Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has been experimenting with stitching on silk gauze. See what she has to say.

Oh, my goodness! Look what Tattyhead Linda S Davies invented: Freesia! So beautiful. See more on Linda’s blog.

This is my favorite use of reverse applique to date. Credit for the design and stitching goes to Bridget Farmer. Credit for the find goes to floresita of feeling stitchy.

Rhonda Kivett – designer of beaded dolls to die for — is now offering cat forms. Can’t you imagine these sweethearts encrusted with silk ribbon embroidery, or beading, or both? Or how about using textile paint to create a portrait of your…

This exquisite crazy-quilt seam treatment may look torturous; but its designer, SharonB of Pin Tangle, tells us it’s quite doable. She says,

The seam is embellished with a line of feathered up and down stitch. This has been threaded with a textured…

I’ve heard from many blogs and readers that cross-stitch charts can be used equally well for needlepoint. I’m glad I didn’t try the conversion yet. We all need the essential information that Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint  is sharing about determining…

Wee Folk Art is sharing the pattern for this crazy little birdie applique. Get the pattern.

This week’s hand-embroidery freebie from doe-c-doe is two sets of sweet posies. Get the patterns.

Have you been watching Rabid’s progress on her beautiful hardanger piece? If so, you’ll be excited to hear that she’s sharing her design. Get the pattern.

Sweater Surgery is sharing the chart for a cross-stitch project that is sure to inspire avarice. It’s the Seven Deadly Sins. In Latin! You rock, SS! Get the chart.

Enjoy an excellent article, “The Importance of Seeing Color for the Fiber Artist,” by guest writer Gina DeLorenzi on Rayela’s Fiber Focus. See the post.

Look what Meri has done with a bit of linen, some scraps of lace, and characters from Mary Corbet’s Celtic alphabet. Lovely! Get the details on Meri’s blog, Agulhas da Meri.

Ruth Geldi of Crafting Istanbul is sharing this lovely tulip motif for hand embroidery. Get the pattern.

While you’re over there, poke around a little bit. Ruth has been doing some interesting writing about needlework and crafting in general. A unique and…

Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.