If you use image transfers in your needlework or mixed-media projects, be sure to stop by the blog of Susan Buckner, aka Thrifty Collage Artist. She shares free downloadable antique images from her collection (such as the one … Read More ...

If you’ve ever wondered what’s involved in producing one of those delicious, hand-painted needlepoint canvases, here’s a treat for you. Tingaling blog tells all.

Thanks to Janet Perry at Nuts About Needlepoint for the link.… Read More ...

Mimi Kirchner has an Etsy shop! Yea! Did everyone but me already know that?

Mimi is a doll-making goddess. While I love every single thing she makes, I’m especially in love with her grandmother and fairy-grandmother dolls, like the … Read More ...

The Sampler has published a great tutorial  by Sister Diane of CraftyPod for creating Dorset buttons. These luscious tidbits are made by wrapping fiber around a ring, and they’re the perfect accent for a hand-knitted or -crocheted garment. They’d also … Read More ...

Sewforless.com is giving away one copy of Amazing Designs’ new software, Catalog It! – a hot tool for keeping track of your embroidery patterns. To enter the random drawing, go post a comment on the blog. Contest ends at 9:59 … Read More ...

Craftzine.com has announced the winners of the Michael Miller Baby Bootie Contest, and they are spectacular. Grand Prize went to Bridget Baxter, who created the amazing little slippers pictured here. To see all the winners and contenders, run on … Read More ...

Last week, Feeling Stitchy blog featured the five finalists in the hand-stitched banner contest, along with their work. This week, readers will choose the new banner from among the finalists. Run over to Feeling Stitchy and cast your vote (see … Read More ...

Ruth O’Leary‘s goldwork is awesomely beatiful. The three-dimensional dragon shown here, for example,  is museum-worthy. I was so pleased to discover that Ruth shares some embroidery tips on her web site.  Check out her articles on transferring a design … Read More ...

Designer Heather Bailey has been teasing us with news that she would be opening an online shop soon. Today’s post on her blog reveals that the official opening date of the store is August 12, but the Early Bird Launch … Read More ...

bstudio on Etsy incorporates silk-ribbon embroidery into greeting cards, framed pieces, and pillows that are elegant and deceptively simple. Her favorite background appears to be dupioni silk, which is the ideal complement to the ribbon embroidery. Wouldn’t this ring-bearer pillow … Read More ...

Tanya Marie Anderson at The Honeysuckle Tree is giving away this Emily Dickinson Bag by her alter-ego, The Sampler Girl. Post your name and e-mail address in a comment to this post no later than Monday, July 21. A … Read More ...

You can get free embroidery designs and projects weekly, starting August 18, at Hugs from Helen blog, thanks to the new Stitcher’s Angel Project. Follow along, collecting designs for your personal use. Or participate in the swaps, making … Read More ...

Feeling Stitchy is running a series of interviews of the finalists in its hand-embroidered banner contest. Go read about the finalists and take a look at their designs. Then be prepared to vote on a winner soon.… Read More ...