Needle Work

Admit it: You’ve never seen anything sweeter than these African violet pincushions by verybigjen. She gives us the how-to in her flickr stream. See the tute.

Many thanks to One Pretty Thing for pointing out this find.… Read More ...

Sometimes needlework makes me laugh out loud. This is one of those times. Floresita of feeling stitchy shared this work by screaming lulu called Why internet dating sucks. Floresita says,

I cannot say Amen loud enough. Love this series of

Feast your eyes on this! Needle artist Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses calls it a “snippet.” I call it spectacular. See more on Lisa’s blog.… Read More ...

If you love sarajessica‘s charts for tiny cross-stitch tidbits, you are going to love her latest venture. She’s sharing this much larger scale floral pattern — original of course — on her Cross Me Not blog. Get the chart… Read More ...

Don’t miss the tutorial for freestyle weaving on a pin loom. It’s over on Tenar’s Cave blog, and it rocks. See the tute.… Read More ...

This gorgeous pastel biscornu is the original creation of Tintock Tap. She says the design was “inspired by the way I saw the backstitched squares being distorted as I stitched together my 15 sided Snowflakes biscornu in January. I … Read More ...

Does everybody else know about this? It’s new to me.

Look how Maria del Valle created butterflies with a few straight stitches on evenweave fabric. Simple, elegant, lovely…brilliant! This photo is from a sampler of stitches she’s learning, she says, … Read More ...

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shows us two great stitches for creating diamond shapes in a hand-painted needlepoint canvas. See her post.… Read More ...

Baumcat‘s thread sketches make me feel like crowing! See more.… Read More ...

The stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is Darmstadt Pattern. The blog says, “This all sounds terribly complicated but the stitch is rather easy to do and it works up quickly.” Get the details.… Read More ...

Run over to Jane Eborall’s blog, Tatting and Not a Lot Else!, where Juliet Herring is generously sharing her original pattern for these delicate split-ring bracelets. See the post.… Read More ...

Hooray!!! Tatting queen Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapade and Jon’s Patterns Page has opened an Etsy shop! She says,

The latest listing is a set of tatting pattern made up of a medallion, a bookmark, a snowflake and an

Mollie of Wild Olive is sharing this sweet original embroidery pattern for your personal use. Get the pattern.… Read More ...