These gorgeous embroidered buttons by Birthine take my breath away and make me want to stitch stitch stitch! See more of her work–and the inspiration for it–at her flickr photostream.
Many thanks to Wendy Gratz of Shiny Happy World… Read More ...
An ornament swap…maybe
Yvette of White Threads is considering hosting an exchange of hand-stitched Christmas ornaments again this year. She needs a few more takers to make the exchange a go. If you’re interested in participating, find out more from Yvette’s blog post… Read More ...
Faux taxidermy goes mini
Look what Bree made! She says,
… Read More ...Miniature taxidermy is here for those who believe cute things come in smaller packages. Half the size but twice the awesomeness! Meet Mr. Tiny Deer-Moose, he is a hybrid creature that is part deer,
Inspiration: My Sweet Prairie
Layers of tiny embroidery with sewing thread. So awesome. See more photos of this work at Monika‘s My Sweet Prairie blog post.… Read More ...
Quick tip for labeling floss
Monica of Happy Zombie has a tip for labeling your embroidery floss with the color number quickly and easily. See her post.… Read More ...
Win every issue of Threads
Threads blog is giving away a copy of Threads Magazine Archive, 1985-2011 on DVD. The post says,
… Read More ...Would you like to be able to search for that article you remember reading months ago in Threads, but forget the title
Black Kitties–fiber jewels
Beautiful, whimsical, and seasonal. This new fiber necklace from rRradionica is called Black Kitties. See more photos at her blog post.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Winter house
Shell of Bits and Bobs shares her pattern for this sweet felt-applique and embroidery Christmas ornament or door hanger. Go to her blog post to download the pattern.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy… Read More ...
Free Pattern: Heirloom Doll dress
Carla Crim of Scientific Seamstress guest posts on We Love French Knots about her love of sewing and embellishing doll-sized garments. She says,
… Read More ...I started out with 18″ dolls, but worked my way down to small (10″) and super-small dolls
Free Embroidery pattern: Christmas sampler
Bronwyn of Red Brolly has the Christmas spirit early and big! She’s sharing three Christmas sampler designs between now and the holidays. The first, shown above, is available now. Go to her blog post to download the pattern and instructions. … Read More ...
Free chart: Needlepoint sampler
Kathy Shaw of Shawkl is sharing the chart for her original needlepoint sampler. She says it might make a good book cover or tin topper. Go to her post to download the chart.… Read More ...
Crazy-quilting for the win!
Nicki of Nicki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams was the host for a recent crazy-quilt challenge on the HGTV Quilting Forum. Last weekend the votes were tallied and the winners announced. Shown here is the first-place quilt by Maureen Greeson. Awesome. … Read More ...
Win Lyric’s “Bead It”
Jane LaFazio of Janeville is giving away a copy of Lyric Kinard‘s new beading-tutorial DVD, Bead It Like You Mean It. Go to her blog post to enter before October 13.… Read More ...
Stitch a potato
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads continues her series of tutorials for stitched fruits and vegetables with the humble potato. These felt and embroidery soft sculptures would be ideal for a toddler’s play kitchen or beautiful displayed in a bowl on … Read More ...
You’ll want to rip your dress
My friend Annie says, “There are no mistakes. Only opportunities for embellishment.” Evidently, Karen Barbe also subscribes to this philosophy. When she got a glaring rip in one of her favorite dresses, she created a mend that added to the … Read More ...