You know when you see something so clever that you just think to yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that?” I’m having one of those moments. So September stitched up these charming hoops using various stitches and rick rack. Not … Read More ...
Embroidered Initial Pendant
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I remember growing up in the 80’s and feeling so fancy by owning a monogram sweater. I wore that sweater out! It looks like the monogram is making a comeback. Everywhere I turn, I see monograms and initials. I love … Read More ...
Minecraft TNT Tissue Box – Plastic Canvas Pattern
If you have kids in your house, you probably have been exposed to the game Minecraft. This game is EVERYWHERE! Penolopy Bulnick shares her tutorial for this Minecraft TNT Tissue Box on Instructables.com The shades of red and grey give … Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered Notebooks
Meredith Crawford of One Sheepish Girl shares her tutorial for an embroidered notebook On Mollie Makes Tuesday Tutorial. The step-by-step instructions, along with pictures, make this project easy enough for the beginning stitcher. This would be a great rainy day … Read More ...
Embroidered Felt Easter Egg Freebie
Sure you could do the same old dye job for your Easter eggs this year…but why would you want to when you can stitch up this adorable Felt Easter Egg. Wendi from Shiny Happy World shares her Easter egg … Read More ...
Tips For Organizing Embroidery Floss
I am the worst when it comes to organizing my floss. It is always a tangled mess. This year I am going to try to do a better job at taming the big bundle of floss knotted in my craft … Read More ...
Tooth Fairy Pillow Tutorial
If you have kids or grandkids, one project that is fun and almost a necessity is a tooth fairy pillow. Kelly at My Simple Walk has created a tutorial that shows how to take a completed piece of needlework and … Read More ...
Dye Yarn with Kitchen Scraps
Janet M. Perry over at Nuts About Needlepoint is anticipating all the cooking this week and with cooking comes scraps. She’s gathered up some resources for ideas on how to use those scraps for experimenting with using them to dye … Read More ...
Tambour Video Tutorial
Mary of Needle ‘N Thread has been sharing lots of information about Tambour Embroidery and now she has worked up a video that shows the basic chain stitch. You will be able to practice the stitch backwards and forwards after … Read More ...
Pearl Fiber Class
If you have ever wanted to learn how to make your own pearl cotton and other pearl fiber, such as pearl silk, now is your chance. If you aren’t familiar with pearl fibers, you don’t know what you are missing … Read More ...
Easy Shisha
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread has been posting a series of Shisha stitch tutorials. Just a reminder – Shisha stitch is the one where the stitches hold mirrors onto the ground fabric. The stitches are usually a combination of … Read More ...
Coming Soon – New Tutorials
Mary Corbet has started a new practice piece and is showing it off at Needle ‘N Thread and you know what that means! Not only do we get to see a fun new project progress, but since it is a … Read More ...
Super Shisha Stitch Variation
Mary Corbet has been sharing some Shisha stitch tutorials on her Needle ‘N Thread blog recently. So far she has done a basic Shisha stitch tutorial and then a variation on the Shisha stitch variation. Now she is sharing a … Read More ...
Turkman Stitch
This week for TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) Sharon B. is featuring Turkman stitch. This stitch is also called Closed Feather stitch. It is versatile and may be used for counted thread or surface embroidery work. You can use it … Read More ...
Shisha Stitch Variation
Recently Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread posted a common Shisha stitch tutorial and now she has posted a tutorial of a variation of the Shisha stitch that looks like it will be fun too. In case you didn’t see … Read More ...
