Do you remember when you were a child and you would collect all of those beautiful fall leaves that covered the ground in the fall months? I could never decide which one I liked best. Once I did, I would … Read More ...
Search Results for: crewel embroidery
How to Thread Paint Flowers – Embroidery Tutorial
This handy beginner level thread painting tutorial is a must-read if you want to try thread painting flowers. The designer over on Crewel Ghoul provides a video tutorial and photos to you how to achieve this beautiful look. To me, … Read More ...
Frontline Hero Nurse Hand Embroidery Kit
This 7 inch Nurse Angel hand embroidery kit and nurse embroidery design with a 13 colour thread palette is great DIY craft kit that is dedicated to our essential frontline workers and can be given as a gift for a … Read More ...
Book Review – Better Home And Gardens Embroidery
Embroidery features 35 embroidery and needlecraft projects covering basic embroidery, crewel, cross-stitch, ribbon embroidery, sashiko, and redwork.
Full-size patterns are offered for all projects, complete with full-color photography, diagrams, concise instructions, and schematic illustrations to ease completion.
A back to … Read More ...
6 Alphabet Patterns For Hand Embroidery
Hand embroidery is a very delicate art form, and by taking into account the details that can go into one piece, the possibility of creating an exact duplicate is nearly impossible. Today we are bringing you 6 alphabet patterns … Read More ...
Book review: Doodle Stitching–Embroidery & Beyond
If Aimee Ray wants to write it, I want to read it. If she wants to design it, I want to stitch it. So when I received a review copy of the third book in her Doodle Stitching
series, I … Read More ...
Win crewel kits!
You could win some especially appetizing crewel kits from Mary Corbet‘s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog. Go to Mary’s post to enter before January 9.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Crewel tree ornament
Somehow I missed posting about this adorable ornament by Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive. Like her other handmade ornaments this year, it’s quick and easy. And this one is the perfect opportunity to dip your toe into crewelwork (embroidery … Read More ...
Learn about Jacobean crewel
Revel in images of 17th century English bed hangings in the collection of the Embroidery Guild of America. See closeups of the Jacobean crewel embroidery. Get links to free patterns based on these works and courses in Jacobean embroidery. Go … Read More ...
Crewel beginnings
Kim of a dork with a needle has fallen in love with crewel embroidery. She explains how she achieved the subtle coloring in this Venus fly trap stitchery. Get the details from her post.… Read More ...
Free patterns: Hand-embroidery
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More ...
A crewel round-up
Stitching with a Shimmy has posted a roundup of her articles about crewel embroidery. Go to her post to get all the links.… Read More ...
Free design for a “crewel” winter
Leigh Ann of The Object Project shares her original design for hand embroidery. This flower would make up beautifully in crewel. Get the pattern. And thanks so much for sharing, Leigh Ann!… Read More ...
Learn crewel stitchery with Mary Corbet
Back on New Year’s Eve, Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog shared the pattern for this crewel rooster with us. And ever since then, she’s been letting us peek over her shoulder as she stitches it up in style. … Read More ...
Free embroidery patterns you may have missed
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and … Read More ...