Calamity Kim has revised her tutorial for Fold & Twist Fabric Roses in response to reader questions. It’s better than ever. See the tute.

TipNut is adding to her treasure chest of free, vintage kitchen-embroidery patterns with Tomatoes & Pots. Get the pattern.

If you’re a Wild Olive fan, you’ll want to see the interview of Mollie Johanson by kittykill on feeling stitchy. And if you’re not a fan yet, you will be after you read the interview! See the post.

I’ve long been in love with the crochet-encased stones of needle artist Margaret Oomen (resurrection fern). Now I’m thrilled to see a bit of embroidery creeping into her work. Watch her blog for daily inspiration. Really.

Don’t miss Mary Corbet’s tutorial for drawn-thread work on gingham fabric. You’ll love Mary’s “twist” on the topic. See the tute on Needle ‘n’ Thread.

Bargello Love says,

Unlike other needlepoint stitches, the Bargello stitch with its long and somewhat loose effect can cause a problem when anchoring the first stitch of a needlepoint project. The best way to solve the problem is to use a waste…

This week’s free embroidery pattern at doe-c-doe includes three frames and two alphabets for your monogramming pleasure. And while you’re over there, be sure to take a gander at the precious birdie brooch that doe made for her friend Wendi. So…

Kristi of Stitchy Stitcherson blog is using French knots to represent the cherries in an embroidered pie! I’m sooooooo copying her the first chance I get. Inspired and adorable. See the details (and more photos) on Kristi’s blog.

Check out this needle-weaving experiment by Lin Moon (Purple Fan) for SharonB’s Stitch Explorer Challenge. What a perfect use of the stitch technique. Moreover, I adore the concept of the sun holding a cloud mask. Brilliant! See more on Lin’s blog.

This “pokebib” was created by Schala-Kitty. Adorable! (And so is the precious baby modeling it!) Get the details on Sprite Stitch.

Carol-Anne Conway of Threads Across the Web created this unusual bit of stitchery for her Travelling Book. She says,

I used tiny pieces of organza, sandwiched between two pieces of organza. The pieces where arranged to create the shading…The sepals are needle woven picots…

Be sure to see “Another Use for Tulle: The Work of Ernesto Neto” by Elaine Lipson of Red Thread Studio. Her review summarizes the impressions of several well-known critics and points out additional resources, including a slideshow of the Anthropodino installation. Lipson…

Oh, my goodness. I’ve never before seen a temari with anything other than an obvious, straight-sided, geometric design. But Jane of World Embroideries has produced this gorgeous swirl temari that fools the eye. She says,

If you follow the longest thread on each section,…

Holy mackeroly! Lithuanian artist Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene cross-stitches on cars! Jenny Hart of Embroidery as Art gives us the lowdown. See Jenny’s post.

Run over to Needle ‘n’ Thread and let Mary Corbet show you how to frame miniature needlework. Thanks so much, Mary! See the tute.