Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shares a pattern for a mini-stocking and tips for completing it with variations of Milanese stitch. See her post.… Read More ...
Stitch a sweet berry
While She Naps shows us how to make her version of a sweet felt strawberry. I love the seed-bead seeds. See her tute.… Read More ...
Learn jacquard stitch
Cheryl Fall of About.com shares a new Stitch Journal page for jacquard stitch. She says, “The Jacquard Stitch is a needlepoint filling stitch worked in diagonal, stepped rows of both broad and narrow stitches.” Learn this beautiful technique. Go to … Read More ...
Make some summery coasters
Molly of The Purl Bee shows us how to make these adorable felt-applique coasters to bring some summer to your table. See the tute.
And many thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this find.… Read More ...
Half-cross is not needlepoint
If you can use the same charts for needlepoint and half-cross-stitch, are the two techniques the same? Not at all. Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint talks us through the differences. See her post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Tatted pointed chain
Jon Yusoff of Tat-a-Renda shares her technique for creating a pointed chain–a way of transforming a simple curve into a gothic arch as shown in this illustration. See her tute.… Read More ...
Perfectly tiny
Squeee! Look at the winner of feeling stitchy‘s May stitchalong! Lia of Summerday Studio stitched a miniature version of May’s pattern on a dress for a Blythe doll. Wow. And what’s more, she’s sharing a technical illustration so you … Read More ...
Tutorial: Joining tatting to a clasp
Tatting expert Jane Eborall shows how to join tatting “to clasps and things.” See her tute.… Read More ...
The best needle-painting threads
Expert Trish Burr gives her rundown of the best threads to use for needle painting. You’ll want to see this. Go to Trish’s post.… Read More ...
All of the embroidery basics
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive has put together an index post for her complete Embroidery Basics series. And there’s a bonus: Mollie has added illustrations for lefties. Go to her post for all the links.… Read More ...
Learn knotted gobelin and woven plait stitches
Two new stitches for your Needlepoint Stitch Journal from Cheryl Fall of About.com! Go to Cheryl’s blog post for the link.… Read More ...
Tutorials: Beading a needlepoint canvas
Ribbon-flower tutes by Craft Fairy
Craft Fairy has shared tutes for several types of ribbon flowers recently–folded roses, pulled-thread flowers, twisted roses. Better bookmark her blog! Go to Craft Fairy’s blog.… Read More ...
Learn single and double twill stitch
Learn single twill stitch and double twill stitch from Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com. Go to her blog post for links to the free stitch diagrams with journal pages.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered growth chart
Emily of The Student/Teacher posted a tutorial for a quilted and embroidered growth chart that will warm the heart of any stitchy mommy or granny. She says,
… Read More ...This project is simply a long, narrow wall quilt designed to be a