Make this cute tie-on pillow topper to spruce up your seasonal decor. Get the free pattern from Better Homes and Gardens.
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Free embroidery patterns: Halloween
This will make you want to masquerade
Nancy Minsky has published a tutorial on Craftzine.com for an incredibly elegant, upcycled mask. It starts with a scrap of denim. Seriously! See the tutorial.
Free pattern: Pumpkin mini quilt
Phyllis Dobbs is sharing the pattern and instructions for this precious seasonal mini quilt. Get the PDF file. And please remember that Phyllis is offering this design for your personal use only.
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Embroidery patterns: Trick or treat kids
Gayle of Sentimental Stitches blog is sharing vintage embroidery patterns – one each day from now through Halloween – of children dressed in costumes. This sweet little Cinderella is the first in the series. Get the pattern. And be … Read More...
Tutorial: Spin your web
I can’t wait to make one of these! Jenny Shaw of Stitcher & Scribbler blog is offering a tutorial for this adorable embroidered spiderweb wall art, complete with a dangly spider. See the tute.
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Hoop up your Halloween
The perfect Halloween hoop by Anna of I Made This Sh*t. (I’m skeered.) Go to her blog post for an image you can click to enlarge.
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
Free pattern: Halloween card
It’s too late for this year, but tuck away this cute pattern for stitching on paper to make next year’s Halloween greeting cards. Crooked Sister created the design. Go to her blog post to download the template.
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Free Halloween embroidery patterns
This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Our free patterns range from simple cross-stitch designs to more complicated flower and animal motifs. With … Read More...
Free chart: Quaker cat
Remy of Embroiderbee shares a chart that would make ideal Halloween stitchery. She says,
… Read More...Here is a freebie which started as an Ackworth Motif from Needleprint’s Infinity Charts. I used DMC 315, 742, and 604, but any three colors
Be a part of The Dream Rocket
I’ve mentioned The Dream Rocket before: The brainchild of Jennifer Marsh, the project seeks to engage people (especially students) to create and donate art (especially fiber art) to wrap an entire Saturn rocket! The project now has a Kickstarter … Read More...
Yoyen: New source of silk-ribbon embroidery kits
I got this note from a new producer of silk-ribbon-embroidery kits:
… Read More...Yoyen Designs is a start-up small family business that specializes in offering handmade gifts and products. It is all about art and handmade creations! These embroidery kits are great
Free pattern: Time’s a-ticking
Monique Jivram is a London-based illustrator who collages ink drawings, urban embroidery, and vintage fabrics to create unique artworks. She’s sharing some of her art with all of us in the form of this charming free embroidery pattern. This is … Read More...
Crewel-ty in the Netherlands
Jessica Grimm wrote us:
I thought you might be interested in the finished crewelwork projects of the first group of Royal School of Needlework students in the Netherlands. Their work is stunning!
I couldn’t agree more. Lovely! Go to Jessica’s … Read More...
How to photograph miniatures
How do they get great photos of miniatures — especially tiny needlework? Janet Granger tells all in the latest issue of Artisans in Miniature, a free ezine. She says,
… Read More...I’ve got an article which spills the beans…on the secrets involved
Stitch a clever saying
Rachael of Imagine Gnats has put together some embroidery patterns to wittify the decor of your sewing space. She says,
… Read More...love the sewing sayings but running short on time to stitch up your own set? no problem! the pdf pattern
Free designs for needlepoint belts
If you think needlepoint is just for chair seats and throw pillows, check out these new belt designs from NeedlePaint.com! Seth Berman of NeedlePaint says,
… Read More...We’ve been creating lots of needlepoint belt designs the last 4 months, ever since I
Tutorial: Embroidered flowers with button centers
Nancy of Do Small Things with Love has a great idea for modern embroidery that highlights beautiful buttons. Her improvised flowers are easy to draw and stitch. And her watercolor background kicks the whole hoop up a notch. Learn the … Read More...
A Scandinavian jackalope
Wait! Is that the famous white bunny of Nicole of Follow the White Bunny transformed into a………jackalope? Yes!! Nicole says,
… Read More...He’s based on this free pattern of mine from a couple of years back and over the weekend he magically
Inspiration: Tod Hensley
This new work by Tod Hensley of Flying Haystacks is so rich in design, stitch, and color that I can’t stop studying it. Tod says,
… Read More...I talked about hand making multi-colored floss which I use a lot of here. I