Check out this week’s vintage embroidery freebies from doe-c-doe. Rockin! Get the patterns.… Read More ...
Stitching with kids: Recycle your junk
Create a stitching project for your wee one from materials in your recycling bin. Brilliant! See This Little Project blog for the details.
Many thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this find.… Read More ...
Inspiration: meezi
Thanks to a link on floresita‘s Things I’ve Made blog, I’ve just discovered the needlework of meezi. Simple, fresh, and lovely. Go see meezi’s flickr stream. And thanks again, floresita!… Read More ...
Free charts: Snowflakes
Tintock Tap is sharing three more snowflake patterns. Wouldn’t these make a pretty border! Read the post and get the full-size image.… Read More ...
Tatting giveaway: MONDO Mondays
It’s no secret: I love LadyShuttlemaker and her Tatting Tales blog. If you tat, you probably know that name. But be sure she’s in your blog reader so you never miss her new feature: Monday MONDO Giveaway. She says,… Read More ...
Tutorial: Cloud filling stitch
Deepa of This and That blog tutors us on cloud filling stitch. She says,
… Read More ...It can be used to decoratively fill large areas rather quickly. This would look pretty on frocks and tops especially. You can use embellishments or french
Free chart: To the moon and back
You have to stitch this tiny rocketship! You know you want to! And the pattern is free from sarajessica of Cross Me Not blog. Go get the chart.… Read More ...
Free cross-stitch chart: Coffee Time
Coffee! One of my favorite indulgences! And now it’s the subject of a charming cross-stitch pattern by Lynn B of Happiness Is Cross-Stitching blog. The chart is free for your personal use. Go get it!… Read More ...
Tutorial: Wheat sheaf stitch
The stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is wheat sheaf. Blog owner Stephen Janick says,
… Read More ...Since it does resemble a wheat sheaf, it is a useful stitch for a canvas with fields or countryside. It might also be
Free chart: Asian Maple
This sumptuous fall needlepoint pattern is free for your personal use from Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com. Cheryl says,
… Read More ...Celebrate Autumn by stitching this branch of Asian Maple leaves in full color using continental stitch on 14-count canvas.
Free embroidery pattern: Bat Boy
Look what Andrea Zuill is sharing with us this month! Her sweet (and free!) Bat Boy pattern would make an excellent Halloween project. Get the pattern from Badbird’s blog.
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on … Read More ...
ArtBras against cancer
This art bra, The Days of Wine and Roses and You, was created by Barbara of Roses on the Water blog and selected for inclusion in the 2010 WTWW ArtBra Calendar. Sales of the calendar benefit Fox Chase Cancer Center … Read More ...
Inspiration: Lisa’s viny seam treatment
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses created this fabric postcard for a Stitching Fingers exchange. Check out the seam treatment nearest the top of the image. Along the edge of a bit of heavy lace she has stitched a simple vine … Read More ...
Needle arts contest is ahead
Tammy of The Crafty Princess Diaries shares this juicy tidbit she received by way of a newsletter:
… Read More ...Each year PieceWork Magazine holds its annual Excellence in Needle Arts Awards contest to showcase the best work of needle crafters from around
Free chart: Plastic Canvas PC mini sewing box
Craft Leftovers is sharing the pattern and instructions for this sweet plastic-canvas project. The mini sewing box is based on a design used by the author’s great-grandmother. Enjoy the story of the rediscovery (Sounds like my garage!) and download the … Read More ...