of Janet M. Davies, is available free from JMD Designs. Go get it.… Read More ...
Become a SWAK fan, get freebies!
That says it all! Go to Facebook and “like” SWAKembroidery’s fan page. Go on!… Read More ...
Heads up!
March is National Craft Month! Yea! CraftGossip is honoring the occasion with surprises and giveaways, and the Needlework News blog has a rockin plan in the works with one of your favorite needlework celebrities. Watch for the announcement.… Read More ...
Free patterns: Hand embroidery
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free 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 were free … Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Leftover valentines
My day job and the flu kept me from timely posting of some of this year’s rockin valentine designs. Here are some you might want to download and save for next year’s love-y stitching.
This cross stitch roundup is all … Read More ...
Martha cross-stitches
For the March issue of Martha Stewart’s Living magazine, her crafty minions (known as The Crafts Dept.) forayed into cross-stitch. The upshot: a rockin tutorial for beginners, free patterns for some charming silhouette images and simple alphabets, and ideas … Read More ...
Free sampler charts: Sins and virtues
Kell of Kincavel Krosses follows up her individual Seven Deadly Sins charts with a pair of free samplers: Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Heavenly Virtues. You know you want them!… Read More ...
Free floral alphabet from Blog di Gloria
Don’t forget: The free floral alphabet series continues on Blog di Gloria. Go to the blog to see the latest designs.… Read More ...
Free cross-stitch charts
Free cross-stitch charts
Enjoy CyberStitchers’ free pattern library
Reader L. Ann sent us the heads-up about the CyberStitchers free pattern library. She says, “Learned of this site through a Yahoo group. Fantastic array of free cross stitch patterns (1169!) to download. Tons of other goodies on site.” Yes, … Read More ...
Free country cow CS
This cute cow pattern is the very first cross-stitch design by Libbie of And This Little Pig. Off to a great start. And she’s sharing it with us! Yea! Get the free (for personal use only) chart.
Many … Read More ...