Oh, my goodness! Sewforless.com is giving away the good stuff! For at least a week, the site is saying thanks to its customers with Thankful Days Giveaways. The first prize — a pair of WunderStitch scallop shears valued at US … Read More ...
Free pattern from Di van Niekerk
Di van Niekerk of Crafts Unlimited is sharing this beautiful blue hydrangea design. Her newsletter says,
… Read More ...This multipurpose design is the first in the set of three gorgeous designs and is just the thing for embroidery, decoupage, scrapbooking and card
Giveaway X 7
Have you entered the seven CraftGossip Needlework giveaways that are going on now? If not, get a move on! The contests end at 8:00 a.m. (Central USA time) next Monday, November 23.
Fabric intarsia: Felt-inlay patchwork
I’m enthralled. It never occurred to me that it’s possible to create inlay with fabric — much as woodcrafters do with veneer. And yet this needlework technique has been around at least since the 14th century! Crafting with wool felt … Read More ...
Tatting tip: When a ring won’t close
If you’re frustrated by a tatted ring that refuses to close, TATBit Tats has the answer. See her tip.
Oh, and don’t drive yourself crazy looking for a unclosed ring in the image. The picture is up there just … Read More ...
Free pattern: Prick-and-stitch wreath
DJ of Prick and Stitch Is My Craft is highlighting this lovely holiday card stitched by reader Capricorn. The prick-and-stitch pattern for the motif is free. Capricorn made it her own by replacing the stitched berries with flatback gems … Read More ...
Tutorials: Four SRE stitches
Hifa of Craft Patterns and Tutorials has posted tutorials for some of her favorite silk-ribbon embroidery techniques: feather stitch, gathered ribbon rose, loop stitch, and fly stitch. See the tutes. And watch her blog — she says more tutes … Read More ...
Tutorial: Fence stitching
kakariki of Radical Cross Stitch has joined “the realestate4ransom prankster campaign against the rampant land speculation plaguing Melbourne’s suburbs.” Thus, she is sharing a tutorial for a bit of gentle vandalistic protest: fence stitching. Yes, you can “cross-stitch” an image … Read More ...
Giveaway: June at Noon patterns
Gretchen of June at Noon is giving away two original, adorable Matryoshka-doll embroidery patterns. Go to her blog post to enter before 10:00 p.m. (Eastern USA time), November 24. The winner will be announced November 25.… Read More ...
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
Free chart: Festival of Lights frame
The needlepoint chart for this photo frame with glowing silver menorah (designed by Judi Kauffman) is free from FreePatterns.com. Get the chart.… Read More ...
Free patterns and charts
This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Our free patterns range from simple cross-stitch designs to more complicated flower and animal motifs. With … Read More ...
New brooches from Karen Ruane
Karen Ruane of contemporary embroidery is making new brooches. Be still my heart! See close-up photos and find out more from Karen’s blog post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Braid stitch
KerryKatieCakes has put together a tutorial on braid stitch — an effective seam or border treatment for CQ or even a garment. See the tute.… Read More ...
Beaded long-and-short stitch
If you’re one of the throng who avidly followed Mary Corbet’s instructional series on long-and-short stitch, then you appreciate the difficulty of this shading technique, and you’ll especially enjoy Carol-Anne Conway‘s stab at beaded long-and-short stitch! Carol says … Read More ...