French blog Broderie d’Antan is an absolute treasure trove of free embroidery patterns. No matter what style you prefer, you’re sure to find something you love. Go to the blog.… Read More ...
Tutorials: Folded and ruffled ribbon roses
Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery blog show us her technique for making a folded rose (above left). See the folded-rose tute. Then she elaborates by showing us how to combine it with a ruffled rose (above right). See … Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Hearts, Valentines
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 … Read More ...
Win a prize for your creation
Get famous and win prizes! Enter SWAKembroidery.com’s “I Made This” Contest. The SWAK newsletter says,
… Read More ...From now until January 24, 2010, submit your photos to the “I Made This” section at any of our websites: www.YouCanMakeThis.com, www.SWAKembroidery.com, and/or www.YouCanQuiltThis.com!
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Free SRE design from Di van Niekerk
The last hydrangea design in Di van Niekerk‘s series of three is now available free from her Crafts Unlimited web site. Go grab it!… Read More ...
New freebie from Urban Threads
Check out this news from Karline at UT:
… Read More ...Urban Threads just released a new free embroidery design that’ll crank up the volume! A little volume knob that goes all the way up to 11 will make a rad addition to
Leah says: Break your foot!
Leah Day (365 Days of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs) shows us how to mod an inexpensive darning foot to get 360 degrees of visibility around your needle. She says,
… Read More ...How much visibility you have around your needle
New slow-cloth Facebook group
Lainie of Red Thread Studio announces:
… Read More ...Jude and Glennis and I hatched a little Slow Cloth group on Facebook. Please join us if you’re a member of that wonderful invention. We have a great community coming together, with designers, stitchers,
Tutorial: Dimensional marigold
Sonie of Embroidery World shows us how to embroider dimensional yarn marigolds. Lovely! She includes several options for filling the centers. See the tute.
And many thanks to Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas for pointing out this great … Read More ...
A stitching gift for you
Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor for About.com, has a treat for all of us that we can enjoy all year long:
… Read More ...The 2010 About.com Cross Stitch calendar features twelve different free patterns from About.com Cross Stitch. It also
Tutorial: Needlepunch flower brooches
Remember the silk-ribbon flowers that Allie Aller needlepunched for her repro vintage crazy quilt? Well, now she’s made luscious needlepunched flower brooches! And what’s more, she shows us every step! Yea! See the tute.
Looking for more Punch Needle … Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered wrap
Urban Threads shows us how to make an embroidered wrap that lets us cold-natured chicks look fashionable while we stay snug. See the tute.… Read More ...
Quick embroidered text
Nikki of Nikki, In Stitches blog has a brilliant idea for adding well-formed embroidered text to a project quickly. She says,
… Read More ...My embroidery tip is either a testament to how crafty I am, or an example of how completely lazy
Great idea: Embroidered t-shirt pillow
Emily of On Awesome Avenue added embroidery to a favorite (but unworn) graphic t-shirt, then made it into a snuggly pillow. Find out more from her blog post.… Read More ...
