(1) Nounours qui se lave les dents from un jour, une grille
(2) Le Chat Noir et Petit Cocker au Far-West from Chez Mamigoz
(3) Maisonette di Giugno from atmosfera di casa
(4) Tenue Homme from un jour, une grille… Read More...
Free cross-stitch charts
Free blackwork pattern book
Ensamplario Atlantio: Being a Collection of Filling Patterns Suitable for Blackwork Embroidery by Ianthe d’Averoigne is available as a free download from String or Nothing. She says,
… Read More...The entire thing is 40 pages long, with 35 plates of designs
Learn the prick-and-pounce transfer technique
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread offers a detailed tutorial for the prick-and-pounce method of transferring an embroidery design to fabric. See her post.
Stitch a bookish gnome
These precious gnome bookmarks by Kimara of Wee Folk Art are perfect as watercolor cutouts. But wouldn’t the designs also make great embroidery patterns! Go to Kimara’s post for the pattern link (and paper tute). Please remember that the free … Read More...
CQ doorknob dangles
Pam of Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty & Me Designs has transformed some of her crazy-quilted creations into door pillows–pretty little puffs to dangle from a doorknob. Make your own. Or go to Pam’s post for a link to purchase hers… Read More...
Blackwork’s cousin Kasuti
Hannah of enbrouderie introduces us to another ethnic stitching tradition. She says,
Kasuti is a type of embroidery from Karnataka, India. Like blackwork, it is geometric and worked in double running stitch. However, it is traditionally very brightly colored.
Stitch Milanese with Janet
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shares a pattern for a mini-stocking and tips for completing it with variations of Milanese stitch. See her post.
Embroider over iron-ons
Prepare to be blown away by the sheer beauty that’s about to grace your screens. You know those stunning birds that seem almost too amazing to be real? Well, they’re the brainchild of the incredibly talented Geninne from Geninne’s Art … Read More...
eBooks for tatters
Marilee Rackley of Yarnplayer has released both of her tatting books in ebook format. Go to her blog post for info and a link to the Etsy listing.
A new take on Silk Ribbon Embroidery
Jan of Poppytalk highlights the nontraditional silk-ribbon embroidery of Brenda Kee (bstudio). She says,
… Read More...Brenda Kee is bringing a fresh and exciting new look to [silk-ribbon embroidery]. Her shop offers pillows, pillow covers, greeting cards, jewelry, lavender sachets and wedding
Win a Wild Olive class
Isabela of Ooh Leelah! is sponsoring a giveaway of free tuition to a Mollie Johanson (Wild Olive) online embroidery class. Go to the Wild Olive post for the entry details.
Introducing gilt faconnee
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread introduces us to gilt faconnee, a beautiful metal thread used in goldwork embroidery. See her post.
Stitch a sweet berry
While She Naps shows us how to make her version of a sweet felt strawberry. I love the seed-bead seeds. See her tute.
Park your thread
Zoe of The Making Spot explains how to speed up color changes in needlework by “parking” your thread. See her post.
Learn jacquard stitch
Cheryl Fall of About.com shares a new Stitch Journal page for jacquard stitch. She says, “The Jacquard Stitch is a needlepoint filling stitch worked in diagonal, stepped rows of both broad and narrow stitches.” Learn this beautiful technique. Go to … Read More...
Art that frames the art
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread gives us a look at some astonishing antique beaded mats for art. So gorgeous. Get the details and see more photos at Mary’s blog post.
Watch Tamar Mogendorff
Oh, my goodness! Tamar Mogendorff has a blog! Check out her amazing needle artistry as it emerges. Go to her blog.
And many thanks to grrl + dog for sharing the link!
Learn felt applique
LimeRiot posted a tutorial on Craftster for creating this adorable applique-and-embroidery hoop. Once you’ve mastered the technique, you can create a similar hoop from any simple line art (such as coloring-book images). See the tute.
And many thanks to … Read More...
Free chart: Sail Away
Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com, is sharing her pattern for this charming new summer image, Sail Away. Get the design.