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 ...
Inspiration: Hearty Craft
These ornaments by Zinaida of Hearty Craft just take my breath away. When you see the close-ups of her work, you’re going to want to try your hand at designing your own original ornaments and encrusting them with stitching and … 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 ...
Farewell, Erica
We must say another good-bye. Embroidery legend Erica Wilson died Tuesday at age 83. I certainly never met Erica, but I felt she was my friend. Like so many others, I took up the needle in the early 1970s, inspired … Read More ...
Embroidery Inspiration: kézzel és lélekkel
Manya of kézzel és lélekkel created these nostalgic pendants–silk-ribbon embroidery on a silk dupioni ground. Exquisite. See more views at her blog post.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as … Read More ...
Hypno-kitteh says Merry Christmas
Eep! Christmas means…kitties with laser-beam eyes! Lisa Riddle stitched them. See her Etsy shop.
And thanks a million to Lish Dorset of Craftzine.com for spotting these little winners.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy… Read More ...
Technical difficulties
In case you haven’t yet heard, CraftGossip is having intermittent technical difficulties, mostly related to images. But don’t worry; you won’t miss anything. We’ll catch you up on all the latest news as soon as things stabilize!… 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 ...
Adding needlelace to a simple blouse
Rachel of VirtuoSew Adventures shares images of a blouse she embellished with needlelace when she was just a teenager. You’ll enjoy the story and the close-ups of the beautiful stitching. Go to her post.… 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 ...
Name this work
Susan Lenz has created another assemblage incorporating her gorgeous embroidery-wrapped vintage spools. This time, the setting is a sweet cradle. She says,
… Read More ...The work is done … but I still haven’t landed on the perfect title. To me, each spool