When Lisa Boni of Ivory Blush Roses begins planning a new stitching project, she pulls together a palette of materials she might use. As you can see from this photo, the palette is a work of art in itself, before … Read More ...
Tutorial: Portuguese border stitch
SharonB has already posted this week’s TAST stitch over on Pin Tangle blog. Let her show you how to complete Portuguese border stitch. Sharon says this technique “forms a highly textured braid like stitch, which is a heap of … Read More ...
Free cross-stitch charts
This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Our free patterns range from simple cross-stitch designs to more complicated flower and animal motifs. With … Read More ...
Inspiration: Little stitcheries
These stitcheries make me happy, that’s all.
(1) Dreaming of Spring from Early Bird Special
(2) Apple Tree by HARE and DRUM (via emma lamb)
(3) AMC Gremlin by doe-c-doe… Read More ...
Video tutorial: French-knot loop flower
Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss says the French-knot loop flower is the perfect filler for silk-ribbon sprays. (See the tiny blue flowers in the upper-right motif of the CQ block at left.) She shows us exactly how it’s done in … Read More ...
Learn, get freebies, and win at DMCThread’s Blog
DMCThread’s Blog winds up its four-part series on cross-stitch with two beautiful free patterns. And it starts a new series on needlepoint with an awesome giveaway. Go to the blog post to learn more, get the patterns, and see the … Read More ...
Get tips for stitching on paper
C&T Publishing is sharing instructions for embellishing paper with stitches, an excerpt from its publication Unforgettable Invitations by Melissa Collette Giles. According to C&T’s blog, it “includes instructions for machine sewing on paper, hand sewing on paper, hiding the back … Read More ...
Profile: Surayia Rahman
Susan Elliott of Plays with Needles has posted a rockin profile of “needle artist…Surayia Rahman who has spent her life helping hundreds of women escape from poverty in Bengal through needle and thread.” An amazing must-read for needlework lovers. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Herringbone stitch
YouCanQuiltThis.com has posted a tutorial for herringbone stitch by Needle in a Haystack. Go see.… Read More ...
Free cross-stitch charts
Free patterns: Hand embroidery
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More ...
Learn these stitches from SharonB
SharonB of PinTangle blog continually showers us with new stitches and variations that beg us to try them on our embroidery and crazy-quilt projects. Here are just four recent beauties. Get the details and see more photos from Sharon’s linked … Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt brooch
Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin walks us through her process for creating a felt brooch. She says,
… Read More ...This is a slightly unusual “how to” as it’s not just a tutorial for making the flower brooch shown in the
RGB or hex = DMC
Have you seen a design on the web that you’d love to replicate in embroidery? Or maybe you’ve created and colored an image in your graphics software, and now you’d like to produce it in thread. Mollie of Wild Olive… Read More ...
Simplify cutwork with Fiber Etch
Threads is touting the use of Fiber Etch to simplify the process of creating cutwork embroidery. A Threads blog post says,
… Read More ...Using synthetic embroidery thread, you can embroider a plant-fiber fabric. Just apply a thin layer of Fiber Etch to