Meri of Agulhas da Meri lets us look over her shoulder as she works a sampler with traditional Portuguese stitches. You probably already know that bullion stitches figure prominently in Portuguese embroidery. Meri’s demo points out a common mistake in … Read More...
Pattern and tutorial: Santa shadow applique
Kathy Shaw of Shawkl is sharing the pattern and instructions for creating this Santa shadow applique. She says the design “can easily be adapted to needle-turn or freezer paper applique methods.” Go to her blog post for links to the … Read More...
Free patterns: Snowman murder
Feed Dog is sharing his pattern for these charming snowman appliques (or embroidery patterns). In addition to the healthy and melted versions, there’s a surprise crime-scene pattern that shows how the snowman murder happened. Go to his blog post for … Read More...
Get the last Woodlanders calendar
Don’t miss the last free desktop calendar in Mollie Johanson‘s Woodlanders series. Get the download from her Wild Olive blog. The embroidery pattern will be available soon.
Tutorial: Creating a simple needlepoint design
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint show us how to turn printer’s ornaments into simple designs for quick-and-easy needlepoint gifts. See the tute.
Free pattern: Button necklace
Sally Kerson of Tat’s Heaven is sharing her pattern for this beautiful button necklace. See photos of three versions and get the pattern at her blog post.
Tutorial: Step stitch
Kim of bigB steps us through another in her 100 stitches series: step stitch. See the tute.
Free chart: Plastic Canvas Gingerbread house
Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod, queen of modern plastic canvas, shows us how to make this adorable — and teeny! — gingerbread house ornament. See her excellent tute.
Looking for more Plastic Canvas patterns? Check these out on Etsy.… Read More...
A teeny sampler for cat lovers
Janet Granger has designed a new dollhouse-size sampler for cat lovers. Just my style! The finished sampler is just 2 1/4 inches high, worked on 32 count evenweave fabric. See Janet’s blog post for a tip on ordering the kit … Read More...
Tat a tiara
Yes! It’s possible to tat a tiara! Linda S. Davies of Tattyhead explains how she got this lovely needlework to stand up and be noticed. See her post.
A quick Hanukkah project
Emma of DMCThread’s Blog is sharing a great freebie. She says,
… Read More...Here’s a pretty Hanukkah pattern that you can stitch and finish as an ornament – or add a pin back and wear as a brooch! The design is stitched
Stitch a 3D teddy bear
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) has put together a tutorial for adding a dimensional teddy bear to a crazy quilt or other needlework project. This is so adorable, it almost makes me cry. And her PDF file explains how to … Read More...
Shop Trish Burr’s embroidery online
Trish Burr’s web site is live. The new venue includes an online shop, a gallery of Trish’s completed works, and a free-projects section! Go there now.
An app for stitchers
Margaret Travis of Stitch with Me has found an Android app for stitchers. She says,
… Read More...SuZy’s Portable Stitches. I found it in the Android Marketplace of my phone when I was searching for Apps. I searched for needlework and this
Get the last Stitch Files freebie
The last set of free stitch files is available now from SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog. Sharon says,
… Read More...The files are part stitch dictionary, part inspiration, part storage format, part stimulus to explore new stitches, part lesson and part organisation
Tutorial: Christmas star ornaments
Aimee Ray of little dear tracks blog shows us how to make these quick and easy stitched ornaments for holiday decorating or giving. See the tute.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
Great idea: A stitchy ID
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny came up with a stylish way to identify her kids’ gym shoes. Get the details from her blog post.
Tatting tutorial: Adding a bead
Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades has posted a tutorial for adding a bead in the center of a single-shuttle split ring. As always, Jon’s photos and text make the technique clear and accessible. See the tute.
Inspiration: Rosa Martyn
Rosa Martyn created this stumpwork portrait of Lady Gaga. Wow. Get the details and see more photos at her My Little Stitches blog post. (Be sure to check out the close-up of the needlewoven shoes.)
Looking for books on … Read More...
On sale from Anja Rieger
The machine-embroidery design for this Happy Angel is discounted 20% through December 5. Download it from Anja Rieger Designs.