DJ of Prick and Stitch Is My Craft is highlighting this lovely holiday card stitched by reader Capricorn. The prick-and-stitch pattern for the motif is free. Capricorn made it her own by replacing the stitched berries with flatback gems … Read More ...
Tutorials: Four SRE stitches
Hifa of Craft Patterns and Tutorials has posted tutorials for some of her favorite silk-ribbon embroidery techniques: feather stitch, gathered ribbon rose, loop stitch, and fly stitch. See the tutes. And watch her blog — she says more tutes … Read More ...
Tutorial: Fence stitching
kakariki of Radical Cross Stitch has joined “the realestate4ransom prankster campaign against the rampant land speculation plaguing Melbourne’s suburbs.” Thus, she is sharing a tutorial for a bit of gentle vandalistic protest: fence stitching. Yes, you can “cross-stitch” an image … Read More ...
Giveaway: June at Noon patterns
Gretchen of June at Noon is giving away two original, adorable Matryoshka-doll embroidery patterns. Go to her blog post to enter before 10:00 p.m. (Eastern USA time), November 24. The winner will be announced November 25.… Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
Free patterns and 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 ...
New brooches from Karen Ruane
Karen Ruane of contemporary embroidery is making new brooches. Be still my heart! See close-up photos and find out more from Karen’s blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Braid stitch
KerryKatieCakes has put together a tutorial on braid stitch — an effective seam or border treatment for CQ or even a garment. See the tute.… Read More ...
Beaded long-and-short stitch
If you’re one of the throng who avidly followed Mary Corbet’s instructional series on long-and-short stitch, then you appreciate the difficulty of this shading technique, and you’ll especially enjoy Carol-Anne Conway‘s stab at beaded long-and-short stitch! Carol says … Read More ...
Susan Elliott’s garden
Susan Elliott is stitching a garden. I don’t know what the completed work will be, but the photos of the journey take my breath away. I literally couldn’t decide which image to entice you with, so the pearl-encrusted fern shown … Read More ...
Inspiration: Benjamin Shrine
Benjamin Shrine. Wow. Whoa-uh. This is embroidery as art. Enjoy the review of Shrine’s work at MrXStitch.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Making loops in soutache braid
I’ve always been fascinated by the curly loops of soutache braid on military uniforms and fancy garments. I even tried a bit of braid trim on sailor collars for my girls. That experiment ended badly; I couldn’t get my loops … Read More ...
Inspiration: Noshii
Oh, my! Embroidery + wood. Noshii‘s work — from brooches (such as the one highlighted here) to wall-size panels — delights my eyes and imagination. The artist bio on the Noshii blog:
… Read More ...London born, Dallas based artist and designer,
Historical embroidery project at Hand & Lock
Hand & Lock Embroidery was commissioned to produce the embroidery for Exeter City Council’s Cap of Maintenance — a task involving more than 1000 hours of needlework. You’ll enjoy the description of the project and the many excellent photos. See … Read More ...
Free chart: Hanukkah sampler
Remy of Embroiderbee’s Blog is sharing this original sampler pattern “just in time to become a quick Hanukkah gift!” So generous. Get the chart.… Read More ...