Click over to Wild Olive and pick up Mollie‘s free “workshop” for August, Button Buddies Embroidery. Stitch hedgehogs, bunnies, owls, squirrels, bears, and raccoons, each with a pretty spare button as its tummy. Adorable! Get the PDF download.… Read More ...
Embroidered book bindings
Needleprint blog treats us to a bit of the history and some engaging photos of embroidered book bindings. It also points us to a free PDF of English Embroidered Bookbindings by Cyril Davenport, published in 1899, available from Project Gutenberg. … Read More ...
Free embroidery pattern: Horses
doe-c-doe has another vintage horse portrait for us! Get the pattern (free for your personal use) from her blog.… Read More ...
Free spooky stitchery from Urban Threads
Just got this excellent news from Karline of UT:
… Read More ...Urban Threads has released a new free design perfect for spooky and bookish types, in honor of horror master H.P. Lovecraft’s 119th birthday on Thursday, Aug. 20! A line from a
Free chart: Forget-me-not bookmark
Enjoy stitching this sweet forget-me-not bookmark. The original design is free for your personal use from Happy Threads. Get the chart.… Read More ...
Eye candy: BJP finishes
Robin Atkins (Beadlust) reviews how participants in last year’s Bead Journal Project finished their works for display — with scads of fabulous photos. I accidentally spent a half-hour with this post, studying details, absorbing colors, admiring ingenuity, and … Read More ...
Floss has grain?
I learn something every day. Really. Although I’ve been embroidering for at least 50 years, it never entered my head that floss has grain or that stitching against the grain could be the source of some knotting and fraying problems. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Spider-web roses
Jo in NZ steps us through a basic crazy-quilting technique that produces beautiful results, even for beginners. (Trust me on this. I know.) See the tute.… Read More ...
One rose, two ways
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses has added two versions of the spider-web rose to her cream-and-white CQ project. The top photo is the silk-ribbon version, which is much more familiar to me. The lower photo is the same technique executed … Read More ...
Free chart: Tiny piglet
This little piggee totally made me squeal! Get the chart for this tiny character (free for your personal use) from designer sarajessica of Cross Me Not blog.… Read More ...
Take a class from SharonB
SharonB of Pin Tangle fame has two online classes coming up. Sharon’s blog says,
… Read More ...Encrusted Crazy Quilting starts September 24th. Encrusted Crazy Quilting offers students the opportunity to learn how to piece, develop and heavily hand embellish a crazy quilt
Realism = No symmetrical flowers!
As I browsed through Annies Crazy World just now, I had one of those lightbulb moments.
Her latest work includes a band of gorgeous silk-ribbon flowers. They’re truly lovely and the ideal touch for this piece — an embellishment I’d … Read More ...
Free charts — French!
Charts for three lovely cross-stitch designs are available free from the French embroidery-shop site www.broderie.net. Get the charts, and while you’re on the site, look around at some of the sweet projects available for purchase. You can use an … Read More ...
Tutorial: Daisy stitch
The stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is a variation of the eyelet stitch called daisy stitch. Lovely! See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered felt mobile
Mollie of Wild Olive has come up with another adorable embroidery project that is simple enough for a child to try and challenging enough for a veteran stitcher to enjoy. See Mollie’s tute for this ice-cream-cone mobile.… Read More ...