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 these!… Read More ...

The Victoria and Albert Museum is making available embroidery patterns from “a book containing South African flower designs by Florence Caulfield that are fresh and bold and could be adapted for stitching today.” Download or print the patterns from the … Read More ...

Five days – five days – of crafty goodness are available at this year’s Craft and Quilt Fair at Brisbane.

The promotional web site says, “Come along to the Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair and be inspired to try … 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 ...

SFHandyman has posted a tute on Instructables that will teach you to make complicated-looking braids in five minutes! See the tutorial.… 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 ...

skippingstones‘ embroidered and beaded felt brooches and pendants will make you sing.… Read More ...

Pokey Bolton, editor of Quilting Arts magazine and Quilting Arts Gifts, is sharing a free pattern and tutorial for a Stamped, Stenciled & Screened Wholecloth Christmas Tree Skirt. Delicious, and so generous. Thank you, Pokey! And thanks … Read More ...

tipnut is sharing this sweet vintage embroidery pattern. See the instructions and get the download.… Read More ...

Maria Lavigina of Isreal took first place in the 2008 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery. The Hand & Lock blog post says, “Maria presented an evening gown styled with a decorative belt, highly embellished with different embroidery techniques. The … Read More ...

Pimp Stitcher Lauren Brandy released two new (and very girly) pattern sets this week: Accessories and Tea for Two (shown here). Find out more.… Read More ...