Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Patterns Page is sharing the pattern for her tatted Chinese Coin Bookmark. So pretty. And so original! Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Learn bargello stitches
Bargello Love, author of Bargello Needlepoint blog, must be one wildly energetic woman. She’s already cranking a 365-day challenge — a 2″ x 2″ bargello sample each day. Meanwhile, she’s still posting one stitch sample after another. Recent demos … Read More ...
Tutorials: Silk-ribbon rosebuds
SRE maven Carol Daisy shows us two methods for creating ribbon rosebuds. You’ll love at least one of them! See the tutes.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well … Read More ...
Free sampler patterns: Stofnest
Stofnest blog posts a new, free cross-stitch sampler pattern almost every day. What a treasure trove! See the blog. And be sure to add it to your blog reader.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Tassels from floss
Julie of Bush Baby Jag gives us easy step-by-step instructions for creating understated tassels from embroidery floss. Yes, that means you can make any color you want! I can see these on bookmarks, greeting cards, collages, art quilts…so many possibilities. … Read More ...
TDSiTM seam treatments continue
Shawkl is revving up again, cranking out great wads of beautiful seam treatments for her Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months project. I’ve featured just a few of her recent examples. Run over to her blog and catch up on … Read More ...
Peter’s first embroidery
Look what six-year-old Peter did! His mom, Corinne (aka so september) says,
… Read More ...Yes, it does say “tough love” on it – an expresssion he overheard me say on the phone as he was stitching. I guess I should be
New source for hand-embroidery patterns
You might already love the work of Marisa Hopkins, aka Elegant Snobbery and Elegant Bloggery. Her online adventures as a working artist/mom of preschoolers make good coffee-time reading for me every day. And her bright, sweet, clever illustrations … Read More ...
New charts from Needleprint: Bridegrooms’ Hearts
Needleprint is making available a book of patterns for bridegrooms’ hearts. The blog says,
… Read More ...These hearts were often stitched by the bride-to-be, sometimes in the summer in the pastures, and long before she knew to whom she would be married.
Tutorial: Textile Ancestor’s Pot
This fabulous textile art by Beate Knappe is an Ancestor’s Pot. She says,
… Read More ...Such an Ancestors’s pot usually is made of ceramics and has a lid. I am a textile artist. For that reason my ancestors’ pot will not
Free tatting patterns: Stacked flower pins
Teri Dusenbury
(TATBit Tats) created this gorgeous brooch by stacking tatted motifs. Patterns for this and another lovely design are available from her blog. She warns that they were created long ago and need to be retested. Why not test … Read More ...
There’s still time to enter the Winter Wonderland exhibition
Remember, the submission deadline for the Hand Embroidery Network‘s Winter Wonderland online exhibition is January 29 and 30. You still have time to participate! Get the details from the HEN site.… Read More ...
Ecru felt + neon threads = cheery winter wreath
Page’s Felt Flower Winter Wreath is sure to brighten any gray day this season. She says,
… Read More ...I had a great time creating abstract felt versions of some of my favorite flowers and then embellishing them with the neon threads. I
50 pillowcases needed by the end of February!
Debra Montgomery of Debra’s Design Studio is organizing another instalment of Operation Pillowcase. She’s trying to put together enough handmade pillowcases for a unit of 50 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. She says,
… Read More ...From my experience on the first Operation
Great idea: Upcycled pincushion
Betty Miller of Altered Expressions blog upcycled used baby shoes into adorable pincushions. She says they make “a lovely gift for a sewing friend.” Cute! See more on her blog post.… Read More ...