In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bernina USA is sponsoring a Bling Your Bra contest. Make or buy a bra, apply over-the-top embellishment, submit a photo of your work, and enter to win a box of goodies from BERNINA … Read More...
Tutorial: Allie’s place portraits
Our beloved Allie Aller (Allie’s in Stitches) is guest blogging over on Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty and Me Designs blog. Enjoy her concise rundown of creating place portraits — images “created by embroidering over photo-transfered imagery, in crazy … Read More...
Tatting tutorial: How to hide those ends
When you finish tatting a motif, you’re left with ugly, dangling working threads. Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades shows us how to reduce the number of thread ends to be dealt with and how to hide the ends that … Read More...
Free chart: Plastic Canvas geek craft
Natalie Zee Drieu of Craftzine.com reprises her Geek Craft — a plastic canvas Nintendo DS case. She says,
… Read More...The project was originally a Craftster project by Rosemary Travale that I modified. I made it in in about a week while
Free charts: Vintage Sajou
Everything you want to know about biscornu
Visit DMCThread’s Blog for the lowdown on biscornu — what they are, where you can get free patterns, and where you can see a tutorial on assembling them. See the blog post.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please … Read More...
Inspiration: Ric-Rac
This might be the cutest baby dress ever. Jodie of Ric-Rac doesn’t tell us much about this piece, but she shares some lovely photos. Just wait till you see the back of the dress. Go to Jodie’s blog post.
Not too old to stretch
Janet Perry shares tips and considerations for working with vintage needlepoint canvases. See her post.
Inspiration: Oh Meagan
I adore these little framed stitcheries by Meagan of Oh Meagan. She says,
… Read More...Vintage brass frames with floral stitches inspired by delphinium and pincushion plants. The oval frame is 4″ from top to bottom, and the square frame is
Tutorial: Twirled ribbon rose
Carol Daisy shows us how to create her twirled ribbon rose. These petite blooms would be perfect for christening dresses and other baby wear. See the tute.
Tutorial: Lazy daisy peacock feather
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny shows us how to combine three simple stitches into a gorgeous peacock feather. See the tute.
Free chart: New baby
The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com has posted this free design by Maria Kelly. The site’s e-newsletter says,
Congratulate proud parents by stitching a cute baby card featuring this little bundle of joy.
Great idea! Get the free chart.
Giveaway: A canvas for stitchers
Cheryl of Cheryl’s Chatelaine — one of our winners of Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth — is paying forward her good luck with a giveaway of her own. She says,
… Read More...Throughout the years I have been blogging, I have talked about
Free September desktop calendar
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has posted her free desktop calendar for September. This image features raised Elizabethan needlework stitched by Janet. Gorgeous. Get the download.
Smock for prizes!
Country Bumpkin announces Reach for the Stars, An International Smocking Competition. CB’s e-newsletter says,
… Read More...We are delighted to promote Reach for the Stars 2011 through Australian Smocking & Embroidery. With great prizes to be won, this competition is
Free Embroidery pattern: Flowery triceratops
I’m loving this new free hand-embroidery design from Corvus tristis, not only for the charming art of the thing but also for the bit of education she offers about triceratops vs. torosaurus. She says,
… Read More...I’ve drawn a picture, for
New micropoint kits from Janet Granger
Look what’s new from Janet Granger! Her blog announces:
… Read More...Seven new kits have just been launched on my website – cute little bolster cushions for your doll’s house. They measure just an inch and a half long, by five
Inspiration: Mary Corbet
Mary Corbet‘s Zentangle-inspired blackwork fish is finished, and it is gorgeous. (Of course.) See her blog post. And if you haven’t been following this project, be sure to follow the links on Mary’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog… Read More...
Giveaway: Ann Trump Quaker Pins
Needleprint blog is giving away five pins “based upon Ann Trump’s Ackworth Sampler and made as a special limited edition handout for the first Ackworth gathering in 2006.” Go to the blog post to enter before September 13.
Don’t get trashed!
I want to follow your needlework blog. In fact, I may already have your blog in my reader — as of today, I’m following 885. My reader is stuffed! To keep it performing well, all blogs that have been inactive … Read More...