This is so brilliant and yet so obvious that it seems like everyone should be doing it already. Noreen Crone-Findlay at Hankering for Yarn blog points out that cones and tubes of thread fit perfectly on old CD spindles. I’ve … Read More ...

A new free pattern is up on Pimp Stitch’s blog. This one is by designer Amy Cluck of Peptogirl. Go check it out!… Read More ...

See these eight, gorgeous green half-fat-quarters? They’re the prize in this week’s giveaway at Embroidery Treasures blog. To get into the running, read this post and leave a comment. If you also link to the post from your blog … Read More ...

This adorable little Dutch girl is the free embroidery pattern for the month of June at Andrea Zuill’s blog, Badbird’s. Just click and print.… Read More ...

Be brave. Incorporate beading into your hand embroidery. The results are spectacular.

Take a look at the work of bead artist Robin Atkins and you’ll see what I mean. The bead-journal experiments posted on her blog make me want to … Read More ...

Joanie at Nini Makes is celebrating her blog’s birthday by offering one of her fabulous giveaways. The roster of gifts is as long as it is charming and includes patterns, lots of vintage items, and some of Joanie’s beautiful work. … Read More ...

Sew, Mama, Sew! is featuring two new collections of home-decor-weight fabrics from Westminster/Free Spirit: Ginseng by Joel Dewberry and Drawing Room by Anna Maria Horner. Beautiful!

SMS is also giving away a yard of fabric to each of four people … Read More ...

Mary Corbet’s phenomenal embroidery site, Needle ‘n’ Thread, is two years old today! The site is one of the best (maybe the best) hand-embroidery resources on the Web. In particular, Mary’s Video Library of Hand-Embroidery Stitches offers awesome tutorials loved … Read More ...

I’m watching eagerly for Pimp Stitch to launch. You can bookmark the site now: http://pimpstitch.com/. The front page claims that “your new source for cute…is coming summer 2008.” And cute looks like the right word for this new stitchery … Read More ...

If you don’t yet follow the blog of “Jo in NZ,” go take a look and bookmark it. Her needle experiments are fascinating and her finished works are exquisite. Today, for example, she posted small tags (such as the one … Read More ...

One of my favorite needlework bloggers, Alicia Paulson (Posie Gets Cozy) has a book coming out this November: Stitched in Time: Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share from the Creator of Posie Gets Cozy. I cannot wait… Read More ...

When my sewing buddies say the words “rolled hem,” I smile and nod as if I know what they’re talking about. And I do understand the result. I’ve just never been able to produce a satisfactory example. I think I … Read More ...

Were you addicted to Needle Necessities overdyed threads and stranded floss? If so, you were probably pretty disappointed when Needle Necessities ceased being produced. But you can satisfy your craving for these lovely threads with a worthy substitute: ThreadworX. … Read More ...

tipnut.com has posted a free pattern for a 1959-style petal apron, based on a design found in an old WorkBasket magazine. If you’re crazy for the apron craze, stitch up one of these vintage beauties, complete with embroidered pansies.… Read More ...