Needle Work

Diane at Puffin & Company gave us a heads-up about a new, cool product: the Puffin Craft Strand Separator.

Many years ago, someone I don’t even remember taught me the peel-and-squoosh method of separating strands of embroidery floss or … Read More ...

Multitalented crafter Anne Weaver (casserole on Etsy) often calls on her 4-year-old daughter, Olivia, for design input. Olivia’s fresh perspective and naive optimism produce innovations, Anne says, that probably wouldn’t otherwise occur to an experienced crafter.

Olivia has … Read More ...

Patty over at Pip Stitch blog has posted a list of free pattern links that is just (as her commenter Kellie says) freebielicious. Included are links to Japanese site Tiny Garden, which offers a wealth of enchanting patterns … Read More ...

Crazy Quilting International‘s annual purse contest is complete. Members who entered had three months to create their masterpieces, and winners were chosen by a vote of the CQI members. Go to CQI’s blog to browse all the entries, including … Read More ...

Here’s some more bead-embroidery inspiration goodness: The exquisite work of Morwyn Dow. Morwyn participated in the 2007 Bead Journal project. (See her pages.) You can follow her design adventures and see many more examples of her work … Read More ...

This is so brilliant and yet so obvious that it seems like everyone should be doing it already. Noreen Crone-Findlay at Hankering for Yarn blog points out that cones and tubes of thread fit perfectly on old CD spindles. I’ve … Read More ...

A new free pattern is up on Pimp Stitch’s blog. This one is by designer Amy Cluck of Peptogirl. Go check it out!… Read More ...

See these eight, gorgeous green half-fat-quarters? They’re the prize in this week’s giveaway at Embroidery Treasures blog. To get into the running, read this post and leave a comment. If you also link to the post from your blog … Read More ...

This adorable little Dutch girl is the free embroidery pattern for the month of June at Andrea Zuill’s blog, Badbird’s. Just click and print.… Read More ...

Be brave. Incorporate beading into your hand embroidery. The results are spectacular.

Take a look at the work of bead artist Robin Atkins and you’ll see what I mean. The bead-journal experiments posted on her blog make me want to … Read More ...

Joanie at Nini Makes is celebrating her blog’s birthday by offering one of her fabulous giveaways. The roster of gifts is as long as it is charming and includes patterns, lots of vintage items, and some of Joanie’s beautiful work. … Read More ...

Sew, Mama, Sew! is featuring two new collections of home-decor-weight fabrics from Westminster/Free Spirit: Ginseng by Joel Dewberry and Drawing Room by Anna Maria Horner. Beautiful!

SMS is also giving away a yard of fabric to each of four people … Read More ...

Mary Corbet’s phenomenal embroidery site, Needle ‘n’ Thread, is two years old today! The site is one of the best (maybe the best) hand-embroidery resources on the Web. In particular, Mary’s Video Library of Hand-Embroidery Stitches offers awesome tutorials loved … Read More ...

I’m watching eagerly for Pimp Stitch to launch. You can bookmark the site now: http://pimpstitch.com/. The front page claims that “your new source for cute…is coming summer 2008.” And cute looks like the right word for this new stitchery … Read More ...