If you’ve been wanting to try your hand at thread sketching, Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads has the perfect tutorial for you. She explains a basic thread-sketch project to get you started. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: iPod case
Helen of Curlybirds guest-posts a tutorial on whip up for creating an appliqued felt case for your iPod or other electronic device. See the tute.… Read More ...
Daniel Johnston designs are back!
Jenny Hart and Sublime Stitching have just re-released Daniel Johnston‘s embroidery patterns. Yea! Go to the order page.
Ed. note: Jenny Hart neither requested nor compensated this post. I just looooooove these patterns!… Read More ...
Conquering flat silk thread
Anne Gomes guest-posts on Needle ‘n’ Thread about stitching with that persnickety flat silk thread. You’ll love all her tips. Go to the post.… Read More ...
Win PUSH
You could win a copy of PUSH Stitchery, the new book curated by Jamie Chalmers (MrXStitch) and featuring the work of 30 cutting-edge needle artists. The publisher, Lark Crafts, is giving one away! Hurry! Go to Lark’s … Read More ...
Tutorial: Mum hair clip
Mollie of Wild Olive shares the design and instructions for making her sweet fall-mum hair clip. See the tute.… Read More ...
Lyric’s new beady workshop
Lyric Kinard of Lyric Art has a new workshop DVD on the market: Bead It Like You Mean It. She says,
… Read More ...In this workshop I will teach you the basic techniques for embellishing fabric with beads including
+ sewing one
Make a fall elf
Creative Breathing shares her pattern for these sweet fall elves. (That little bunting says Fall, not Fail.) Use her simple shapes and materials to create a felt-and-embroidery soft sculpture to brighten up your autumn home. Go to the pattern … Read More ...
A quilt full of flowers
Have you been collecting the free state-flower embroidery patterns by Vicki Haninger of turkey feathers? Perhaps you’ve been stitching along? If so, you’ll be thrilled to see Vicki’s completed state-flower quilt. Gorgeous! Go to her post for the link to … Read More ...
Stitch for prizes
I got this excellent heads-up from Nicole of Follow the White Bunny on behalf of feeling stitchy:
… Read More ...Help me to spread the word…about our contest! The more embroiderers that join in, the merrier, right?
The theme of ‘Covered in
Tutorial: Swedish weaving
Collette of Serendipity Handmade shares the technique for creating this beautiful fingertip towel. Your mother probably remembers Swedish weaving on huck toweling. Collette’s design can work as well in the modern kitchen as in the cottage or vintage kitchen. See … Read More ...
Inspiration: Rachel Hinderliter
It’s hard to believe this work by Rachel of Lines Across My Face was done by a novice stitcher. Rachel says she was inspired by a picture on Pinterest to create the design, and she improvised the stitching. Lovely! Imagine … Read More ...
Inspiration: TheCrimsonMoon
I am loving TheCrimsonMoon‘s Vampire Heart pendant. Her bead embroidery is perfection. See more at her blog post.… Read More ...
Stitch along with Emma
Emma of DMC Thread’s Blog invites you to join her Halloween stitch-along. Go to the blog post for instructions and the free pattern download.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s website directly.
Looking for more Halloween … Read More ...
Winners of H&L’s annual competition
Hand and Lock has announced the winners of the 2011 Hand and Lock Prize for Embroidery. And as always, they are phenomenal. Go to the H&L post for links to galleries of photos of the winners.… Read More ...