A bit of felt, a hoop, a few stitches and buttons, and voila! A Christmas decoration or gift that any youngster can be proud to have created. See the tute on scrumdillydilly blog.
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A bit of felt, a hoop, a few stitches and buttons, and voila! A Christmas decoration or gift that any youngster can be proud to have created. See the tute on scrumdillydilly blog.
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Mollie of Wild Olive shares the pattern and tutorial for making this adorable appliqued and embroidered tea cozy. You’ve still got time to make one for someone on your Christmas list! Get the details and links.
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Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching says,
… Read More ...Hey! If you’re trying to think of what to stitch for gifts, but are kinda stumped, how about stitching the gift tags? Dude, I totally have a tutorial for you here.
Carol Daisy shows us how to stitch a simple silk-ribbon poinsettia — the perfect embellishment for a stocking or Christmas table linens. See the tute.
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Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas is showering us with wonderful hand-embroidery tutorials. She has put together several new videos on French knots, ring knots, and Lavangam work.
She also introduces us to a clever technique for … Read More ...
KERRYKATIECAKES teaches us Deerfield Herringbone Stitch, a simple but effective seam treatment for crazy quilting or other hand-embroidery applications. See the tute.
… Read More ...Creative Jewish Mom Sara Rivka shares two more family crafts with perfect holiday timing. First she shows us how to make felt change purses for gelt — chocolate money prized by Jewish children. See the purse tute. Then she … Read More ...
Bonnie Lyn McCaffery has posted a tutorial on Bernina Blog for creating these beautiful notecards that incorporate bobbinwork embroidery. The techniques are simple; the results are stunning. See the tute.
… Read More ...The stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is Roumanian Leaf, “a nice stand-alone stitch [that] would also make for an interesting background.” See the tute.
… Read More ...Urban Threads blog shows us the ins and outs of creating the Dapper Bird Ornament. I’d love to see a whole flock of these roosting in my Christmas tree! You, too? Then go see the tute.
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Gretchen of June at Noon reprises last year’s successful Christmas craft: felt gift-card holders. You know you’re going to need these! Go to Gretchen’s post for links.
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Corinne of So September walks us step-by-step through what we need to know to create beautiful “teeny tiny text” with hand embroidery. See the tute.
… Read More ...Sara of Creative Jewish Mom is running a whole series of tutorials for felt Chanukah projects, including decorations you can make with your kids or gifts (such as the beautiful applique and embroidery shown here) you can make for the … Read More ...
Artgirlz Tracy and Allison Stillwell have some groovy ideas for funky fiber-art holiday trees. Enjoy the photos and tutes on their blog post.
… Read More ...Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor for About.com, has a gift-wrap idea that is a gift in itself. She decorated the top of a paper mache box with a hardanger design stitched on plastic canvas and attached with decorative thumb … Read More ...