Check out Broderie d’Antan for 15 new country-style embroidery patterns. Go to the blog.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Padding stitches with felt
Mary Corbet walks us through the steps of using felt to pad embroidery stitches. See her Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post.… Read More ...
The St. Cuthbert’s Banner raised high
Ruth O’Leary‘s St. Cuthbert’s Banner made its debut in final form recently. You’ll enjoy the photos of the reveal and all the details. Go to her post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Silk-ribbon roses
Jane Ayerhoff demonstrates how to create a silk-ribbon rose on needlepoint canvas at BeStitched Needlepoint store. See her video tute.
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Laura’s Sumptuous Surface
Hannah of Enbrouderie and her mother, Laura, took the Sumptuous Surfaces class online with SharonB of Pin Tangle. Shown here: Laura’s first effort at creating a heavily embellished original design. I’m awestruck. Laura has posted about her experience–and shared … Read More ...
Free hand-embroidery pattern
Go over to Pin Tangle and grab this week’s Friday Freebie by SharonB.… Read More ...
A pin cushion on a pin cushion
I love it when my faves collide! Shirley of Hudson’s Holidays embellished her pin cushion with an embroidery design by Mollie of Wild Olive. I think you’ll agree the results are awesome. See more at Shirley’s blog post.
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Nitpicking stabilizer
When you stitch through stabilizer and stretchy fabric, how far do you need to go in removing the stabilizer afterward? Wendi Gratz has recommendations. See her blog post.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Prim valentine
Deborah of Woolen Sails shares a sweet prim doodle for your valentine pleasure. Go to her post for the link to the free pattern.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Adding wired stumpwork elements
Elizabeth Braun of Sew in Love showed us how to work wired, detached elements for stumpwork, such as these poppy petals. Now she shows us how to integrate those wired elements into the work. It’s not as hard as you … Read More ...
Free pattern: Chinese lanterns
Here’s a brilliant little giftie from Mollie of Wild Olive. In honor of the upcoming Chinese New Year, she’s sharing her original pattern for four teeny Chinese lanterns. She says,
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Inspiration: Thom Atkins
Robin Atkins of Beadlust gives us a close-up look at some of the incredible beaded quilts created by her brother, Thom Atkins. The quilts are art in every sense of the word and, appropriately, are on exhibit now at … Read More ...
One way to machine-couch
Monika of My Sweet Prairie shows her technique for machine-couching this beautiful crochet-weight thread. Her bobbin-case tip is brilliant! See her post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Bascom Hogue
Bascom Hogue‘s needle art never fails to amaze me. We’ve seen lots of Bascom’s intense hand embroidery. Here is an example of his take on free-motion machine embroidery. Wow. See more at his Corndogs for the Devil blog.… Read More ...
Tutorial: SRE bees and ladybugs
Carol Daisy shows us how to make tiny silk-ribbon bees and ladybugs. Try one (or all of them) on your next crazy-quilt block. See Carol’s tutorial.
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