If you’re looking for a great fill stitch for a large area of embroidery, detached buttonhole stitch may be your answer. A thorough tutorial is available from Tricia Wilson Nguyen of Thistle Threads. Many thanks to Jill Hall of The … Read More ...

Stampington & Company, publishers of well-known art-and-craft magazines such as Somerset Studio and Belle Armoire, are slating four new publications for 2009, including Art Quilting Studio. Stampington is already calling for entries of readers’ work. Get your … Read More ...

Sue Bleiweiss, blogger extraordinaire and publisher of Fibre&Stitch online magazine, is giving stuff away! Just comment on this post. For each 25 comments, Sue will draw a winner to receive the latest issue of Fibre&Stitch or the winner’s … Read More ...

The Golden Thimble has posted a list of 527 links to free craft projects, many in the realm of needlework. You’ll find everything from pom poms to aprons. Thanks to Tipnut for the heads-up!… Read More ...

Are a few days of uninterrupted stitching in an Australian mountain retreat your idea of heaven? (That’s certainly where I would like to spend the afterlife.) If so, you still have time to sign up for The Needlework Boutique’s 2008 … Read More ...

Heartstrings Embroidery is having a big Christmas in July sale. New designs are being released each day through July 25, and all new releases are 25% off through that date. There are lots of other freebies, sales, and specials, … Read More ...

Comment on this post before midnight, July 25, to enter the drawing for “a bundle of pretty happy fat quarters” from Quilting Adventures blog.… Read More ...

Sponsored by NICHE magazine, the annual NICHE Awards competition celebrates excellence and innovation in American and Canadian craft.

Categories include Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood, Jewelry, Home Furnishings, Judaica, Recycled, Teapots and many more. Two new categories have been added … Read More ...

Iris Niebach has posted a tutorial for tatting around a wire – a useful technique for making tatted jewelry and other projects that need a bit of stiffness and shaping. See the video.… Read More ...

WoooHOOO! Pimp Stitch is giving away a rockin’ stitching kit! Included are “a full fat quater of osnaburg fabric, 4 colors of floss, an embroidery needle and a super cute staight pin for pinning your pattern to your fabric for … Read More ...

ElectricQuilt.com is sponsoring a “mouse hunt.” You have until August 31 to find and report images of the mascot mouse hidden throughout the site. Prizes include quilting books and designs, so it’s time to get hunting! Find out more.… Read More ...

Diane Gilleland at CraftyPod has come up with a simple way to turn a pin cushion into a pin sharpener: stuff it with steel wool! See her step-by-step guide.

Thanks to whipup blog for the link!… Read More ...

Snippety Gibbet, an elementary art teacher in Virginia, teaches embroidery techniques to kids starting in kindergarten. This charming example was produced by a five year old. You can read about her teaching approach and see more examples of kids’ … Read More ...

Want to make your needlework light up, make noise, or control machinery? Soft circuits are the answer.

Jenny Chowdhury of BurdaStyle has reviewed a Soft Circuits Workshop taught at NYU by Kate Hartman. The student work is remarkable and … Read More ...

Amy at LucyKate Crafts blog has posted an excellent tutorial for making this precious jam topper. Best of all, Amy says it’s really easy to make. Check it out.

Thanks to Natalie Zee Drieu of Craftzine.com for the link.… Read More ...