Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint cautions us to hold onto the tags attached to new needlework threads. She says,
… Read More ...You may not think so but there is lots of information there. And if you run out of thread, or
Tutorial: Mini pincushion
Pinta shows us how to make a precious mini pincushion. The text is in Italian; but the photos are so clear and their order is so logical, you probably won’t need to translate the words. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: How to stitch line art
Aimee Ray of little dear tracks shows us how she achieves the signature look of her embroidery. She says,
… Read More ...When you start out with a line art embroidery pattern, the possibilities are endless. I purposefully don’t specify which stitches or
Tutorial: Adorable dripping wound
Here’s a great idea from Bugs and Fishes by Lupin: Use her raincloud tutorial with red felt and embellishments to create a drippy open-wound brooch for Halloween fun. Get the link to the tute from her blog post.
Looking … Read More ...
Tutorial: Freestanding lace mask
I generally have a bah-humbug attitude toward dressing up for Halloween. However, this mask from Urban Threads is so gorgeous, it makes even me want to jump into a costume! The UT e-newsletter says,
… Read More ...A bold, romantic freestanding lace mask
Inspiration: lucky jackson
lucky jackson almost killed me with her brain. This is so brilliant, my mouth is still hanging open. An appliqued typewriter with button keys. Of course! See lucky’s flickr photostream.
And many thanks to Sew Lovely Embroidery for pointing … Read More ...
Tutorial: Silk Ribbon Embroidery fleece jacket from a sweatshirt
Kathleen of Yesteryear Embroideries shows us how to turn a favorite-but-worn old sweatshirt into a sweet fleece jacket with a few snips of the scissors, some simple hemming, and lavish embellishment with silk ribbon and beads. See the tute.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Historical embroidery
Racaire of Racaire’s Embroidery & Needlework has been featuring needlework captured in paintings held by museums in her native Austria. A recent post features a portrait of a 16th-century woman wearing a hat with amazing pearl embroidery and an almost-contemporary … Read More ...
Tutorial: Buttonholed double chain stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is buttonholed double chain stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...
Spiff up a purchased handbag
Zeshuregi of Creative Mind blog shows us how she transformed a plain woven handbag into a work of art with the addition of silk ribbon and a few stitchy techniques. See her post.
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Big discount on Helga’s Halloween designs
Cross-stitch designer Helga Mandl sent me this exciting news: “Just wanted to inform you and your readers I have 40% off on all Halloween cross stitch charts until 25th Oct, 2010.” Yea! Go to Helga’s site.
Looking for more … Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Autumn and Halloween
We have created this quick list with links to each Halloween pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at the time of writing these cross-stitch articles. Lots … Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
We have created this quick list with links to each Christmas pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these Christmas patterns were free at the time of writing these cross-stitch articles. … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free patterns: Hand-embroidery
Embroidery is a centuries-old art form that can be enjoyed by anyone. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced embroiderer, there are handpicked embroidery designs to try out.
We found these new designs by searching for “embroidery designs for beginners” … Read More ...