Cathe of Just Something I Made has designed a set of sewing cards to keep your wee ones busy on rainy or snowy days. Two versions of the designs are available as free downloads. Cathe’s thorough tutorial shows how to … Read More...
Tutorial: Embroidered nursery art
Becky of Owly Baby shares a tutorial for a thrifty yet elegant bit of handmade nursery decor. Gorgeous. See the tute.
Inspiration: My Mums a Hippie
I’m diggin the work of Monique Jivram. Her bio notes,
… Read More...British-Colombian embroidery illustrator and artist Monique Jivram, aka My Mums a Hippie, creates work that is vibrant, lively and heavily influenced by her Latin American ancestry. Her fascination with colour,
The January sale has started at Janet Granger’s!
A big sale is going on over at Janet Granger‘s site. If you love miniature needlepoint — or you’d like to give it a try — bargains are waiting for you. Janet’s e-newsletter says,
… Read More...Everything on my doll’s house
Free pattern: Berry pincushion
This free Christmas design from Country Bumpkin could be used for any occasion with just a few changes in thread colors. Go to the Country Bumpkin post for the link to the PDF file.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery … Read More...
Tip: Keep beads from flopping over
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has a great tip for making stitched-on beads stand up right. See her post.
A new guide to starting a needlework business
Here’s a rockin announcement from Carol Leather of Needlework Tips & Techniques:
… Read More...For all you budding cross stitch designers out there, my ebook is now available. If you have ever thought about designing your own patterns for sale as
Tutorial: Tree softies
Teresa of My Patchwork has posted a tutorial for Christmas tree softies that will outlast the holidays. You could stitch some up for next year’s Christmas tableau. Or imagine them in a heart print to decorate your mantle for Valentine’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Recycle a worn-out quilt
Rebecca E. Parsons of Cre8tive Compass Magazine has posted a tutorial for salvaging a tattered quilt by recycling the usable parts into primitive ornaments. Doesn’t your table need a bowlful of these sweet hearts? See the tute.
Free cross-stitch charts
Free cross-stitch charts
Free cross-stitch charts
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More...
Free cross-stitch charts
Winners: Love Kills Slowly Cross-Stitch
The winners of Love Kills Slowly Cross-Stitch are shown above. I’ve contacted you by e-mail, and you’ll have 48 hours to respond with your snail mail address. If I don’t hear from you, we’ll do a second-chance drawing on December … Read More...
Free hand-embroidery patterns
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More...
Free cross-stitch charts: New Year
Free cross-stitch charts: Christmas
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More...
Inspiration: the smallest forest
Everything about this handmade book is exquisite, but my favorite part is the embroidered cover. The book’s creator, the smallest forest, says,
… Read More...The fabric cover is hand-embroidered Indian cotton with foliage and flowers stenciled in metallic green fabric paints. There
Find the hidden images
This work by Allie of The Relaxolotl just cracks me up. Go to the blog post to see the hidden surprise.
Giveaway: Embroidered tree topper
Karen of maggie makes is giving away this gorgeous hand-embroidered tree topper. To get in the running, just post your favorite or craziest holiday tradition. Go to Karen’s blog post to enter before before December 23.