There’s a huge honkin pattern giveaway going on over at The Split Stitch. Go to the blog post to enter before August 16.… Read More ...
Wrap your hoops
Phillipa of Stitching Always recommends wrapping your embroidery hoops and explains a bit about how to do it. Go to her blog post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: JafaBrit’s Art
Jafagirl of JafaBrit’s Art describes this piece as “Hand embroidery on linen, long and short stitch, couching and satin stitch.” But it’s so much more. Go to her blog post for a photo that you can enlarge and study.… Read More ...
Learn needlepoint damask
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint explains needlepoint damask and shares a bunch of charts for you to try out this effect. Check it out at her blog post.… Read More ...
Free applique patterns
April Rhodes of Sew to Speak shares a pageful of free designs for raw-edge applique and explains how to use them. Go to her blog post for the download.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Little quacker
Creative Breathing shares the pattern and tips for creating another of her precious felt-applique sculptures, Cape Cod Quacker. Go to her blog post to download the pattern.… Read More ...
Free needlepoint charts
Shawkl shares a couple of needlepoint designs for your stitching pleasure:
Christmas in July project
and
Business card holder
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or check out these Pattern books on Amazon.
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Recent stitch tutorials
Free charts: Bookmarks
Free hand-embroidery patterns
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 animal … Read More ...
Free cross-stitch charts
Book review: Love Stitching
Jan Constantine, author of Love Stitching, says,
… Read More ...Colour is something I’ve never been afraid of and I take great delight in using bright and contrasting colours for my bold applique embroideries…This book is filled with an eclectic mix of
Tutorial: Needlepoint threads
Enjoy Emma’s Needlepoint 101 series on DMCThread’s Blog. This week’s lesson: Selecting threads for needlepoint. Go to the tute.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s website directly. … Read More ...
Attend EGA’s Flamingo Fandango
The Kreinik Thread Blog shared a brochure for the meeting of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America this September in Naples, Florida. I intended to take a quick glance and got caught up for at least a half-hour. Dozens of opportunities … Read More ...
Join the Magic Feather Project
You know how much I love Jude Hill‘s feathers. So you’ll understand how thrilled I am that, as usual, Jude has transformed a little stitchy experiment into an opportunity for education, community, and philanthropy. She has started The … Read More ...