Sylvia of Windy River Beadwork & Embroidery explains her secret for making these embroidered wool-felt cuffs a bit more comfortable to wear. See her post.… Read More ...
Pattern and tutorial: Beehive ornament
Angel of Stumbles & Stitches has posted a tutorial for a sweet embroidered felt ornament that deserves to be displayed all year long. Learn how to make this little felt hive with its stitchy bees from Angel’s post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Double-duty pin cushion
Haley Pierson-Cox (The Zen of Making) came up with this clever idea for a pincushion that is not only pretty but also doubly functional. You can wear it on your wrist when, say, you’re pinning a hem. And you can … Read More ...
Tutorial: Pretty sachets
Felicity of Crafty Modern created these pretty little sachets with lots of French knots and a retro vibe. The tools and materials are simple and inexpensive, and her instructions make the process easy. See her tute.… Read More ...
Quick and easy goodie bags
State Line Bag Co. sent samples of their muslin bags to several CraftGossip editors, inviting us to embellish them. Mine are a generous 12″ x 16″. My first thought, of course, was to smother my bags in embroidery. Then I … Read More ...
Learn Tatting
To promote its line of tatting threads, DMC Threads has devoted a segment of its site to tatting with lots of info for beginners. If you’ve thought about learning to tat, here are the resources you need! See the related … Read More ...
Best needlepoint background stitches
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint runs down her top five needlepoint stitches with tips for how to use them. See her post.… Read More ...
Wind it up
I think we’d all like to have our embroidery floss this organized. But who wants to sit and wind all those bobbins! Allison of Little Lovelies has a completely brilliant solution. See her tute.… Read More ...
Tips: Machine-embroidered finger puppets
Carmel of Solomon Sewing made these adorable felt finger puppets using an in-the-hoop design set from Embroidery Library. Benefit from her experience: See her tips for how to get the best results from this commercial pattern.
If you still … Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered paper-bag book covers
It’s back-to-school time! Let Urban Threads show you how to protect the kids’ textbooks with upcycled style. Turn a paper bag into a rockin book cover with a bit of embroidery. See the tute.… Read More ...
Frayed and frazzled
Kreinik is full of good advice today. First, they explain how to make fluffy tassels by fraying Kreinik fibers. Then they show us how to use iron-on threads to add metallic accents to paper crafts. Check out their post.… Read More ...
Put your glasses on a leash
If you wear sunglasses or readers, wouldn’t it be handy to keep them on a little leash around your neck? But we don’t want to end up looking like our fifth-grade teachers, now do we. Bobbypin Bandit to the rescue. … Read More ...
Use Memory Thread in paper crafts
DMC’s Memory Thread is perfect for making vines and tendrils in needlework projects, so why not in papercraft projects, too? This card by Marlene Gomez is a perfect example. See other clever ideas for incorporating Memory Thread into paper … Read More ...
Tutorial: Seam-binding blossoms
Denise Sharp’s guest post on Poppytalk Handmade shows us how to make beautiful blooms using a vintage flower loom and colorful rayon seam binding. See her tutorial.… Read More ...
Stitch Christmas goodies with Carina
Carina of Polka and Bloom will lead an online embroidery class, Christmas Stitches, beginning August 20. Go to her blog for details and a discount code.
Ed. note: Carina did not ask or compensate me to post about her … Read More ...