I’m in awe of this honeysuckle vine stitched by Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss. She says,
… Read More ...I’ve never done honeysuckle before and none of my books have any that I loved so I made my own idea of honeysuckle!
Free online: 1920 stitching handbook
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread points out an amazing free online book for stitchers. Get the details.… Read More ...
Inspiration: The Glass Mountain
Kate of The Glass Mountain has been embroidering these darling characters on little zippered coin purses. She says,
… Read More ...I’ve been a little fascinated by the idea of circus skills lately. Not so much clowning but definitely balancing acts — little
Watch Lily Pond for soft-circuit projects
Are you keeping an eye on the Lily Pond? Here’s the site summary:
… Read More ...LilyPond is a budding online resource that allows people to document and share projects that blend electronics and textiles. We are developing the site to provide
Tutorial: Woven trellis stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is woven trellis stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.… Read More ...
Winners!
The winners of Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth are Cheryl and Mandiannie. I’ll contact you by e-mail, and you’ll have 7 days to respond with your snail mail address. If I don’t hear from you, we’ll do a second-chance drawing … Read More ...
Free: Sewing cards
Kate‘s post on mini-eco includes the free printable file and instructions for creating these adorable sewing cards. Your preschooler will love these! Go to the post.
And many thanks to kath-red of whip up for pointing out this … Read More ...
Tutorial: Stencil and stitch
Here’s a great idea from The Long Thread. Combine freezer-paper stenciling and hand stitching to customize plain linens. See the tute.… Read More ...
Suzani = tambour work
Christine Stanton of Christine, by Hand points out that the beautiful suzani embroidery showing up on Etsy has the look of chain stitches but is created with a tambour hook. (The technique Susan Elliott told us about in June… Read More ...
Last day to enter!
We’re giving away two copies of Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth at 8:00 a.m. (Central USA time) on August 31. Go to the original blog post to enter.… 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
(1) Bouquet de Roses from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(2) I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation from Kincavel Krosses
(3) Île déserte from Sylyne’s universe
(4) Bisco zigoui (in three colorways) from les loisirs abbygaelle
(5) Eléphant … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free charts: Cross-stitch
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 charts: Needlepoint
(1) Napkin ring in leaf stitch from Cheryl Fall of About.com
(2) Needlepoint Banner from Craft Stew
(3) Ribbon Pillow from Craft Stew
(4) Turquoise Cross from Nuts about Needlepoint… Read More ...
