TotusMel shows us how to needle-tat split rings and Josephine chains. Have a look and post a comment — let’s encourage her to give us more rockin tutorials. See the tute.
Share sources of free CS charts
Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor for About.com, invites you to share links to sources of free patterns through her blog’s forum. She says,
… Read More...If you offer free patterns on your blog or website, feel free to post your
Free pattern: Birthday CQ block
Janet Stauffacher of Nostalgic NeedleART is sharing the pattern for this birthday crazy-quilt block. Janet says,
… Read More...Here’s an easy foundation-pieced crazy quilt block, featuring one of my favorite postcards from my personal collection…Print this block directly onto computer printer fabric
Fireflies as hair ornaments
Look what Mollie Johanson did: Some tiny bits of felt, some tiny stitches with glow-in-the-dark floss, a couple of bobbie pins…and Mollie has fireflies in her hair! Brilliant! Get the details from Mollie’s Wild Olive blog.
You can stitch Captain Monkeybones
Daughter-and-mother team Marisa (Elegant Snobbery) and lindylou2 have joined forces again to bring one of Marisa’s illustrations to life as an embroidery pattern. This lovable sock-monkey pirate, Captain Monkeybones, is available for just US $4.00 from lindylou2’s etsy shop.
Learning is free at Stitch School
Janet McCaffrey has started Stitch School blog to store her stitch tutorials and free patterns. There’s a lot to love! Recent tutes:
Woven filling stitch
Wheatear stitch
Vandyke stitch
Up-and-down buttonhole stitch
Twisted chain stitch
Pansy Crazy Quilting eye candy
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses added her awesome stitchery to this luscious pansy CQ block that is circulating in a round robin. Her contributions included the large ribbon pansy and a cluster of silk-ribbon violas (upper left). See more on … Read More...
Another beautiful combo from SharonB
This stitch combination is rich yet elegantly simple. SharonB of Pin Tangle blog stitched the sample in her For the Love of Stitching band sampler. She says,
… Read More...This band of stitching is made up of row of herringbone stitch which
Bid on Amy’s bag; fight cancer
Amy Bindel of Early Bird Special posted this heads-up:
… Read More...My favorite food blogger and baker Natalie, of Bake and Destroy …started an online auction appropriately called, “Bake and Destroy Cancer.” When I heard about this, I wanted to
Free chart: Versatile star
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint is sharing this basic chart. She says,
… Read More...This eight-pointed star pattern has everything going for it as a way to test color combinations and threads in needlepoint. It’s easy (just one stitch), fast (you
Arlee’s Kantha compendium
Arlee Barr of albedo blog has posted some interesting thoughts and links about kantha embroidery and slow cloth. It is astonishing what can be created — of both practical and spiritual value — with only a running stitch. Enjoy Arlee’s … Read More...
Get Helga Mandl designs at a special price
Helga Mandl has a limited-time offer that lets you buy all six of these designs for just US $12.75. Helga says,
… Read More...…Four Seasons Sampler 2010. Each square is approx. 50 x 50 stitches. You can stitch this design
You could win a Sue Rangeley bag
Last week, I mentioned the MrXStitch review of Sue Rangeley‘s book, Embroidered Originals, and the fab giveaway: Anyone who orders the book from Sue’s web site before June 30 is entered into a draw with six prizes of … Read More...
A shisha how-to
DMCThread’s Blog is jumping on the shisha bandwagon with a rockin diagram that shows how to attach a small mirror to fabric with embroidery. Go to the DMC post for a better look.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please … Read More...
A new way to get Stofnest designs
Good news for lovers of Stofnest‘s cross-stitch designs: Ria Lanser has started a Stofnest club. If I understand the translation correctly, for 10 Euros you’ll receive 26 new charts — one each week to your e-mail account. Go to … Read More...
Textiles and national identity
I like to read everything John Hopper wants to write on The Textile Blog. Today’s post, though, is especially interesting to me. Using Poland (and the works of Wladyslaw Skoczylas) for example, he examines the role of arts … Read More...
Tutorial: Shadow work
Deepa of This and That blog has posted a new tutorial. Yea! This time, she lets us follow along on her first experience with shadow work on organza. I think you’ll agree that the results are beautiful. See Deepa’s tute… Read More...
Tutorial: Wave stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is wave stitch. And it’s available a day early on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog. See the tute.
