Here’s a fun free embroidery pattern from Imaginesque for you to hand stitch with the floss colors of your choice. You could stitch it all in one color. You could also chose a variegated floss and have a lot of … Read More ...
Shisha Stitch Variation
Recently Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread posted a common Shisha stitch tutorial and now she has posted a tutorial of a variation of the Shisha stitch that looks like it will be fun too. In case you didn’t see … Read More ...
Funburst Free Pattern
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread has posted another free hand embroidery pattern for us to enjoy. She’s named it Funburst and I think it is aptly named. You can stitch it up in any colors, but I am seeing … Read More ...
Christmas Robins In Love Applique
Helen at Bustle & Sew is previewing some of her Christmas designs in her latest blog and I just love her idea for a Christmas tree done in three hoops – you have to check it out. But those patterns … Read More ...
Final Cheerleader Project Posted
Barbara of Vintage Spice and Everything Nice has posted her fourth and final set of cheerleader-themed patterns in her Freebie Friday series. This action pattern will make any cheerleader happy to show her spirit. There are some bonus patters as … Read More ...
Common Shisha Stitch Tutorial
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread has posted an extensive Shisha stitch tutorial on her wonderful blog. Shisha stitch, if you aren’t familiar with it, involves embroidery stitches and mirrors. (For purposes of photographing the tutorial Mary used a small … Read More ...
Twisted Ribbon Dragonfly Tutorial
Ina at Let’s Learn Embroidery blog has posted an excellent tutorial on how to make a ribbon embroidery dragonfly. If you think ribbon embroidery is complicated, think that no more. Ina breaks it down into easy steps using photos and … Read More ...
Embroidery Pattern Flower Power
This cute flower design is one of Kelly Fletcher’s free patterns available from her Craftsy shop. She is a prolific embroidery designer that has her patterns available from several sources. She has her Craftsy shop, an Etsy shop, and … Read More ...
DMC Seasonal Freebie
The latest freebie from Emma Broidery at DMC Thread’s Blog looks like a really fun project. It is called “In Vino Veritas” and it taken from an old Latin phrase that is attributed to Pliny the Elder and translates to … Read More ...
Hip Hip Hooray – Go Team!
Vintage Spice and Everything Nice has posted another great cheerleader pattern. It will be great for cheerleaders of all ages or for any application where you need to stitch up a little team spirit. Easily adaptable design you can make … Read More ...
Shiny, Shiny Stars
It’s that time of year when many stitcher’s thoughts turn to holiday stitching – if they haven’t already. And, this time of year, many stitchers who have already been thinking about it kick holiday stitching into high gear. In a … Read More ...
Imaginesque Archive
This post is one from the archives of Imaginesque. They have so many great patterns for hand and counted thread embroidery that they will keep you stitching for months on end. I can just see this one done up in … Read More ...
Cheer on Your Favorite Team
Football season is here and my favorite way to follow my local teams in on Facebook. The local radio station posts updates of the scores and it is great. I don’t even have to go out to the game. I … Read More ...
Do You Believe…?
Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster? Well I have seen ol’ Nessie floating around at Sew Lovely Embroidery, so I believe in her now. This deliciate rendering of the creature just begs to be stitched up in fun … Read More ...
Raised Chain Stitch
Today for Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST) Sharon of Pin Tangle is featuring Raised Chain Stitch. It is a complex stitch that looks almost like knitting when you are done. Sharon gives a simple step-by-step photo and text tutorial for … Read More ...
