I am simultaneously laughing at the humor of this piece and filled with bug-eyed awe at its masterful execution. Spastique boutique created this embroidery of blue tits for the Sew Risque exhibition. NSFW: See its glow-in-the dark punch line.… Read More ...
Mini Borgias
I adore the Showtime series The Borgias. So it was doubly fun to see Deri‘s latest commissioned DeriDolls: Cesare and Lucrecia Borgia. And I loved scrutinizing the details of these costumes from Deri’s close-up photos, as well as … Read More ...
Embroidery from Tajikistan
Hannah of enbrouderie shares another Tajikistan suzani from Dr. Shirazi’s collection. See all the photos at her blog post.… Read More ...
Save your vintage transfer
Lish Dorset of Craftzine.com has some awesome tips for preserving vintage embroidery transfers. Check out her post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Hooped saying
Jessica of Teacher Gone Crafty shares her technique for creating simple embroidered text and embellishing with colorful buttons. Her text of choice was a favorite scripture, but this treatment would work for any quote or saying you like. She says,… Read More ...
The Best of Kooler
Here’s an awesome book I’d love to get my hands on: The Best of Kooler Design Studio
from Leisure Arts Publications. Amazon.com says,
… Read More ...In 1985 Kooler Design Studio set up shop in the Diablo Valley of California. Over the
Di will teach at BATB
Di van Niekerk of South Africa will be teaching a workshop at Beating Around the Bush, the international needlework convention held each year in Adelaide, Australia. Di’s workshop, Romantic Roses, will focus on creating her Rose Gaujard (left) and … Read More ...
New designs from JMD
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has released a new trio of hand-embroidery designs in the style of medieval woodcuts. Charming. Janet says it uses only two basic stitches, so it’s a great project for beginners. See all of the … Read More ...
Inspiration: Lisa Leggett
Lisa Leggett of A Cuppa Tea with Me created this stitchery for a Phat Quarter embroidery swap. I think everything about it is perfect, from the theme (her swap partner loves sushi), to the pun, to the stitching, to the … Read More ...
Integrating beads into embroidery
Annet of Fat-Quarter is taking SharonB’s Sumptuous Surfaces online class. The further she progresses, the more adventurous she becomes. For example, she has taken several rockin approaches to incorporating beads. Check out her blog post.… Read More ...
Artist profile: Alyssa Thomas
The work of Alyssa Thomas of Penguin and Fish gives me joy. So I got a lot of pleasure from reading Bari Ackerman’s interview of Alyssa on We Love French Knots. Look at that squirrel. Now, whether or not you’re … Read More ...
Learn to stitch a thimble
Chloe Patricia of Ma Mercerie shares her technique for creating gorgeous Asian-type silk-embroidered thimbles. Her blog post lists each tute in the series.… Read More ...
Stitch on line with Arlee Barr
Embroidery adventuress Arlee Barr is offering an online course, Frankenstitch. She says,
… Read More ...There’s more to life than running stitch and lazy daisies–boot up your embroidery with lumps, bumps and nodules, learn how to straddle a valley, use variations of buttonhole
Recent stitch tutorials
(1) Buttonhole stitch from Hugs from Helen
(2) French knot from DMC Thread’s Blog
(3) Sheaf Filling Stitch from big B
(4) Splitting thread from Stitching Always
(5) Herringbone stitch from Hugs from Helen
(6) Chevron stitch from Hugs from … Read More ...
Free hand-embroidery patterns
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 ...