Kimberly of Baroque Embellishments explains how to turn a neat corner with an antique rolled hem. See her tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Beaded tassel
Kathy of Shawkl takes us through the steps to create a beautiful beaded tassel. Who knew it was this easy! See her tute.… Read More ...
Beginner embroidery: The supplies you need
Allison of Little Lovelies runs through the basic supplies you need to get started in embroidery. If you’re new to stitching, the list is probably shorter than you think, and this article will be perfect for you. Go to Allison’s … Read More ...
Easter Tutorial: Felt bunny brooch
Make a sweet bunny brooch as an Easter gift for someone you love. Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive shows us how. Go to her tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Stumpwork raspberry
Elizabeth of Sew in Love has put together a new tutorial for creating a stumpwork raspberry with felt padding and beads. So gorgeous. Go to her blog post to learn how to do it.
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Tutorial: Honeybee Candle Mat
Cute, cute, cute! Mollie of Wild Olive combines embroidery and applique with the hexie craze to create a thoroughly charming candle mat. And she’s showing us all how it’s done, step by step. Go to her tute.… Read More ...
How-to: Catherine Wheel join
Jon of Tat-a-Renda shows us step by step how to do the complicated Catherine Wheel join. Her photos make the process clear and accessible. Go to her post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Restarting a thread invisibly
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how to cope when we must end one thread and start a new one in the middle of a line of complex stitching. Check out her tute.… Read More ...
DIY organizer for embroidery floss
Leah of Zombies Wearing Helmets wanted a new system for storing her embroidery floss. But not just any old system. She says it had to meet these requirements:
… Read More ...*Skeins should be in numerical order.
*Colors should be easy to see
Tutorial: Felt Easter ornaments
Raphaele of La Creature and You shares a tutorial for sweet felt Easter ornaments that even a beginning stitcher need not fear. In fact, this would be a perfect project to do with school-age children. Go to the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Wedding hoop
Annika of All the Live Long Day created this sweet hoop as a wedding gift for a friend. (Note the fabric-wrapped hoop. I love that technique!) And this gift keeps on giving–she’s sharing the tutorial so we all can make … Read More ...
Tutorials: Stitching travel packs
If you like to stitch while you travel, you’ll love two recent posts by stitchers who embroider on the go. Both are offering tutorials for handy (and beautiful) kits to make your stitching portable. The Go-Anywhere Case by Erin of … Read More ...
How to cut small felt pieces
I love the look of tiny felt applique embellishments, but all my bitty flowers and leaves end up shaped like blobs. Laura of Bugs and Fishes comes to my rescue (and maybe yours, too) with a tutorial about how to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Stumpwork pansy
Marjolein of Threads and Patches shows us how to create an embroidery perennial–the pansy–in stumpwork. You’ll want to bookmark this! Go to the first tute in the series.
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How to wrap a hoop with fabric
Allison of Little Lovelies is sharing a great tutorial. She says,
… Read More ...As I was working on this, I realized that it was actually looking a little too simple with only two colors and the wood hoop…Wrapping an embroidery hoop is