Racaire, a student and practitioner of ancient needlework techniques, applied traditional needlelace to her blackberry cover — the perfect blend of old and new. See more on Racaire’s blog.
A look at modern goldwork
Rachel of VirtuoSew Adventures shares her experiences and samples from a course in modern goldwork that she took from Tracy Franklin. Rachel says,
… Read More...The difference between this course and a Traditional Goldwork course was that Tracy was less concerned
Tutorial: Buttonhole herringbone stitch
This week’s TAST challenge on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog is buttonhole herringbone stitch. Learn how to do it.
Tutorial: Coloring lace
Shawkl of crazy-quilting fame lets us in on her technique for hand-coloring lace. See her thorough tutorial.
Tutorial: Framing in a hoop
Bookwormbethie shares her technique for framing needlework in a hoop. See the tute.
Tutorial: Ribbon braid
Learn how to make gorgeous ribbon braid from Kenneth King over on Threads blog. See the tute.
Tutorial: Italian-style tassels
Jeanine in Canada of Italian Needlework blog shows us how to make Italian-style tassels to add the finishing touch to placemats or other handmade items. See the tute.
Get this free calendar
SharonB‘s free desktop calendar image for June is available now. Adorn your computer screen with SharonB’s awesome stitchery. Get the free image from Pin Tangle blog.
Tutorial: Silk ribbon embroidery spider-web rose with French knot
Needle artist Di van Niekerk has video tutorials on YouTube! WooHOO! Enjoy her technique for creating a silk-ribbon spider-web rose with a French knot center.
Many thanks to SharonB of Pin Tangle blog for pointing out this find.
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Tutorial: Needleweaving with a circular warp
Tenar continues her series of tutorials on needleweaving with a post about using an uneven warp, such as the circular warp in her example. See this post and the rest of the series on the Tenar’s Cave blog.
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free charts: Cross-stitch and blackwork
Free patterns: Hand embroidery
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.
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Great idea: Embroider around the print
Annet of Fat-Quarter goes beyond the concept of following a print with embroidery when she turns polka dots into flower centers on this ATC. Get the details from Annet’s blog post.
Tutorial: Make your own stitching cards
Gretchen of june at noon blog shows us how to make stitching cards for preschoolers. Fun! See the tute.
Kirsten Chursinoff’s “Low Tide”
Susan Eliott gives us a glimpse of the exquisite art of Kirsten Chursinoff. Her embroidery of sea life at low tide is fascinating, particularly when displayed next to the real-life images that were the inspiration. Kirsten has a show … Read More...
Interview with Samantha Fahey
I really enjoyed Arlee Barr‘s interview of needle artist Samantha Fahey over on MrXStitch blog. Because Fahey is Internet-shy — no site, no blog, no flickr stream — I might never have gotten to see her extraordinary work … Read More...
Tutorial: Floss carnations
DMCThread‘s garden party continues with a free tutorial for making carnations from embroidery floss. So pretty. And easy! Go to the blog post for the link to the PDF.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s … Read More...
Inspiration: Neta Amir
Lady Chicken and Mr. Rooster by Neta Amir are making my day sunny regardless of the weather. And, despite all the lovely details, look how tiny they are! See much more at the doll stories blog.
Giveaway from comfortstitching
Dash right over to Aneela‘s comfortstitching blog to get in on her outstanding giveaway. You could win your choice of three embroidery patterns from the comforstitching Etsy shop. Go to Aneela’s blog post to enter before 8:00 p.m. … Read More...