Fingerpricks is giving away one of her rockin framed calaveras. Go to her blog post to find out how to enter. The deadline is Sunday, July 24.… Read More ...
Win 4 charts from Paulette
Check out the super giveaway over on Paulette Stewart‘s Plum Street Samplers blog. Paulette encourages you to enter for
… Read More ...a chance to receive 3 currently-released Plum Street Samplers charts of your choice, as well as an e-voucher for
A stitchy memory aid
domestic-engineer posted her awesome cross-stitched Periodic Table of the Elements on Instructables. She says,
… Read More ...I had this thought that if you made artwork out of the things you need to learn/memorize in school, maybe it would help by seeing
Free cross-stitch charts
Free cross-stitch charts
Free summer CS alphabet
Gloria of Blog di Gloria has a new series of cross-stitch monograms perfect for summer. Scroll through her blog to pick up of all of the free charts so far. And be sure to bookmark Blog di Gloria so you … Read More ...
Free cross-stitch charts
A dozen bookmarks
A source for free Middle Eastern motifs
Long name, great content: Mathilde Eschenbach’s Charts for Medieval Egyptian Counted-Thread Embroidery. This site is an index of free motifs of mainly Middle Eastern origins for double running stitch, pattern darning, and cross-stitch. Check it out.
And many thanks … Read More ...
Stitch an optical illusion
I LOVE this idea from Funk & Weber Designs. See anything wrong with this American flag? Well, just stare at it for a while and then look at a white surface, and you’ll see Old Glory in all her … Read More ...
Get some Needle Knowledge
Holy smokes! Look what I found! A new site devoted to “all things needlework”: Needle Knowledge. The site has four main areas–Knitting & Crochet, Embroidery & Needlework, Sewing & Quilting, and Knowledge Nuggets. My personal interests hit each of … Read More ...
Free cross-stitch charts
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 cross-stitch charts
Free cross-stitch charts
One pattern three ways
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs shares a pattern and shows us several ways to use it — as a counted cross-stitch motif, as counted blackwork, and as freehand embroidery. See her post and get the freebie.… Read More ...