Pat Winter (Pat Winter Gatherings) shows us how to cover barrel beads with teeny crazy quilts. The beads then can be used as pendants, bases for tassels, or let your imagination guide you! See the tute.
In the late … Read More ...
New: Simply Stitching by Carina
Carina Envoldsen-Harris (Carina’s Craftblog) has published a hold-in-your-hand embroidery book. She says,
… Read More ...Simply Stitching – Your No-Fuss Guide to Colourful Embroidery…is a combination of my two ebooks, Small Stitches and Stitching Borders and Beyond. The Small
Eye candy: Contemporary blackwork
Penny Nickels is hanging out over at MrXStitch, buffing up our appreciation of contemporary blackwork. Go see.… Read More ...
Free hand-embroidery patterns: Gingham fruit and veggies
TipNut is sharing another series of vintage tea-towel embroidery patterns. This time: gingham fruit and vegetables from the 1940s. Go to the first post to download the green bean design. And keep an eye on TipNut for the rest … Read More ...
Tutorial: Closed feather stitch
Sarah Whittle demos closed feather stitch. See the tute.… Read More ...
Book review and giveaway: Art Cloth
Art cloth, as conceived by Jane Dunnewold, is fabric on which complex layers of color and image have been built up. Art cloth can become the background for collage, art quilting, embroidery or other textile arts. Or it … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
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 … Read More ...
Free patterns: Embroidery and felt
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More ...
Free patterns: Hand embroidery
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
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 … Read More ...
Free charts: Needlepoint
An iPhone app for stitchers
Dig this announcement from C&T Publishing Blog:
… Read More ...Our new iPhone App, Judith Baker Montano’s Embroidery & Crazy Quilt Stitch Guide — Beginner’s, is now available for $4.99 on the iTunes App Store.
There are more than 50 basic
Stitch a greeting card
Lauren Davis (Crooked Sister) has posted her first tutorial, and it’s a winner. She shows us how to embroider a greeting card — a craft so dear to my heart! See the tute.… Read More ...
Get the skinny on Berlinwork
Janet Perry gives the lowdown on Berlinwork — a needlepoint fad of the 1830s and 40s. Get the details from Janet’s post on Nuts About Needlepoint blog.… Read More ...
Wash your embroidery — and your horse!
Mary Corbet‘s latest advice for caring for fine needlework is going to send stitchers running to veterinary supply stores and agri co-ops. Find out how and why Mary uses and recommends Orvus — a horse shampoo — from her … Read More ...
