Marilee of Yarnplayer shares her favorite technique for tatting a ring. See her video tute.… Read More ...
Stitch a snowflake ornament
If you can make a simple chain stitch–and, believe me, you can–you can make this sweet felt snowflake ornament. If you follow the tutorial by Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting, you won’t even need a pattern. See Troublet’s … Read More ...
Photos for your tree
Here’s the perfect quick little ornament for Mom and Grandma–or Dad and Grandpa–or anyone in your family who loves collecting school photos of the kids. Make a simple felt frame for the photo. I can tell you from personal experience: … Read More ...
Pattern and tute: Tiny felt ice skate ornament
Check out Mollie Johanson‘s Tiny Ice Skate ornament. The blade is a paper clip. Brilliant! You can make some, too. Go to Mollie’s Wild Olive post for the pattern and tutorial.… Read More ...
Make a wee ornie hoop
Melissa Crowe of Checkout Girl shows us how to make an awesome little ornament from bits of felt, a few stitches, and a 3-inch embroidery hoop. Check out her tutorial.… Read More ...
Embroider a sleep mask
Teresa of Teresa Down Under shows us how to make a beautiful and functional embroidered sleep mask. Go to her post for the pattern and tutorial.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Unicorn ornament
Megan Noel says, “You still have time to make a whole herd of unicorns before the holidays!” She provides the pattern and instructions; you supply pretty felt, fibers, beads, and buttons from your stash. See her tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt house ornament
Cate Anevski guest-posted the tutorial for this adorable house ornament over on whip up. Use your felt scraps, a touch of applique, and a bit of embroidery to create keepsakes for your tree or as gifts for friends. Go … Read More ...
Tutorial: Snowflake coasters or ornaments
Laura of Bugs and Fishes riffs on papercut snowflakes with her winter designs that can be used as coasters or ornaments. Follow her tutorial to make a set of your own.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Yoyo ornament
Gerry of Older Rose shows us how she made this simply sweet Christmas ornament with a fabric yoyo as a base. If you aren’t as skilled as Gerry at creating handpainted buttons, you could use any pretty button as the … Read More ...
Free pattern and tutorial: Embroidered Christmas cards
Check out DMCThread’s Blog for a free pattern and instructions for stitching up some cute and quick holiday greeting cards. Go to the post.
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Tutorial: Needleturn applique
Lynette Anderson shows us her favorite technique for flawless needleturn applique. See her tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Pattern darning
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread walks us through the basics of pattern darning. Imagine the pretty set of linen handtowels with pattern-darning borders you could whip up for a last-minute gift. Better check out the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt creche
This sweet little creche is the latest of Mollie Johanson‘s handmade Christmas ornament series. The simple shapes make it totally doable for a young stitcher. A more proficient stitcher might want to cover all the edges with buttonhole stitch. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Dala horse stocking
If you love the Swedish Dala horses popping up all over the web, you’ll adore the latest holiday tutorial by Jenny of allsorts. She uses simple felt applique to add Dala-horse flair to a Christmas stocking. See her tute.… Read More ...