Get the pattern and tutorial for this sweet embroidered potholder from Maggie Makes.
Thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this great find.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Auryn Medallion
Kimara of Wee Folk Art is sharing the pattern and tutorial for making this wearable replica of the Auryn Medallion from The Never Ending Story. I’ll bet there’s a heroic young one in your life. He or she needs this … Read More ...
Get the lowdown on princess lace
Bobbi Chase is guest blogging on Needle ‘n’ Thread about princess lace — a cousin of Battenburg lace, in which lace tapes are combined to create delicate, elaborate patterns. Get the details and see more photos.… Read More ...
How old is redwork?
Penny Nickels‘ post on MrXStitch shows us that redwork embroidery is more ancient — and much more meaningful — than those cute line-art designs of the past couple of centuries might suggest. See part one of her series on … Read More ...
Tutorial: Bullion rose
Val Laird is sharing a tutorial for creating her signature bullion roses. Go to her website, scroll down to the bottom, and click the photo to download the tute as a PDF file.
The bullion knot rose is made … Read More ...
Download needlework books at C&T
C&T Publishing now offers more than 200 titles as e-books for instant download, including Laurel Anderson’s Applique Workshop, Ann Fahl’s Dancing with Thread, Judith Baker Montano’s Elegant Stitches, and Salley Mavor’s Felt Wee Folk. The prices of e-books are substantially … Read More ...
See Janet’s new stitch-guides site!
Janet Perry‘s new site, Needlepoint Stitch Guides, is now open. Go see!… Read More ...
Inspiration: yarn soup
Jenny McCabe of yarn soup blog calls this work an “experiment, just playing with mixing machine and hand embroidery with the needle felting.” If this is the result of her play, imagine what happens when she gets down to serious … Read More ...
Free charts: Cross-stitch borders
Janet of Stitch School has converted the designs from some vintage trims (courtesy of her reader Sandro Ilg) into free charts for us! These would make charming borders on everything from kitchen towels to toddler clothes. Get the charts… Read More ...
Free pattern: Largartera embroidery
DMCThread’s Blog gives us a brief rundown on Largartera embroidery, a style in which long-stitch motifs are framed with combinations of counted-thread stitches or pulled-thread work. In addition to some great info and photos, a free pattern is included so … Read More ...
Tutorial: Up-and-down feather stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is up-and-down feather stitch. What could be more perfect for a vine? See the tute on SharonB’s Pin Tangle blog.… 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
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 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 ...