Calamity Kim has revised her tutorial for Fold & Twist Fabric Roses in response to reader questions. It’s better than ever. See the tute.… Read More ...
Free embroidery pattern: Tomatoes & Pots
TipNut is adding to her treasure chest of free, vintage kitchen-embroidery patterns with Tomatoes & Pots. Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Interview: Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive
If you’re a Wild Olive fan, you’ll want to see the interview of Mollie Johanson by kittykill on feeling stitchy. And if you’re not a fan yet, you will be after you read the interview! See the post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Margaret Oomen
I’ve long been in love with the crochet-encased stones of needle artist Margaret Oomen (resurrection fern). Now I’m thrilled to see a bit of embroidery creeping into her work. Watch her blog for daily inspiration. Really.… Read More ...
Drawn thread on gingham
Don’t miss Mary Corbet‘s tutorial for drawn-thread work on gingham fabric. You’ll love Mary’s “twist” on the topic. See the tute on Needle ‘n’ Thread.… Read More ...
Anchor bargello with a waste knot
Bargello Love says,
… Read More ...Unlike other needlepoint stitches, the Bargello stitch with its long and somewhat loose effect can cause a problem when anchoring the first stitch of a needlepoint project. The best way to solve the problem is to use
Free monogram patterns
This week’s free embroidery pattern at doe-c-doe includes three frames and two alphabets for your monogramming pleasure. And while you’re over there, be sure to take a gander at the precious birdie brooch that doe made for her friend Wendi. … Read More ...
Life is just a bowl of…French knots
Kristi of Stitchy Stitcherson blog is using French knots to represent the cherries in an embroidered pie! I’m sooooooo copying her the first chance I get. Inspired and adorable. See the details (and more photos) on Kristi’s blog.… Read More ...
Needle weaving delight
Check out this needle-weaving experiment by Lin Moon (Purple Fan) for SharonB‘s Stitch Explorer Challenge. What a perfect use of the stitch technique. Moreover, I adore the concept of the sun holding a cloud mask. Brilliant! … Read More ...
Baby geek
This “pokebib” was created by Schala-Kitty. Adorable! (And so is the precious baby modeling it!) Get the details on Sprite Stitch.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Freemotion stitching on a simple sewing machine
Alma Stoller bought a Janome Sew Mini to serve as her travel sewing machine. The good news: It’s light weight. The bad news: It sews only straight and zigzag stitches, and the feed dogs can’t be dropped. Ingenious Alma shows … Read More ...
Inspiration: Carol-Anne Conway
Carol-Anne Conway of Threads Across the Web created this unusual bit of stitchery for her Travelling Book. She says,
… Read More ...I used tiny pieces of organza, sandwiched between two pieces of organza. The pieces where arranged to create the shading…The sepals
Review: Anthropodino by Ernesto Neto
Be sure to see “Another Use for Tulle: The Work of Ernesto Neto” by Elaine Lipson of Red Thread Studio. Her review summarizes the impressions of several well-known critics and points out additional resources, including a slideshow of the … Read More ...
Inspiration: Swirl temari
Oh, my goodness. I’ve never before seen a temari with anything other than an obvious, straight-sided, geometric design. But Jane of World Embroideries has produced this gorgeous swirl temari that fools the eye. She says,
… Read More ...If you follow the longest
Inspiration: Embroidered cars
Holy mackeroly! Lithuanian artist Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene cross-stitches on cars! Jenny Hart of Embroidery as Art gives us the lowdown. See Jenny’s post.… Read More ...