This news came in from Needleprint while I was on Christmas break; but I think you’ll agree it’s still worth sharing!
… Read More...In 1882, Dr Julius Lessing, Director of the Royal Industrial Museum in Berlin, published the first of a series
Free tat patterns: Floral insertions
These tatted floral insertions thrill me: vintage and nostalgic, yet somehow modern. Imagine using them in your sewing, scrapbooking, cardmaking, or collages. If you can tat, they’re all yours! TATBit Tats is sharing a printable copy of the vintage Coats … Read More...
Free patterns and charts
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 at … Read More...
Round robin shares Crazy Quilting techniques
Ingeborg of Ingebord Loves Flowers blog lets us feast our eyes on all the details of an exquisite round-robin crazy-quilting project. My favorite seam treatment is the vine shown here with silk-ribbon leaves, sequin flowers, and pearl buds. But another … Read More...
Watch for an online cross-stitch festival in February
Heads up! Counted Wishes is in the offing! The event’s web site tells us:
… Read More...A new online Cross Stitch Festival is coming!
Please join us Feb. 1-5, 2010 at this website for our online Spring Showing by Cross Stitch Designers.
Help Haiti: Stitch Gaelle
Jenny B. Harris of Allsorts has created a new pattern in her Pretty Maids series to honor and assist Haiti. The PDF pattern for Gaelle, her Haitian doll, is now available in the Craft Hope for Haiti shop on Etsy. … Read More...
Free valentine embroidery from Follow the White Bunny
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny is sharing this adorable valentine design for hand embroidery. Download your free copy from her blog.
Free patterns and charts: Hearts, valentines
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 at … Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free tat pattern: Chinese Coin Bookmark
Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Patterns Page is sharing the pattern for her tatted Chinese Coin Bookmark. So pretty. And so original! Get the pattern.
Learn bargello stitches
Bargello Love, author of Bargello Needlepoint blog, must be one wildly energetic woman. She’s already cranking a 365-day challenge — a 2″ x 2″ bargello sample each day. Meanwhile, she’s still posting one stitch sample after another. Recent demos … Read More...
Tutorials: Silk-ribbon rosebuds
SRE maven Carol Daisy shows us two methods for creating ribbon rosebuds. You’ll love at least one of them! See the tutes.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well … Read More...
Free sampler patterns: Stofnest
Stofnest blog posts a new, free cross-stitch sampler pattern almost every day. What a treasure trove! See the blog. And be sure to add it to your blog reader.
New source for hand-embroidery patterns
You might already love the work of Marisa Hopkins, aka Elegant Snobbery and Elegant Bloggery. Her online adventures as a working artist/mom of preschoolers make good coffee-time reading for me every day. And her bright, sweet, clever illustrations … Read More...
Free tatting patterns: Stacked flower pins
Teri Dusenbury
(TATBit Tats) created this gorgeous brooch by stacking tatted motifs. Patterns for this and another lovely design are available from her blog. She warns that they were created long ago and need to be retested. Why not test … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Elves and fairies
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 at … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Zodiac signs
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.
Zodiac signs are a representation of the constellations … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Biscornu
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 at … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Flowers
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 at … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Winter, snow, 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 at … Read More...