Get advice from tatting expert Jane Eborall on how best to work without lock stitches (knots). Her large-scale illustrations using rattail cord make her explanation easy to follow, even for a nonexpert like me! See the tute.… Read More ...
Free tat patterns: Floral insertions
These tatted floral insertions thrill me: vintage and nostalgic, yet somehow modern. Imagine using them in your sewing, scrapbooking, cardmaking, or collages. If you can tat, they’re all yours! TATBit Tats is sharing a printable copy of the vintage Coats … Read More ...
You wish these were your bed linens
Deepa of This and That blog is creating embroidered bed linens using a wide variety of traditional Indian stitching techniques. Start with the first post and click through her blog to see all the beautiful designs, lovely stitch combos, and … Read More ...
Free Cross Stitch Patterns and Charts
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 ...
Learn crewel stitchery with Mary Corbet
Back on New Year’s Eve, Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog shared the pattern for this crewel rooster with us. And ever since then, she’s been letting us peek over her shoulder as she stitches it up in style. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Toddler sewing cards
Heather Mann of Make and Takes tutors us on creating a simple sewing-card project that a toddler can safely enjoy. Right on, Heather! Let’s get them started early with needlework! See the tute.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Cornflower Blue Studio
Rachel of Cornflower Blue Studio just posted this newly finished work. She says,
It is the last line of Molly Bloom’s soliloquy in Ulysses, embroidered white on white. I love this line so much…
Stunning! See more on Rachel’s … Read More ...
Round robin shares Crazy Quilting techniques
Ingeborg of Ingebord Loves Flowers blog lets us feast our eyes on all the details of an exquisite round-robin crazy-quilting project. My favorite seam treatment is the vine shown here with silk-ribbon leaves, sequin flowers, and pearl buds. But another … Read More ...
Easy tips for better bead-embroidery photos
Bead-embroidery maven Robin Atkins is sharing first-rate tips for shooting and editing photos of beadwork. Tip number one:
… Read More ...Beads are shiny objects, which reflect light, especially faceted beads. Therefore, almost all direct lighting yields terrible results. I take most of
Barbara expresses herself
Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint! has been rendering a series of useful phrases in needlepoint. So cute. (I definitely need the one shown here.) Scroll back through her blog posts to see all she has created so far. Go to … Read More ...
Watch for an online cross-stitch festival in February
Heads up! Counted Wishes is in the offing! The event’s web site tells us:
… Read More ...A new online Cross Stitch Festival is coming!
Please join us Feb. 1-5, 2010 at this website for our online Spring Showing by Cross Stitch Designers.
Help Haiti: Stitch Gaelle
Jenny B. Harris of Allsorts has created a new pattern in her Pretty Maids series to honor and assist Haiti. The PDF pattern for Gaelle, her Haitian doll, is now available in the Craft Hope for Haiti shop on Etsy. … Read More ...
Men embroider: Vincent Valiente
Meri (of Agulhas da Meri) tipped us off to the amazing work of German embroiderer Vincent Valiente, displayed on his blog worksofhands. Vincent’s blog profile explains,
… Read More ...1. Why embroidery?
Because I feel I have to do it.
Free pattern and drawing
Keep an eye on Lynne Bruce over on Happiness is Cross Stitching blog. She’s got something going all the time! Recently, she stitched a beautiful boxed set (left) that includes a needlebook, pin cushion pillow, tuffet, bottlecap felt pincushion, and … Read More ...
Free duckie design from SWAK
This darling rubber-duckie design for filled machine embroidery is free! Produced by Lil Rascals, the 4″ x 4″ design is available from SWAKembroidery.com in eight formats for instant download. While it can’t be used for bulk manufacturing, you can use … Read More ...
