The blog of American Felt & Craft is rockin 25 Days of Felt Christmas Crafts! First up, a sweet, simple little house by Claire Chauvin, perfect for lighting from within via a battery-operated tea light. Make a whole village! … Read More ...
A baby in a bunting
Squid family!!! Enough said. See more photos at the post of the creator, Cleo Dee.… Read More ...
Fiber arts go onlocation
Caroline of An Snag Breac Beo gives us a glimpse through her lens at the wonderful fiber art on display as part of the onlocation exhibit at Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland. She has work in the show–the diorama shown above. You have … Read More ...
Tutorial: Stitching your handwriting
Dana of Water Penny has a different technique for transferring handwriting to fabric for embroidery. See her tute.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Stitch Therapy
Stitch Therapy calls this work Existential Doily. Perfect. And true. To see more of her work, go to her blog.… Read More ...
Help Christie help kids
Christie of The Fabric Shopper is still working on her raffle to fund an after-school program for inner-city kids to learn to craft and sew. She says,
… Read More ...I have two main life experiences. Teaching kindergarten for 6 years is the
Stuff a stitcher’s stocking
Jane of Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure has put together a handy list of stocking stuffers that any needlepointer will appreciate. In fact, most are perfect little treats for any stitcher. Check it out.… Read More ...
Embroidery for your wrist
Windy River created this gorgeous cuff bracelet by adding bead embroidery and a closure to a length of jacquard ribbon. Lovely! Go to her blog post to find out more.
Ed. note: Windy River neither requested nor compensated this … Read More ...
Starry night
Michelle of A Can of Crafty Curiosities created these embroideries for a swap. Starry night skies, right? Look closely and you’ll see that they’re astronomically correct depictions of the Orion, Canis Major, and Draco constellations. Rockin! Go to her blog … Read More ...
Stitch a mystery ornament
Laura of Two-Handed Stitcher is sharing another Mini Mystery for needlepoint lovers. She says,
… Read More ...Because we all have a jillion things to do now, this next Mini Mystery is a small one, so it’s fast and easy to finish. You’ll
An e-book of patterns from Mary
Big news: Our beloved Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has released her first e-book. She says,
… Read More ...Church Patterns: Designs for Hand Embroidery, Appliqué, Paper Crafts, Painting & More is a collection of over 120 Christian designs, ranging from simple
Gift idea: Embroidered book cover
Here’s a lovely gift idea: A fabric book cover, personalized with embroidery, that includes a built-in bookmark. There’s another bit of embroidery inside. Go to the blog of Racaire, the cover’s creator, to see the surprises inside.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Jude Hill
A bit of a twist. One of Jude Hill‘s feathers…as a buttonhole. Awesome. See her post.… Read More ...
CraftyPod’s Christmas roundup
Diane of CraftyPod has put together a roundup of her Christmas tutorials from years past. Needlework-related and otherwise, you’ll want to check these out. Go to her post.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy… Read More ...
A useful knot for beading
Lyric Kinard shows how to make a handy knot to stabilize beads. See the video on her Lyric Art blog.… Read More ...