Judy Laquidara of Patchwork Times teaches us to make the X-sashing square block. She swears it’s easy, and her tutorial bears her out. See the lesson.… Read More ...
Get into the Guild…on line!
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint is sharing the news that the American Needlepoint Guild now has an Internet chapter! If there’s no guild chapter in your neighborhood or it’s hard for you to get out to a live meeting, … Read More ...
Free patterns: Snowmen cross-stitch ornaments
Get the pattern for these sweet snowmen now and stitch them up to dangle on your Christmas tree this season. Designed by Ursula Michael for Zweigart Design Bank and available now on FreePatterns.com.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? … Read More ...
Alexander Henry giveaway
Run over to Pretty Ditty blog right now and enter to win a yard of any Alexander Henry fabric in the shop. The contest closes November 7. See the rules.… Read More ...
More on Japanese silk thread
Carol-Anne Conway of Threads Across the Web is sharing a second lesson in the twists and turns of embroidering with Japanese flat silk. See the article.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Plastic canvas gift box
Diane Gilleland of CraftStylish deserves an award for bringing plastic canvas back with elegance, utility, and an up-to-date aesthetic. Check out the gift box she’s sharing with us. This ain’t tissue-box-cover needlepoint. Thank you, Diane! Get the tutorial.
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Sugar-skull felties
Oh, my goodness! Check out the felt sugar skulls by Beth Wachla. In fact, check out everything on her blog. Her stuff is all fiercely cute.
Many thanks to Jenny Ryan of Craftzine.com for pointing out this find.… Read More ...
Cupcake pin cushion patterns
Fab Talk Magazine tips us off to two new cupcake pin cushion patterns from Cindy Taylor Oates and Sandi Henderson. Get the details.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Machine-embroidered lace napkin rings
Jennifer Stern of CraftStylish has posted a tutorial for creating these beautiful napkin rings with free-standing machine-embroidered lace. See the lesson.… Read More ...
Birthday greetings to Shining Needle Society
Gay Ann Rogers shares this news:
… Read More ...Today is Shining Needle Society’s First Birthday. A year ago today Kate Gaunt and Marie-Therese Baker opened Shining Needle Society’s first classroom and invited 200 people from my Yahoo chatroom to join. In
Free patterns: Penguins and gnomes
Kandra of Sublime Sisters blog has posted a couple of free embroidery patterns that will rock your socks. If you think this little gnome is cute, go check out the penguin love! Get the patterns.… Read More ...
Dire warning from Urban Threads
Niamh of Urban Threads has posted a tutorial for this awesome portable craft kit. “You have to have this little kit with you,” she says. “Apparently the other option is fatal.” Get the tutorial.… Read More ...
Don’t miss these links
(1) Mary Ray of CraftStylish shows us her machine-stitched trapunto technique.
(2) Helen Stubbings of Hugs from Helen blog is showing off lots of her new patterns.
(3) Tracy’s Needlepoing Blog offers us a review of William Morris … Read More ...
The ins and outs of fusible interfacing
Pink Chalk Studio has posted an awesomely thorough tutorial about fusible interfacing – its uses and pitfalls. She takes the scary right out of the process. Go see what I mean.
And thanks to NyteRayn of elemental blog for … Read More ...
Tula Pink’s new Neptune
Tula Pink is giving us a peek at her new fabric line, Neptune, for Moda. I can’t wait to nab these. I want them all!… Read More ...
