Carol Daisy provides the pattern and instructions for creating her Rose Loveheart Blanket. Some of the images seem to be unavailable right now, but the design is up and the tutorial explains everything you need to know. See the tute… Read More ...
Stitch a shrinky necklace
Cathe Holden of Just Something I Made says,
I created some fun pieces by printing [a] dog image onto Shrinky Dinks
Inkjet printable sheets, punching holes and stitching them up to create a fun necklace.
Brilliant! A great project for … Read More ...
Join the Doodle Stitch Along
Aimee Ray is doing a Doodle Stitch Along over on Lark Crafts’ blog. Each week for four weeks a free design will be posted from Aimee’s rockin book, Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection. You can stitch along as you see … Read More ...
Tutorial: Spiny chain stitch
KERRYKATIECAKES shows us how to do spiny chain stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Inspiration: tinctory
Eva of tinctory smocks fabric into organic forms as focals for her exotic jewelry. So original. So beautiful. See more on her blog.… Read More ...
Out-of-the-Box BOM
Dawn Hay and Vicki Tucek invite you to join in a free block-of-the-month embroidery project. Get all the info about the first block from Dawn’s As Sweet as Cinnamon blog post.… Read More ...
Hand-embroidery giveaway at The Curious Pug
Get in on the sublime giveaway on The Curious Pug blog. The prize includes a La Petite Embroidery Kit (hoop, needle, scissors, floss, and more) and your choice of a pattern pack, all from Sublime Stitching. Go to the … Read More ...
Lots of free Valentine’s Day designs
Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com, has posted a rockin list of valentine freebies for your stitching pleasure. See her post.… Read More ...
Free: 2011 Cross Stitch Calendar
Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor at About.com, has an awesome treat for us: the 2011 About.com Cross Stitch Calendar. In addition to space for notes about appointments and stitching projects, it includes a free monthly cross-stitch pattern. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Checkered chain stitch
Kim of bigB demos checkered chain stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
S-twist vs. Z-twist thread
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread explains the difference between S-twist and Z-twist embroidery thread. She says,
… Read More ...In most commonly used embroidery stitches, you’re not going to see that much of a difference between the way the stitch looks, whether
Signs of the Apocalypse in Arkansas
You may or may not know that, although CraftGossip is based in Australia, I live in the state of Arkansas in the USA. That is, I live about 30 miles from the town of Beebe, where about 5,000 blackbirds dropped … Read More ...
Inspiration: Shirlee Fassell and Susan Elliott
I keep going back, over and over, to Susan Elliott‘s photos of Shirlee Fassell‘s Vintage Vignettes crazy quilt. The design and stitching are varied and perfect, and Susan’s photos are phenomenal. Each image captures techniques I want to … Read More ...
Take a look at filigree work
Rugosa of My Little Stitches shows off a technique I’m dying to try. She says,
… Read More ...Filigree work [is] embroidery on a surface so transparent that the thread that creates the aesthetic is the thread on the back of the work.
Machine-embroidery freebies from Anja Rieger
Here’s a sweet gift from Anja Rieger Designs: These little piggies are available as free downloads — in both hand- and machine-embroidery formats — through January 6 (Central European Time). Grab them.
Still looking for more patterns? Check … Read More ...