The First Friday Freebie from Kaaren of The Painted Quilt is this sweet embroidered holiday pillow. Go to her blog post for the pattern and tute.… Read More ...
Learn about Schwalm whitework
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shares photos of the work of her reader Jana. The tablerunner Jana created is, as Mary points out, a masterpiece of Schwalm whitework. You can see lots more photos and learn a bit … Read More ...
New designs from JMD
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has released a new trio of hand-embroidery designs in the style of medieval woodcuts. Charming. Janet says it uses only two basic stitches, so it’s a great project for beginners. See all of the … Read More ...
Attend EGA’s Flamingo Fandango
The Kreinik Thread Blog shared a brochure for the meeting of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America this September in Naples, Florida. I intended to take a quick glance and got caught up for at least a half-hour. Dozens of opportunities … Read More ...
A source for free Middle Eastern motifs
Long name, great content: Mathilde Eschenbach’s Charts for Medieval Egyptian Counted-Thread Embroidery. This site is an index of free motifs of mainly Middle Eastern origins for double running stitch, pattern darning, and cross-stitch. Check it out.
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Blackwork’s cousin Kasuti
Hannah of enbrouderie introduces us to another ethnic stitching tradition. She says,
Kasuti is a type of embroidery from Karnataka, India. Like blackwork, it is geometric and worked in double running stitch. However, it is traditionally very brightly colored.
One pattern three ways
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs shares a pattern and shows us several ways to use it — as a counted cross-stitch motif, as counted blackwork, and as freehand embroidery. See her post and get the freebie.… Read More ...
Free cross-stitch charts from Kincavel Krosses
Redwork on quilts
Roseann of Rosebud’s Cottage gives us a close-up look at some of the red and white quilts on display at a quilt show in New York City last month, many incorporating redwork embroidery. You’ll enjoy her photos. Go to Roseann’s … Read More ...
Take a cyber-class; make this pillow
With just the addition of a small bow to tie on the rings, this gorgeous needlework-sampler pillow could easily become the perfect ring-bearer pillow. Or, if there’s not a wedding on the horizon, wouldn’t it make a lovely addition to … Read More ...
New designs from JMD
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has released instructions for Eva Owl in contemporary schwalm and whitework! Go to her blog post for April 1 for the links.
Janet says, “30% of monetary sales from this website until the1st … Read More ...
Free chart: Whitework sampler
Carol Leather of Needlework Tips & Techniques has published a new e-book on whitework. She says, “It is the accumulated instructions, diagrams and complete chart for the whitework sampler” featured as a stitch-along in her newsletter. Get the free download… Read More ...
New kits: Valentine pins
I heart these new kits from Karen of maggie makes. Buy the kit and make a softie pin for your valentine. The kit includes everything you need, right down to the hoop and needles. Or give a kit to a … Read More ...
Stitch a portrait in blackwork
Ansie of sol y sombra lets us look over her shoulder as she interprets a photograph in blackwork. See the post.… Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
Just in case you’re eager to start stitching next year’s holiday decor and gifts, here’s one last round-up of free Christmas designs.
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each … Read More ...