Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has posted a pattern and instructions for stitching up Easter eggs in lustrous silk. Use them (as Janet did) to border a tablecloth, or create some special holiday napkins, or…you’ll think of something! Get … Read More ...
Temporarily free: Phrenology design
Karline of Urban Threads alerts us:
… Read More ...Urban Threads has released a fun new freebie to explain your crafty disposition once and for all! This embroidery design utilizes the 19th-century science of phrenology to map the crafty brain, correlating the skull’s
Tutorial: Mounting embroidery in a hoop
MrXStitch, Connie G. Barwick of About.com, and Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com have whooped about the tutorial by Maximum Rabbit Designs for mounting completed embroidery. I think that makes it a must-see post! See the tute.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Ann Wood
If you have not yet had a shot of joy today, this photo should give you your fix. Any glimpse of Ann Wood‘s little birdie fabric sculptures makes me smile — or laugh out loud with delight. See more … Read More ...
Free cross-stitch from Mollie
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive has been making a name for herself with adorable little hand-embroidery patterns (not to mention some fantastic blogging). Now she’s trying her hand at some cross-stitch charts. She’d love to have your feedback on her … Read More ...
Free needlepoint pattern: Kente cloth
Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor for About.com, has just published an exciting new needlepoint pattern — an interpretation in stitch of African Kente cloth. Cheryl says,
… Read More ...Kente is a brightly-colored handmade cloth produced by the Akan people, along what
Learn ermine stitch
This week, Rittenhouse Needlepoint is featuring ermine stitch. The blog notes,
… Read More ...The Ermine stitch makes a nice background when it is done in variegated thread. It also looks quite striking when executed in black thread on a bright white background.
Try this sequin-flower border
Oh, SharonB, you make me sigh with envy. What an endlessly creative brain this woman has. Check this CQ seam treatment, for example. Outlining the pattern in the black lace with metallic stem stitch was inspired. And the little … Read More ...
Free cross-stitch chart
A freebie from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com:
… Read More ...This cute little dog is offering you a flower as a gift – maybe he’s trying to say thank you for something! He’ll make a really thoughtful card for someone special.
Join the Country Bumpkin forum
Country Bumpkin sends this alert:
… Read More ...The Country Bumpkin Forum – New look, new conversations, new friends!
There’s no better place to connect with people who have similar interests to your own.Share your passions and ideas with other needlework enthusiasts from
Grow with TAFA
Rachel Biel says the new Textile and Fiber Art List is “growing nicely and getting lots of traffic.” This “membership of textile and fiber art artists, business, galleries and projects on the web” helps fiber artists find each other and … Read More ...
Nicki Lee: New CQ shop and a giveaway
If you love Nicki Lee‘s hand-dyed laces as much as I do (and you know you do!), this news is going to rock you: Nicki has opened an Etsy shop where you can buy her laces and other lovely … Read More ...
Tutorial: Ponto canutilho
Meri of Agulhas da Meri shows us a variation on bullion stitch that is used frequently in some northern Portuguese embroidery. Follow her clear and abundant photos to add this stitch to your repertoire.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Knotted loop stitch
This week’s TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) challenge is knotted loop stitch. Let SharonB of Pin Tangle blog show you the ropes. Then enjoy all the variations posted by the challenge participants over the next week.… Read More ...
Free chart: Dreamy band sampler
The pattern for this beautiful band sampler is a gift from Remy of Embroiderbee. She says, “I Dreamed I Was… includes 10 special stitches in a band sampler, with room for personalization at the bottom.” Get the pattern… Read More ...
