Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has posted a new video showing how to embroider the hem of a knit skirt. See her tute.… Read More ...
Fuse it right
Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik has some great tips for fusing applique properly. See her post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Padding stitches with felt
Mary Corbet walks us through the steps of using felt to pad embroidery stitches. See her Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Silk-ribbon roses
Jane Ayerhoff demonstrates how to create a silk-ribbon rose on needlepoint canvas at BeStitched Needlepoint store. See her video tute.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well as imported … Read More ...
Tutorial: Adding wired stumpwork elements
Elizabeth Braun of Sew in Love showed us how to work wired, detached elements for stumpwork, such as these poppy petals. Now she shows us how to integrate those wired elements into the work. It’s not as hard as you … Read More ...
How to applique small shapes
SharonB of Pin Tangle shares her technique for applique of small, complicated shapes. I love it when she takes something that seems hard and makes it so easy! See her tute.… Read More ...
One way to machine-couch
Monika of My Sweet Prairie shows her technique for machine-couching this beautiful crochet-weight thread. Her bobbin-case tip is brilliant! See her post.… Read More ...
How-to: Laying thread
Laying thread is an advanced embroidery technique, but Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread makes it accessible. See her detailed post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Add applique to a bag
V and Co. shows us how to add colorful and sweetly simple applique to spruce up a store-bought canvas tote. See the tute.… Read More ...
Which size needle and thread?
Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik shares tips about the right size needle and pearl/perle cotton to use for different embroidery applications. See her post. And bookmark it for future reference!… Read More ...
Tutorial: Couching
Floresita of feeling stitchy has posted an awesome tutorial about couching. Really. Awe. Some. Check it out.… Read More ...
Tatting tutorial: Hiding thread ends
Heather of Tatted Treasures shows how to hide the ends of threads in a ring-only pattern. See her tute.… Read More ...
How to choose a shuttle
Heather of Tatted Treasures explains how to choose a shuttle–tips that beginning tatters won’t want to miss. See her post.… Read More ...
Make a fairy crown
Larissa of mmmcrafts created this lovely flower crown for a little would-be fairy she knows. Although she doesn’t offer a tutorial, she shares enough information for you to be able to try one. See her blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Spacing lettering transfers
Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching responds to readers’ requests and shares a tutorial for getting the spacing right when you’re transferring lettering. Her technique is unique and very smart. Check it out.… Read More ...