Sew Simple is back with another simple fashion inspired chart. And I promise I am not just posting about it because she gives me a shout out in the blog post about it . No, it is because I am … Read More...
Light Up Your Stitching
Olisa Corcoran posted this wonderful piece of stitchery on her blog recently. I immediately recognized the subject being married to an electricity nerd myself. It is Nikola Tesla of course. And the design was stitched ever so perfectly by Rachel … Read More...
Z is for Zig Zag – Final Letter in Stitcher’s Alphabet
Brooke’s Books has finally finished up the Stitcher’s Alphabet, a series of free charts from A to Z. Letter Z is Z is for Zig Zag stitch and it is colorful and so pretty. You can stitch the letters as … Read More...
Summertime Gardening Needlepoint
My mom and step-dad have a lovely garden this year. It is so nice to be able to go out and pick a fresh tomato or pepper and enjoy the taste of it. Yum. Star of Star’s Needlework Art shares … Read More...
Bookmark Finishing Tips
I love to make bookmarks – because I love to read so much, I can never have to many and I also enjoy giving them as gifts. Tucked into the perfect book, they add just the right touch. One thing … Read More...
Fashion Sketch Cross Stitch Chart
Regular readers know that I love, love, love simple charts that convey a lot of information in a few stitches. This design from Sew Simple Dress came about when the creator was working up some decor for the sewing room … Read More...
Raised Padded Stem Stitch Band
Elizabeth of Sew in Love has been working on a Stumpwork Dragonfly and in part of the process, she includes a tutorial for raised padded stem stitch band. In this case, she is using it to create the dragonfly’s … Read More...
Therapeutic Stitching
I know many of us think of our stitching as therapy, but Emma Parker of Stitch Therapy takes it to another level. The piece shown here involves stitching some therapeutic phrases on a child’s dress. I like the unfinished look … Read More...
Stitch Emma Stitching
If you are a DMC fan then you may recognize the partially stitched figure shown here. Yes, it’s good old Emma Broidery, the fun gal who is the “blogger” for DMC these days. Brooke Nolan of Brooke’s Books has created … Read More...
Dancer’s Silhouette Cross Stitch Chart
Brigitte Dadaux is always effective at working up silhouette patterns and this is one of the best of her recent charts. I love this one. I can see it done up for a dancer’s travel bag or for her room … Read More...
Free Tatting Pattern
Tatting is one needlecraft I find elegant and beautiful, but I have not mastered yet. I have always wanted to try it though. If you are a tatter, then you will be happy to find this useful free pattern from … Read More...
Kreinik Wired Facets – The Look of Beads
If you like the look of beads, but don’t like fiddling with the individual little ones on your projects then you may want to check out one of Kreinik’s new products. They recently released Wired Facets. Wired Facets provide the … Read More...
Storyland Cross Stitch Book Review
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny has a great review of a recent release from Anova Books. The Cross-Stitch book is called Storyland Cross Stitch
and it seems it is chock full of great projects. I haven’t managed to get … Read More...
Cross stitch Chart – One of Those Days
I must admit that sometimes I am taken back a little by the trend for stitching foul words in our favorite medium. Seeing the F-word done up in tiny stitches may make me giggle a litte, but it can be … Read More...
Belted Needlepoint Pillow
I don’t wear belts to much, but I am always attracted to needlepoint belts for some reason – go figure. I like the long skinny shapes. So, this finishing idea I saw on Chapel Hill Needlepoint’s blog really stood out … Read More...
Transferring Embroidery Patterns
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny has archived some posts she wrote earlier about how to transfer patterns to fabric and they may be slightly oldies, but they are definitely goodies, so I thought I would share them with you … Read More...
Happy Newsletter
Hancock’s House of Happy features fun and cute charts and is adding a new newsletter. When the newsletter goes out sometime this month, subscribers will get access to a chart based on the print shown here, “possibly with more colors” … Read More...
Sunny Summer Watermelon
On a sunny Summer Saturday, what a better way to enjoy it than by stitching up a cute little watermelon from Sara Jessica at Cross Me Not. Unfortunately it is not a sunny Summer Saturday here at my house, it … Read More...
Variety of Free Embroidery Patterns
Rissa Peace Root shares a variety of counted thread, hand embroidery and Brazilian embroidery patterns including the simple angel design shown here. The patterns range from hearts to cats and won’t disappoint so be sure to go check them out. … Read More...
Triple Point Motif
This freebie from Brigitte Dadau is a repeating motif that puts me in mind of a shamrock. And no, it’s not just because the chart is presented in green. It’s because the motif that repeats has three points. Patterns like … Read More...
