Oh. My. Gosh. You know I’m a huge fan of Mimi Kirchner and her blog, Doll. I have actually dreamed about Mimi’s felt dolls and teacup worlds. I am so excited! Mimi has published a pattern and tutorial on … Read More ...
When in doubt, rip it out!
Bargello Needlepoint blog has good advice for dealing with errors in stitching bargello. It may be painful to take out the incorrect stitches; but it will end up hurting a lot more to leave them in. See the post.… Read More ...
More freebies from Blue Bird Studio
Heather of Blue Bird Studio follows up her free bunnies and chickies patterns with these sweet Easter eggs for hand embroidery. Love them! Get the patterns.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidered potholder
mairuru is sharing her technique for embroidering and totally hand-stitching this charming potholder. See the tute.… Read More ...
Free pattern for ancient silkwork
Isis of Medieval Silkwork blog is sharing a pattern you can use to produce a replica of a 14th century silk-tapestry pouch. Amazing. Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Borders made simple
Stephen Janick of Rittenhouse Needlepoint is sharing some great advice and examples for needlepoint borders. See the post.… Read More ...
New patterns from Kitschy Digitals
Oh. My. Goodness. Danielle Thompson of Kitschy Digitals is selling embroidery patterns that define cuteness. Find out more from the blog.
And many thanks to floresita of feeling stitchy for sharing this find.… Read More ...
Stitch an Easter greeting
There’s still time to make this sweet hand-stitched greeting card and mail it to someone special before the holiday. Get the free pattern and instructions from Make and Takes blog.… Read More ...
Free chart from The Sampler Girl
Tanya (aka The Sampler Girl) is celebrating the season by sharing her Spring Rain pattern (for your personal use) on her At the Honeysuckle Tree blog. Get the pattern. And if you stitch it up, be sure to e-mail … Read More ...
One-of-a-kind sampler
This incredible 18th century sampler is a record of surgery sutures. See and read more about it with rubi of stitch spectacular.… Read More ...
Berry good applique
Oh, my goodness. These tiny blackberries were appliqued, stuffed, and then embroidered by Sandra of Sandra’s Snippets. And she managed this amazing precision and artistry while recovering from eye surgery! Truly inspirational needlework. See more.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Needlelace Easter egg
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog is sharing this beautiful pattern for a needlelace egg. She also links to instructions for working needlelace, for those of us who are new or need a brush-up. Get the pattern and see … Read More ...
Free chart: Tiny rubber duckie
When I first saw this tiny cross-stitch motif, I couldn’t help squealing aloud a little. Several wee ones in my family will be getting gifts embellished with rows of this sweetie! The design is by sarajessica of Cross Me Not… Read More ...
Tutorial: Hungarian stitch
This week’s stitch tutorial at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is the Hungarian stitch. The blog says, “Advantages to the Hungarian stitch include the ease with which the stitch can be learned and the speed with which it can be executed.” See the … Read More ...
More Domestic Ninja patterns
The Domestic Ninja days-of-the-week series of free hand-embroidery patterns continues on Sibling Craftery. And while they’re all perfectly adorable, I think I’ve found the one closest to my heart: Sunday, the stitching ninja! Get the pattern.… Read More ...