Needle Work

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 ...

Have you noticed, flower looms are having a raging comeback. I remember coveting those beautiful flowery afgans back in my college days but not having the umpf to loop up hundreds of yarn blooms. These days, I can sit still … Read More ...

Vicki of RibbonSmyth explains how she created this exquisite collage:

This small collage features RibbonSmyth hand-dyed 13mm Vintage Rayon Tape twisted over and under other rayon tape. Rat tail cord is twisted among the tape and tacked down with RibbonSmyth

There are four new sets of embroidery designs over on Sublime Stitching, including these adorable Beach Babes. Check them out!… Read More ...

This astonishingly beautiful piece is the work of needleart goddess Susan Lenz. Her description:

Take Ye Heed, Grave Rubbing Quilt Series. Crayon on fabric rubbing collaged with vintage and assorted lace and linens. Hand and free motion machine