Tatting maven Jane Eborall has posted several tutes lately for incorporating beads into tatting. Check them out.
- Adding a bead to a picot
- Adding beads into the work as the piece is made
- Adding a lot of beads in mid-project
Tutorial: Raised chain stitch
Sarah Whittle shows us how to do raised chain stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Beaded heart pins
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood has posted a rockin tutorial on Craft Sanity for making beaded heart brooches. She says, “While many of my bead projects take considerable time, these little heart pins are small enough to whip up in one sitting.” See … Read More ...
Tutorial: Valentine tree embroidery
Beth of The Modern Lady has a great idea for a valentine gift: this personalized tree-carving embroidery. She’s sharing her design and instructions. Go to her blog post for the pattern and tute.… Read More ...
A beautiful combo from SharonB
I adore this stitch combo from SharonB‘s For the Love of Stitching band sampler. Simple, classic, beaded perfection. Get the details from Sharon’s Pin Tangle blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial and pattern: Valentine owl
Lisa of 5 Orange Potatoes shows us how to applique, embroider, and assemble this sweet valentine owl. See the tute.… Read More ...
Stitch a portrait in blackwork
Ansie of sol y sombra lets us look over her shoulder as she interprets a photograph in blackwork. See the post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Double-knot stitch
Kim of bigB shows us how to do double-knot stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Fly-stitch leaf
Kathy Shaw of Shawkl shows us how to create a fly-stitch leaf. See the tute.… Read More ...
Stitch a locket
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive creates a sweet little surprise by mounting a bitty stitchery in a locket. Find out how she did it from her blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Handmade felt backgrounds for embroidery
I am loving Jane LaFazio‘s freeform embroidery on handmade felt. And I’m thrilled that she’s sharing her technique for creating felted backgrounds. See the tute on her Janeville blog post.… Read More ...
Great tools for stitchers
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has has been talking about tools that make a needleworker’s life easier and more comfortable. Enjoy these recent posts:
Open thimbles
Embroidery scissors with curved blades
Goldwork scissors
Goldwork thread tray (and how to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Fabric feathers
Learn to make fabric millinery feathers ala John Koch via Sarah McFarland‘s post on Threads blog. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Stitch a cuckoo clock
Aimee Ray of little dear tracks (and Doodle Stitching) shows us how to use her cuckoo clock embroidery to create a real working clock. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tatting tutorial: Adding thread without tying a knot
Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades shows us how to cope when the shuttle runs out of thread in the middle of a tatting project. See the tute.… Read More ...