We love finding new embroidery designs to try, so we were excited to find these new designs just for you!
We found these designs by combing through popular embroidery forums and websites. We wanted designs that would be fun and … Read More ...
Celebrating with stitchy style
Hand and Lock shares images of their embroideries created especially for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Among them: this military-style costume for Paul McCartney! See more at the H&L blog post.… Read More ...
Add silk flowers to embroidery
Allison of Little Lovelies reprises her tutorial for incorporating silk flowers into an embroidered work. Go to her post.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well as imported European … Read More ...
A traditional bride
Hannah of enbrouderie gives us a close-up look at a Bedouin bridal veil from Dr. Shirazi’s collection that features traditional cross-stitched embroidery. Go to her blog post for more views.… Read More ...
A forever beach
This. Is. Brilliant. Susan Lenz created a series of embroideries that mimic the look of beach sand. How to create the impression of waves washing across the beach? She soaked them with epoxy! Now they are permanently “wet”–squares of beach … Read More ...
Tutorial: ‘Wise Old Owl’
Creative Breathing shares the pattern and instructions to create this adorable owl. See the tute.… Read More ...
A sweet sister’s song
This might be the sweetest bit of embroidery ever. The blogger behind Bits of Stitching created it for a summer stitching contest. She says,
… Read More ...The cute birdies…remind me of my 2 precious daughters. My oldest is constantly singing lullabies to
Stitch a random sampler
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shares some interesting thoughts about creating a random stitch sampler. Check it out.… Read More ...
Meet Jack B. Nimble
There’s an interview of one of my favorite needle artists over on MrXStitch. Jack B. Nimble is as kind as he is talented and erudite. Go to the post for a peek into his brain and his work.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Veronica Fuentes
Veronica Fuentes shares images of the work she produced as an artist in residence at the Textile Arts Center. Definitely a residency well spent! See much more at her post.… Read More ...
Turn embroidery into a pillow
Lisa of A Cuppa Tea with Me created this sweet embroidery in response to Feeling Stitchy’s July stitch-along. Can’t let something so pretty go to waste, so she made it the focal of a darling little patchwork pillow. See more … Read More ...
DIY bridal headdress
Chris of Ella’s Craft Creations shows us the headpiece her daughter made and will soon wear as a bride. It’s a needlework masterpiece. See more views at Chris’ blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Knotless embroidery
Carmel of Solomon Sewing shows us her technique for knotless embroidery that results in work that is as neat on the back as it is on the front. See her photo tutorial.… Read More ...
Free: Icon embroidery text
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread gives the heads-up: Guardian Angel by Galina Tregubov, a step-by-step guide to needlepainting an icon, is available free in ebook form. Go to Mary’s post for more information and the link to the … Read More ...
Where to find half-cone sticks
Janet Granger used half-cone sticks to create the needlelace flowers on this bag. In response to reader inquiries, she’s done some research and put together a list of sources for these needlework tools. What a nice thing to do. See … Read More ...