Sophie of solo-brode blog dropped us this sweet note:
… Read More ...Je crée mes modèles en forme de rond, composition de point de croix , blackwork et points spéciaux et je mets régulièrement des grilles en ligne pour partager ma passion…
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Free valentine embroidery pattern from UT
Karline of Urban Threads sends us this heads-up:
… Read More ...Urban Threads has released a sweet new bird-and-love-letter design, FREE through Valentine’s Day! This pretty Victorian-style design can be downloaded for free in formats for machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock
Enjoy “Connected by Threads” events
Some great news from the Alliance for American Quilts:
… Read More ...The nonprofit Alliance for American Quilts will host two fundraising events in Washington, DC on Thursday, March 4.
The “Connected by Threads” events will celebrate quilts, quiltmakers and quilt history
Free patterns and charts: Hearts, valentines
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
New stitchy brooches from Erratic Needle
Shown here are just a few of the gorgeous brooches hand-stitched recently by Marjo of Erratic Needle. See lots more on her blog.… Read More ...
Free tat pattern: Chinese Coin Bookmark
Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Patterns Page is sharing the pattern for her tatted Chinese Coin Bookmark. So pretty. And so original! Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Learn bargello stitches
Bargello Love, author of Bargello Needlepoint blog, must be one wildly energetic woman. She’s already cranking a 365-day challenge — a 2″ x 2″ bargello sample each day. Meanwhile, she’s still posting one stitch sample after another. Recent demos … Read More ...
Tutorials: Silk-ribbon rosebuds
SRE maven Carol Daisy shows us two methods for creating ribbon rosebuds. You’ll love at least one of them! See the tutes.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well … Read More ...
Free sampler patterns: Stofnest
Stofnest blog posts a new, free cross-stitch sampler pattern almost every day. What a treasure trove! See the blog. And be sure to add it to your blog reader.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Tassels from floss
Julie of Bush Baby Jag gives us easy step-by-step instructions for creating understated tassels from embroidery floss. Yes, that means you can make any color you want! I can see these on bookmarks, greeting cards, collages, art quilts…so many possibilities. … Read More ...
TDSiTM seam treatments continue
Shawkl is revving up again, cranking out great wads of beautiful seam treatments for her Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months project. I’ve featured just a few of her recent examples. Run over to her blog and catch up on … Read More ...
Peter’s first embroidery
Look what six-year-old Peter did! His mom, Corinne (aka so september) says,
… Read More ...Yes, it does say “tough love” on it – an expresssion he overheard me say on the phone as he was stitching. I guess I should be
New source for hand-embroidery patterns
You might already love the work of Marisa Hopkins, aka Elegant Snobbery and Elegant Bloggery. Her online adventures as a working artist/mom of preschoolers make good coffee-time reading for me every day. And her bright, sweet, clever illustrations … Read More ...
New charts from Needleprint: Bridegrooms’ Hearts
Needleprint is making available a book of patterns for bridegrooms’ hearts. The blog says,
… Read More ...These hearts were often stitched by the bride-to-be, sometimes in the summer in the pastures, and long before she knew to whom she would be married.