Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog has found something delicious: silk purl thread. This product has been resurrected (perhaps only briefly) by the Plimoth Plantation 17th century jacket project. You’ll enjoy Mary’s description, explanation of how it’s stitched, and excellent photos.…

Create this quick but beautiful greeting card with a few stitches on paper. The pattern and instructions are free from Make and Takes.

To celebrate the first anniversary of Wee Folk Art, Kimara is sharing the pattern for this charming birthday-cake applique. And she’s also giving away a big prize. She says,

And the prize is… YOU CHOOSE!!! Look over all the crafts over the past year, and…

I dearly love the latest addition to sarajessica’s series of tiny cross-stitch motifs. Wouldn’t these bitty cherries be beautiful as a border around a bib or bonnet! Get the free chart from Cross Me Not blog.

In case you’re new to this needlework/ Internet thing, let me tell you: Diane Gilleland is brilliant. I got so excited when I heard about her ebook, Weaving Un-Loomed: Simple Ways to Weave Cool Things, that I posted the news right…

Di van Niekerk’s new book is out! Embroidered Alphabets with Ribbon Embroidery promises gorgeousness on every page. Get the details.

I’m thrilled to tell you that Meri of Agulhas da Meri has put together a tutorial, showing how she creates her gorgeous silk-fiber brooches. (See the recent feature.) In addition to clear, helpful text describing her approach in both Portuguese and English,…

Up for grabs: an adorable kit for making little cross-stitch motifs that are perfect for a brooch or card front. Go to my review of the kit.

To enter, comment on this post before 8:00 a.m. (Central USA time) on July…

karinrebekah of stitch spectacular blog reviews the work of needle artist Anna Torma. She says,

Influenced by the primitive qualities of outsider art and children’s art, Anna Torma creates large-scale hand embroideries…Browsing through her website, she seems to have quite a bend towards…

I am loving The Lone Beader’s new technique. She’s painting canvases as backgrounds on which to mount her exquisite bead embroidery. Read more about Bluebird in New Hampshire (shown here). Or check out the mounting for her beaded White House.

This is needleart genius. Go see the other views of henchard by Ann Wood.

This adorable hand-embroidery pattern is free for your personal use from Sublime Stitching. Thanks, Jenny! Get the pattern.

Last summer, I had this great idea to include punchneedle embellishments on my fabric collages. I bought the necessary equipment and read all the instructions, traced off my pattern, and set to work. D-i-s-a-s-t-e-r. Frustrated and disappointed, I tucked all…

The latest issue of CQMagOnline is live! Enjoy articles by a variety of needlework luminaries on topics ranging from creating fabric prints to stitching crinoline ladies to using silk scraps for pin weaving. This delicious e-zine is free! You’ve got to go…

I had the most pleasant coffee break this morning, browsing through Bird Nest on the Ground, the blog of needle artist Patricia Eaton. There is so much there to learn and enjoy. I’m definitely adding this blog to my daily…

The chart for this precious teeny frog is free (for your personal use) from sarajessica of Cross Me Not blog. Go get it.