I never tire of Jude Hill‘s feather motif. Look closely and you’ll see that the central stem of the feather is her signature baker’s twine. Could I do this? I have to try. Go to Jude’s Spirit Cloth blog… Read More ...
Visit a museum with Racaire
Racaire of Racaire’s Embroidery & Needlework shares photos from her recent trip to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in her hometown of Vienna, Austria, where she studied the needlework embellishments of clothing depicted in antique portraits. Beautiful. See her post.… Read More ...
Free cross-stitch charts
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 ...
Visigoth influences on Spanish embroidery
John Hopper of The Textile Blog looks at how the already rich, primarily Islamic needlework traditions of the Iberian peninsula were further enhanced by the influence of Visigoth culture. Fascinating. See the post.… Read More ...
More from Elsa Mora
I know I’ve mentioned them before, but Elsa Mora‘s little brooches are so gorgeous they almost make me cry. Just look at this. No, really…go to her blog post to see different angles and enlarge the photos.… Read More ...
Unconventional fibers from Habu
Stephen of Sri Threads reviews Habu Textiles’ line of unusual fibers and yarns that range from kudzu to nettle to stainless steel. If you use fibers in your needlework for weaving, couching, or other embellishment, you’ll want to see … Read More ...
Recent stitch tutorials
(1) Striped Woven Band Stitch from big B
(2) Chain Stitch from Hugs from Helen
(3) Feather stitch video from welovefrenchknots (scroll down)
(4) Stem stitch video from welovefrenchknots (scroll down)
(5) Padded satin stitch from Judy’s Journal… Read More ...
Free cross-stitch charts
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Cross stitch pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free … Read More ...
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 ...
Mexican birds in variegated thread
Hannah of enbrouderie shares another remarkable Mexican embroidered work from the collection of of Dr. Faegheh Shirazi of the University of Texas at Austin. Check out the photos and description at her blog post.… Read More ...
A wearable rabbit
At the center of this unloose award-ribbon-type brooch by Bascom Hogue is a bunny in his signature style (look closely). Get the related story and see the clickable, enlargeable photo at his blog post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Eleanor Pigman
Eleanor Pigman bead-embroidered a lion fish. Like her beaded portraits, this work fills me with awe and hope. Look what can be done! Go to Eleanor’s blog post for a photo you can embiggify and study.… Read More ...
Video: Sampler conservation
Tricia of The Embroiderer’s Story shares a video that shows the volunteers of the Fife Sewing Circle conserving historical samplers and preparing them for exhibit. Wow! Hard job. And it would scare me to death to handle all that priceless … Read More ...
Tutorial: Brain coral
Ina of Let’s Learn Embroidery shows us how to create this rockin dimensional brain coral. See her post.… Read More ...