Back on New Year’s Eve, Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog shared the pattern for this crewel rooster with us. And ever since then, she’s been letting us peek over her shoulder as she stitches it up in style. … Read More ...
New stitchy brooches from Erratic Needle
Shown here are just a few of the gorgeous brooches hand-stitched recently by Marjo of Erratic Needle. See lots more on her blog.… Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Flowers
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 ...
Faith rewarded
Faith, known to many as the Plimoth Plantation jacket project, is complete at last and was revealed on The Embroiderer’s Story blog on December 10. I’ve followed this project since my first day as a CraftGossip editor. I know the … Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
If you’re looking for an exciting way to express your holiday cheer this year, why not give embroidery a try? Embroidery is a fun, creative way to decorate clothes, accessories, and decorations with festive holiday designs. Plus, there are … Read More ...
Free pattern series: Bloomin’ Marvellous
Didn’t you love Kelly Fletcher‘s series of Jacobean leaves? Well, she’s back with a new series she’s calling Bloomin’ Marvelous. She says,
… Read More ...Each design will fit neatly into a 4×4″ square, or about 10x10cm. So the plan is to
Tutorial: Shaded flower
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog continues her tutorial series on long and short stitch shading with this sweet flower. See the tute.… Read More ...
Inspiration: crewelwhorled
Check out the amazing hand-embroidered jewelry by crewelwhorled. I’m in love! See her Etsy shop.
Many thanks to CraftGossip sewing editor Anne Weaver for pointing out this rockin work.… Read More ...