I’m back from a throwdown with a respiratory virus, and I’ve got a backlog of rockin needlework news. I’ll catch you up as quickly as I can.

First up, Laura of Duo Fiberworks walks us through the steps she followed … Read More ...

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint walks us through using satin and long-and-short stitches to embroider realistic flower petals on needlepoint canvas. See the tute.… Read More ...

This exquisite temari completed by Jane of World Embroideries has 32 centers and multiple layers. You can become hypnotized by trying to absorb all the detail in the photo. Read more.… Read More ...

DJ of Prick And Stitch Is My Craft has posted a tutorial to help the-not-so-technology-savvy change the size of a pattern electronically. See the Pinbroidery site for the details.… Read More ...

This month’s Stitch Explorer Challenge on Pin Tangle blog is needleweaving. SharonB says, “Simply apply the key idea of weaving a thread to create an interesting surface  and see where it can take you.” Get the details.… Read More ...

Don’t miss the review by Mackenzie Frere (art cloth text) of the 2009 ACAD Grad Show. Expect to be awed and jealous! See the post.… Read More ...

It’s Embroidery Thursday on doe-c-doe blog, so you’ll want to drop by and download the sweet vintage border patterns she’s sharing with us today. But you’re also going to want to get a closer look at her latest fanciful stitchery: … Read More ...

Have you been watching the development of The Lone Beader‘s most recent project? If not, head over to her blog now and catch up on the totally beaded White House. The brickwork alone gives me tears of joy. See … Read More ...

Bead-embroidery goddess Robin Atkins is celebrating the anniversary of her blog, Beadlust, by giving away three gifts. She says,

Each winner will receive a gift package containing an archival giclee print (signed & numbered) of Rosie, The Uncaged Hen

Get this vintage embroidery pattern free from stitchado handmade blog.… Read More ...

This gorgeous needlepoint band is just one element of the Love of Stitching Sampler that SharonB is sharing with us. She says,

This band is a pattern made up of half Algerian eye stitch turned on an angle, surrounded by

Tanya (aka The Sampler Girl) is sharing her original design for embellishing a scissorkeep bag. Stitch it up and share your accomplishment by e-mailing a photo of your finished project to Tanya. Get the chart.… Read More ...

There’s a new free vintage embroidery pattern over on stitchado handmade. Hi-ho, Silver! Go get him.… Read More ...