Reader L. Ann pointed us to the Cross Stitch Writing Tool at StitchPoint. L. Ann says,
… Read More ...Create your favorite saying, slogan, verse, or whatever in a choice of 6 fonts for cross stitch. It will generate your printable chart
Art, patterns and techniques
Reader L. Ann pointed us to the Cross Stitch Writing Tool at StitchPoint. L. Ann says,
… Read More ...Create your favorite saying, slogan, verse, or whatever in a choice of 6 fonts for cross stitch. It will generate your printable chart
March is National Craft Month! Yea! CraftGossip is honoring the occasion with surprises and giveaways, and the Needlework News blog has a rockin plan in the works with one of your favorite needlework celebrities. Watch for the announcement.… Read More ...
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 … Read More ...
My day job and the flu kept me from timely posting of some of this year’s rockin valentine designs. Here are some you might want to download and save for next year’s love-y stitching.
This cross stitch roundup is all … Read More ...
SharonB is sharing this “teaser” for the next set of worksheets she’s putting together. She says,
… Read More ...This is one of the examples I am using for whipped spoke stitch…Worksheets are designed by me to build into a hand embroiderer’s resource
Ooooooooooo, gorgeous. Felted and embroidered pompoms from Shan Shan of tinytoadstool. See more photos at her blog post.… Read More ...
Sarah Jane needs your help. She says,
… Read More ...I am getting some new embroidery patterns ready for the shop, but I am hoping to have quite a few designs and I don’t think I’ll be able to hand embroider all of
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) demos a tricky but gorgeous Brazilian embroidery stitch. This hydrangea flower uses boucle thread, which gives it extra texture. See the tute.… Read More ...
For the March issue of Martha Stewart’s Living magazine, her crafty minions (known as The Crafts Dept.) forayed into cross-stitch. The upshot: a rockin tutorial for beginners, free patterns for some charming silhouette images and simple alphabets, and ideas … Read More ...
Does it matter whether you stitch right-to-left or left-to-right? Mary Corbet says it does. Find out why from her Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post.… Read More ...
Kell of Kincavel Krosses follows up her individual Seven Deadly Sins charts with a pair of free samplers: Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Heavenly Virtues. You know you want them!… Read More ...
The web is full of tutorials for basic and fancy embroidery stitches. If you’re new to embroidery or could use a refresher, check these out:
(1) Woven picots from Sarah Whittle
(2) Coral stitch from Carina’s Craftblog
(3) Crown stitch … Read More ...
If you’re new to needlework, you may not yet realize that needles are not created equal. Betsy of She Twinkles gives a quick rundown of the most-used types of needles. See her post.… Read More ...
This little pretty by Lorraine of Creative Daily makes me sing with delight. She says modestly, “I was practicing stitching and some more beading on this one! Background is strips of lace and a crocheted doily.” Imagine what she’ll create … Read More ...
Pat of Bird Nest on the Ground is celebrating her third blogaversary with an awesome giveaway: one of her gorgeous candlestick pin cushions, a mini appliqued and embroidered landscape, and more (including chocolate!). Go to her blog post to enter… Read More ...