Dragon My Needle is sponsoring the Totally Useless Stitchalong. You’ll crack up when you read about it, but you’ll want to join in! Get the details.
And many thanks to Patty of Pip Stitch for the heads-up!… Read More ...
How to save your canvas
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint walks us through making an invisible repair to a small hole in an unstitched canvas. This is a must-have skill! Get the details.… Read More ...
Flower-and-butterfly embroidery
Tricia-Rennea says this sweet, new design “can be used for embroidery, coloring, as a template for an applique, whatever you desire.” Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Robot love
Sibling Craftery is churning out doodles that are perfect for hand-embroidery. Take these robots, for example. Really – take them. They’re free from the blog.… Read More ...
Free leather-thimble pattern
Linda S of Fabric Follies Two has been experimenting with making leather thimbles. She’s come up with an original design that looks promising – easy to make, sturdy, and comfortable. Nice work. Get the details.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Pillowcase nosegays
floresita of Vintage Transfer Finds blog offers this free hand-embroidery pattern to make your pillowcases frouffier. Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Whooooo wants a free pattern?
CC of Suestreehouse blog is sharing this vintage owl pattern for hand emboirdery. Too sweet! Get the pattern.… Read More ...
Free patterns: Spring florals
Tangarang is sharing these irresistable hand-embroidery patterns. She says, “I wanted to do something with a little bit of 1920s flair, but soft and springy to add to the edge of pillowcases.” Beautiful. Get the patterns.… Read More ...
Easter cupcake pattern
Tricia-Rennea‘s Easter cupcake would make a delicious little bit of stitchery! Get the image.… Read More ...
Giveaway: Needlepoint threads
Give Janet Perry a little feedback about color themes, and you could win some beautiful threads for your own needlepoint project. Janet says she has a lot of projects to complete this month, and she’d love to showcase some of … Read More ...
Spring seam treatment from Shawkl
I love, love, love the latest in Shawkl‘s series of Twelve Dozen Stitches in Twelve Months. This seam treatment looks like buttercups and dandelion down! Get the chart.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Forest animals
Get this sweet pattern by Polka Dot Bunny free (for personal use) from feeling stitchy blog.… Read More ...
It’s National Tatting Day
April Fool’s Day is National Tatting Day, no foolin! To celebrate, tatting maven Jane Eborall is re-sharing her pattern for this gorgeous Semi Celtic Snowflake. The ornament can be displayed by attaching it to a recycled CD, or it can … Read More ...
Branching off
Quilting news is branching off to its own CraftGossip blog with its own dedicated editor, Scarlett Burroughs. I’ve known Scarlett for many years – I totally blame her for my fabric addiction. I know y’all are going to love … Read More ...
Free pattern: Cutest pull-toy ever
Corinne of So September blog is sharing her original hand-embroidery pattern for the cutest pull-toy ever. Get the pattern.
And many thanks to floresita of feeling stitchy blog for pointing out this sweetness.… Read More ...