This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is this totally-not-ugly duckling designed by Maria Kelly. Get the chart.… Read More ...

Tanya (aka The Sampler Girl) of At the Honeysuckle Tree blog is sharing this chart for a charming advent calendar. Her blog post says, “Cross stitch this design and then add ribbon next to numbers in blocks so you can … Read More ...

Oh. My. Goodness. It’s no secret that I love everything Mimi Kirchner does. But her new line of tattooed-men dolls made me laugh out loud and fall in love at first sight! You can’t buy them yet – Mimi is … Read More ...

Nettie of A Quilt Is Nice blog has a stellar idea – both entrepreneurial and generous. She sells kits in her Etsy shop, nettiepete, for quilts she designs. Each kit includes precut squares, backing, and binding. And she publishes … Read More ...

The Needlework Show is now live on line. Sales are wholesale only; but even if you’re not eligible to purchase, there’s plenty on this site to keep you clicking. The site tells general viewers, “When you see something you like, … Read More ...

Use your embroidery machine to make custom ribbon for your projects! See the tutorial by Michelle of Abigail Michelle Embroidery on SWAKembroidery.com.

Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well … Read More ...

This week’s freebie from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is this precious Christmas bear by Lesley Teare. Download the chart.… Read More ...

Pimp Stitch diva Missy Ballance just released a couple of new embroidery patterns that are going to get you in the mood for Christmas stitching! See the designs.

Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy… Read More ...

Amy Butler‘s new fabric line, Daisy Chain, from Westminster Fabrics is due out next month. You can get a sneak peek at the designs on Wish Upon a Quilt’s online catalog. Can’t wait to get my needle on … Read More ...

There just aren’t enough new candlewicking patterns around these days. So I was excited to see that Connie G. Thomas, editor of About.com’s cross-stitch blog, is offering a sweet new Christmas ornament design (for personal use). Get the … Read More ...

Carol McFee and Lynda Monk are offering a six-week online class, Textured Surfaces, in which participants will learn some of the surface-embellishment techniques that the two use in their textile and paper arts.  The announcement on Lynda’s blog says, “This … Read More ...

Hannah of knick knacks & ric rac blog tells us how she made these sweet felt-heart ornaments. The brown ones look like gingerbread – great Christmas decorations. She also made some red ones that would be ideal Valentines Day decorations. … Read More ...

The handwoven scarves of Billy Sue Textiles are luxurious to the eye and, surely, to the touch.… Read More ...

The tatted works of TotusMel will thrill Gothies, lovers of Victoriana, and…well, just about everybody!… Read More ...

See For the Love of Smocking for hand-smocked children’s garments that are almost too pretty to wear.… Read More ...