There’s a biggo embroidery-pattern sale going on at Sublime Stitching. Some awesome transfer patterns are available for only US$2.50! The sale ends at 5:00 p.m. (Central USA time) on Friday, March 25. So check it out now!… Read More ...
Inspiration: Checkout Girl
I’m loving these “multi-hoop experiments” by Melissa Crowe (Checkout Girl). Visit her blog.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Satin-stitched dots
I avoid embroidering dots. I’ve always thought they were just too hard. But afte reading Mary Corbet‘s tutorial, I’m willing to give them a try. I want a bit of this gorgeousness in my hoop! If you’d like to … Read More ...
Learn some new needlepoint stitches
Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com, has posted new free stitch journal pages for diamond ray stitch (top) and horizontal brick stitch. Go to her blog post for the links to these rockin stitch aides.… Read More ...
New old charts
Ramzi‘s Free Pattern Maker site has received three uploads recently of vintage Sajou pattern books:
(1) Sajou No. 290 (8 pages of designs)
(2) Sajou No. 664 (4 alphabets)
(3) Sajou No. 603 (3 alphabets)… Read More ...
Big sale at Stofnest!
Ria of Stofnest is having a spring-cleaning sale. You can buy any 10 PDF patterns from her website for just 10 Euros. Go to her blog post for the link.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Machine-embroidered tea towels
Colleen of The Magic Bean guest-posted a tutorial on The Crafters File Box for these awesome machine-embroidered tea towels. She made this set as a gift for her mother, but I think they’d be appropriate for any queenly woman in … Read More ...
Tutorials: Tatted shamrocks
Gina of Threads of a Tatting Goddess is sharing tutorials for two lovely shamrock designs. Go to her blog post to get the PDFs.… Read More ...
Cover your tea!
Anne Marie of Untangling Threads shows how to make a simply elegant Victorian-inspired teacup cover to protect your drink from landing insects. If you think this isn’t a problem, you haven’t tried to sip a cuppa on my deck! See … Read More ...
Inspiration: Alli Coate
This awesome small work was created by Alli of Alli Coate blog. She says,
… Read More ...This collage combines a drawing inspired by a taxidermy butterfly with some of my favorite threads and a scrap of fabric left over from my projects
Pump up the pattern with stitching
Kirsten and Cath of Prints Charming have a great guest post on whip up about embellishing fabrics by following the print with basic embroidery stitches. See the post.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or … Read More ...
An alternative to the folded join
Tatter Jane Eborall explains her technique for “joining the final join when you’ve got rings in a motif and they face outwards.” Jane says she doesn’t know how to do a folded join. But since this technique works so well, … Read More ...
Video tute: Bird pincushion
Joel Dewberry joins the DIY Dish twins to demo making this sweet bird pincushion/sachet/Christmas ornament. Simple sewing, applique, and embroidery. Make a whole flock! See the tute.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or … Read More ...
Rachel wins! Rachel wins!
WooooHOOOOO! I just love it when passion and talent are rewarded.
Rachel Hobson (Average Jane Crafter) won the “2D Original” category of the Etsy and NASA Spacecraft Contest with her High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon. … Read More ...
Winner: Sublime Stitching Kit
The winner of Jenny Hart’s Sublime Stitching Ultimate Embroidery Kit is Jo Ann Bar-El. I’ve contacted you by e-mail, and you’ll have 48 hours to respond with your snail mail address. If I don’t hear from you, we’ll do … Read More ...