Needle Work

This adorable hand-embroidery pattern is free for your personal use from Sublime Stitching. Thanks, Jenny! Get the pattern.… Read More ...

Last summer, I had this great idea to include punchneedle embellishments on my fabric collages. I bought the necessary equipment and read all the instructions, traced off my pattern, and set to work. D-i-s-a-s-t-e-r. Frustrated and disappointed, I tucked all … Read More ...

The latest issue of CQMagOnline is live! Enjoy articles by a variety of needlework luminaries on topics ranging from creating fabric prints to stitching crinoline ladies to using silk scraps for pin weaving. This delicious e-zine is free! You’ve got … Read More ...

I had the most pleasant coffee break this morning, browsing through Bird Nest on the Ground, the blog of needle artist Patricia Eaton. There is so much there to learn and enjoy. I’m definitely adding this blog to … Read More ...

Here’s a great tip from Bargello Needlepoint: Use pinch bowls — flexible silicone cups designed for kitchen use — to tame your tiny stitchery tools and accessories. See the post.… Read More ...

The chart for this precious teeny frog is free (for your personal use) from sarajessica of Cross Me Not blog. Go get it.… Read More ...

Rush over to the Sublime Stitching blog and see Jenny Hart‘s new tutorial for her freshly invented Lazy Lotus Stitch. Flip a few Lazy Daisies upside down, add some French knots and straight stitches, and you have a completely … Read More ...

Lakshmi Sadala has created a blog, Hand Embroidery from Sadalas, that is a growing resource for embroidery tips and tutorials, particularly for Indian-style needlework. Stop by and check out the abundance of guides she has put together already, and … Read More ...

I love this silk embroidered flower brooch by Meri of Agulhas da Meri blog. Maybe if we all go comment on it, she’ll tell us how she did it! See the post.… Read More ...

Ruthie’s X Stitch Creations blog offers a detailed tutorial for creating a 15-sided biscornu. Ruthie says the design is “great for using up small pieces of Aida.” And what a beautiful result! See the tute.

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TipNut is sharing another series of vintage patterns. This time, it’s Garden Harvest kitchen towels from the 1940s. The first pattern, Radishes, is available now, and others will follow each week. Get the pattern.… Read More ...

Julia of Julia’s Place blog shares a fantastic idea for using GLAD Press’n Seal wrap to transfer an embroidery pattern. This method lets you transfer a design to delicate CQ fabrics without taking a chance on leaving permanent marks. Brilliant! … Read More ...

Check out Sister Diane‘s podcast interview of needlepoint luminary Janet Perry over on CraftyPod. Go to the interview.… Read More ...

This adorable pattern is free for your personal use from My Little Stitches. Get the chart.… Read More ...

The freestyle-weaving series continues on Tenar’s Cave blog with a tutorial on “weaving” with chain stitches. Cool! Go see the post.… Read More ...