Shown here are just a few of the gorgeous brooches hand-stitched recently by Marjo of Erratic Needle. See lots more on her blog.… Read More ...
Tutorials: Silk-ribbon rosebuds
SRE maven Carol Daisy shows us two methods for creating ribbon rosebuds. You’ll love at least one of them! See the tutes.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well … Read More ...
Free sampler patterns: Stofnest
Stofnest blog posts a new, free cross-stitch sampler pattern almost every day. What a treasure trove! See the blog. And be sure to add it to your blog reader.… Read More ...
TDSiTM seam treatments continue
Shawkl is revving up again, cranking out great wads of beautiful seam treatments for her Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months project. I’ve featured just a few of her recent examples. Run over to her blog and catch up on … Read More ...
Peter’s first embroidery
Look what six-year-old Peter did! His mom, Corinne (aka so september) says,
… Read More ...Yes, it does say “tough love” on it – an expresssion he overheard me say on the phone as he was stitching. I guess I should be
New source for hand-embroidery patterns
You might already love the work of Marisa Hopkins, aka Elegant Snobbery and Elegant Bloggery. Her online adventures as a working artist/mom of preschoolers make good coffee-time reading for me every day. And her bright, sweet, clever illustrations … Read More ...
New charts from Needleprint: Bridegrooms’ Hearts
Needleprint is making available a book of patterns for bridegrooms’ hearts. The blog says,
… Read More ...These hearts were often stitched by the bride-to-be, sometimes in the summer in the pastures, and long before she knew to whom she would be married.
Tutorial: Textile Ancestor’s Pot
This fabulous textile art by Beate Knappe is an Ancestor’s Pot. She says,
… Read More ...Such an Ancestors’s pot usually is made of ceramics and has a lid. I am a textile artist. For that reason my ancestors’ pot will not
There’s still time to enter the Winter Wonderland exhibition
Remember, the submission deadline for the Hand Embroidery Network‘s Winter Wonderland online exhibition is January 29 and 30. You still have time to participate! Get the details from the HEN site.… Read More ...
Ecru felt + neon threads = cheery winter wreath
Page’s Felt Flower Winter Wreath is sure to brighten any gray day this season. She says,
… Read More ...I had a great time creating abstract felt versions of some of my favorite flowers and then embellishing them with the neon threads. I
Free charts: Alphabet samplers
Free patterns and charts: Elves and fairies
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 ...
Free Embroidery patterns and charts: Zodiac signs
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.
Zodiac signs are a representation of the constellations … Read More ...
Free Biscornu Embroidery Patterns and Charts to Stitch
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 ...
Free Flower Embroidery Patterns and Chart In Bloom
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 ...