Needle Work

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint explains how to make compensating stitches when using an outline or template shape with bargello. Excellent advice! See the post.… Read More ...

Look what Connie G. Barwick made! A primitive cross-stitch pattern with one of my favorite sayings! The chart is free from Connie’s blog at About.com. Go get it.… Read More ...

Penguin & Fish found these fabulous Day of the Dead skulls in Rachel Gurney‘s Etsy shop, Day of the Head. P&F says,

They are knitted with luxury cashmere yarns and then are felted and patchworked together. I just love

Dot of Dot’s Life and Art is celebrating her third blogaversary by giving away this exquisite bead-embroidered bird. Go to Dot’s blog to enter before 9:00 a.m. (Australia time) on June 15.… Read More ...

Muddlepud came up with a perfect, manly needlework gift for her husband’s birthday. It’s a portrait of one of his favorite cars, the BMW 325ci. She says,

When he was gone I stole the photo from his computer, turned it

Jackie of Dog-Daisy Chains blog is mounting these tiny dimensional needleworks on “ridiculously small, very cute, deep sided stretched canvases , only 5×4 inches.” She says, “I see a wall full, either rows of them or in a square block.”… Read More ...

Lin Moon‘s experiment with needle weaving (per SharonB‘s Stitch Explorer Challenge) made me laugh out loud with delight. If you think this little glove is adorable, go over to Lin’s blog, Purple Fan, and see the … Read More ...

Laura Hughes has launched a rockin new web site, Not Your Grandmas Needlepoint. Laura says,

Not your Grandmas Needlepoint is unique, whimsical one of a kind, canvas design and needlepoint kits. My inspirations stem from pop culture and sixties psychedelia,

Little Shop of Stitches has introduced a new product that’s sure to warm the hearts of all kinds of needle artists: Stitch Diaries. The shop’s site says,

You can now organize your projects, stitches, thread selection all-in-one pocket size notebook.

This week’s free cross-stitch chart from The Chart Shop is this sweet flower basket designed by Christine-Ann Martin. Wouldn’t this make a perfect focal for a greeting card? Get the chart.… Read More ...

Nicole of Polka Dot Bunny invites you to join her and her stitching friends in a free Bunny Stitch Along. Just sign up, download this adorable free pattern, and post your finished project in the flickr stream. Get the details … Read More ...

Make this gorgeous lace bird from fabric or paper for a holiday tree or to dangle in a sunny summer window. Judy Hartman shows us how on Fabric Art & Crafts. See the tute.… Read More ...