Yvette Stanton of Vetty Creations and White Threads blog has posted a video on YouTube showing how to create knitted fringe to trim Mountmellick embroidery. She says,
… Read More...This is the ONLY video on the net of how to do this!
Giveaway: Orna Willis ultrasuede bag
Look what Orna Willis made! Want it? Orna is giving it away! She says,
… Read More...For this Giveaway, I designed a beautiful “Paper Bag” with two contrasting shades of Ultrasuede® to highlight the simple familiar lines of a classic grocery store
Apply for a textile-artist residency at TAC
Abigail Doan gives the heads-up that the Textile Arts Center (Brooklyn, NY, USA) is starting a new program that will offer studio residencies to six textile artists. The program begins January 2011; applications are due December 5, 2010. Get more … Read More...
Inspiration: Roxy Creations
I want Rachel of Roxy Creations to decorate my Christmas tree! Her ornaments couldn’t be more charming, happy, and touchable! See more on Rachel’s blog or follow her link to her flickr pool.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? … Read More...
Inspiration: Agulhas da Meri
Meri of Agulhas da Meri developed her design for this embroidered table runner from a pattern shown in a magazine that was intended for painting. Meri says,
… Read More...I’ve enlarged a lot the design and I’ve taken the branch movements, adding
Tutorial: Woven cross-stitch
KERRYKATIECAKES shows us how to do woven cross-stitch, which she says “is a very pretty stitch and well worth the effort it takes to learn it – not as complicated as it looks either.” See the tute.
Three-hole tatting shuttles are available
Heather Johnston of The Tarnished Tatter has developed three-hole ceramic tatting shuttles, and she’s selling them on Artfire. Go to Heather’s blog post for the details and links.
Ed. note: Heather didn’t request or compensate this post. I just … Read More...
Giveaway: Samplers book
Needleprint blog is giving away…
… Read More...…the seminal book Samplers by Donald King of the V&A in London. And it is the First Edition of 1960. It includes 89 good b&w images of samplers in the V&A collection and every sampler
Free charts from Kincavel Krosses
Kell of Kincavel Krosses has been knocking herself out, cranking out wonderful charts to share with us. Check these out:
(1) Espresso Yourself
(2) Rickrolled
(3) Hot Chocolate — Liquid Heaven
(4) Quaker Chess Board
(5) Tea for 2
(6) … Read More...
Winter piggies from Anja
Anja Rieger‘s latest series of fanciful machine-embroidery designs: little piggies enjoying winter. See more on Anja’s blog.
Free patterns and charts: Halloween
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Cross stitch pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were … Read More...
A big list of free Free chart: Plastic Canvas
Whoa! See a mondo list of free plastic canvas projects over on Craft Stew!
Looking for more Plastic Canvas patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
Need plastic canvas supplies, we highly recommend Annie’s Craft Store
Tat a Celtic pumpkin
Jennifer of pieKnits “created a Halloween pin from this very cool free tatting pattern that uses Celtic knots to create a festive pumpkin.” Celtic knots and tatting. What a perfect combo. See the details of Jennifer’s project and a link … Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
(1) Coucou! from Cachounette (no longer available as of 3/14/12)
(2) Machine à coudre ancienne from Cachounette
(3) Blackwork patchwork sampler from Angie Designer
(4) Tricot from Les petits bonheurs de Miss T
(5) Quand je serai grand from Les … Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free patterns and charts: Winter and Christmas
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Autumn and Halloween
We have created this quick list with links to each Halloween pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these Halloween patterns were free at the time of writing these cross-stitch articles. … Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free catalog from Janet Granger
Janet Granger‘s new dollhouse embroidery catalogue is available as a free download. Grab it!
Inspiration: Mimi Kirchner
I never tire of looking at Mimi Kirchner‘s gorgeous handmade dolls. If I had a granddaughter, I would snap up this bird lady for her. I can easily imagine a wee one being enthralled by the bird images, the … Read More...