Needle Work

You can download a whole raft of free machine-embroidery designs from the Loralie Designs site. Go see!

And thanks so much to Mike of Sewforless.com for sharing this link.… Read More ...

Oh, my goodness! Mummysam’s dimensional embroidery makes me covet her talent and pet my credit card. Thank you, Mr. Xstitch, for finding her! For links to Mummysam’s blog, Etsy shop, and flickr stream, go to Mr. Xstitch’s post.… Read More ...

Helen is celebrating the tenth anniversary of Helen Gibb Ribbonwork with free shipping on all orders through June 30! She has also designed a new ribbon rose kit called Anniversary Rose in two colorways: antique blue and antique pink. To … Read More ...

Yiotas-xstitch is giving away a kit for this gorgeous tiger portrait in cross-stitch! Go to the site for entry details. And be sure to enter before June 30.

Many thanks to reader Mary, who shared this news with … Read More ...

Just in time for Independence Day in the US, Urban Threads is sharing a machine embroidery pattern that will make lots of folks salute! Karline says,

Urban Threads has a new free design out – “Declare Independence”! It’s a distressed

Cathy Cullis has moved to a new blog home (though November Moon will stay open as an archive). To celebrate, she’s giving away this lovely piece of her original work. She says,

I am offering a new design, this black

Did you squeal a little bit when this photo opened? I did!! Art4Sol‘s Spring Bird Watcher doll deserves close examination. Those eggs are knitted and then attached. And I love the bird’s jewel head feathers. Go to her blog … Read More ...

DJ of Prick And Stitch Is My Craft is sharing her original pattern for a sweet pair of roses. She says,

This beautiful rose pattern is easy for beginners to stitch and if you are experienced at greetings card embroidery

Whooooo is giving us this free embroidery pattern? Andrea Zuill of Badbird‘s blog. Get the pattern.… Read More ...

If you watch SharonB‘s “CQ Detail” series over on Pin Tangle blog, you see plenty of lovely seam treatments that deserve to be emulated. I’m giving this one special mention because I love the way it demonstrates the power … Read More ...

Wow. Look what Mary Stanley of Art Spirit has been hooking! Here’s a nifty modern use for your traditional wool-strip rug-hooking skills. Mary says,

…hooked circles that will be pins or flowers. This group I hooked on burlap, trimmed and

April of Felt-o-rama just bought a Sizzix Big Shot Express to use in die-cutting shapes from felt. The major advantage of this model is that it has an electric pushbutton instead of a handcrank. (Much less wear and tear on … Read More ...

This morning I flipped quickly through post after post in my blog reader. Until I came to this page, which stopped me in my tracks and made me gasp. Susan Elliott is freakin amazing. This salute to tea is a … Read More ...

This delectable bit of quilting embroidery applique fabric origami needleart is a book cover created by Calamity Kim for her friend Petunia. Go to CK’s blog to find out how she did it.… Read More ...

Lainie of Red Thread Studio offers this heads-up on her blog:

Hand/Eye is a very exciting new magazine about global textile explorations, sustainable textiles and craft, and the relationship between culture and craft…I’m not sure if there is a print