Art, patterns and techniques
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 ...
SharonB of PinTangle blog continually showers us with new stitches and variations that beg us to try them on our embroidery and crazy-quilt projects. Here are just four recent beauties. Get the details and see more photos from Sharon’s linked … Read More ...
KERRYKATIECAKES explains the difference between fly stitch and fern stitch and shows us how to do both. Shoulder shoulder bellybutton. That’s all I’m saying. See the tute.… Read More ...
This Embroidery roundup is all about free st Patrick’s Day 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 … Read More ...
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 ...
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has posted a pattern and instructions for stitching up Easter eggs in lustrous silk. Use them (as Janet did) to border a tablecloth, or create some special holiday napkins, or…you’ll think of something! Get … Read More ...
Karline of Urban Threads alerts us:
… Read More ...Urban Threads has released a fun new freebie to explain your crafty disposition once and for all! This embroidery design utilizes the 19th-century science of phrenology to map the crafty brain, correlating the skull’s
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive has been making a name for herself with adorable little hand-embroidery patterns (not to mention some fantastic blogging). Now she’s trying her hand at some cross-stitch charts. She’d love to have your feedback on her … Read More ...
Oh, SharonB, you make me sigh with envy. What an endlessly creative brain this woman has. Check this CQ seam treatment, for example. Outlining the pattern in the black lace with metallic stem stitch was inspired. And the little … Read More ...
A freebie from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com:
… Read More ...This cute little dog is offering you a flower as a gift – maybe he’s trying to say thank you for something! He’ll make a really thoughtful card for someone special.
Meri of Agulhas da Meri shows us a variation on bullion stitch that is used frequently in some northern Portuguese embroidery. Follow her clear and abundant photos to add this stitch to your repertoire.… Read More ...
This week’s TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) challenge is knotted loop stitch. Let SharonB of Pin Tangle blog show you the ropes. Then enjoy all the variations posted by the challenge participants over the next week.… Read More ...
The pattern for this beautiful band sampler is a gift from Remy of Embroiderbee. She says, “I Dreamed I Was… includes 10 special stitches in a band sampler, with room for personalization at the bottom.” Get the pattern… Read More ...
Let the queen of fused art quilts, Laura Wasilowski, teach you how to play with blanket stitch. You can see the tute on Laura’s blog, Artfabrik, or you can enjoy the repost on C&T Publishing blog.… Read More ...
