Look how Creative Kismet  not only salvaged but improved a shirt with a bit of creative applique. She says,

I love the roses scattered nicely across, convienently covering up my messy stains.  This prolonged the wear-ability of this shirt for the…

You know how I’m constantly blogging about needlework luminaries Susan Elliott (Plays With Needles) and Allison Aller (Allie’s in Stitches)? Well, Allie showed up to teach a workshop for Susan’s Embroiderers’ Guild. Can you imagine? The chicks who got to participate…

This might be the cutest applique project ever. Mairuru applied her original hanging-sloth pattern to a bucket bag. Look! His little toes are gripping the inside of the bag! See more (including the beautiful finishing on the back of the bag)…

Rabid points out that Caron has completely revised its web site. She says,

Caron is one of the best-known specialty threads manufacturers in the US, and I’ve used all of their major product lines. Watercolours, Waterlilies, Wildflowers, and Impressions (a wool/silk blend…

If you can’t make it to the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, you can enjoy the Soft Sculpture exhibit on line. Fiber artists and fiber-arts lovers will be captivated by the collection. The site says,

Soft sculpture looks at the ways…

If you use felt as a base for your needlework, what happens when the piece needs washing? Will the work be ruined and your many hours of stitching wasted? Felt-o-rama has done a wash test of the four types of felt…

Look what Crafty Crafty found: An accurate map of the London subway system cross-stitched by Meg Pickard. Meg must be a fellow stitchaholic if she looks at a subway map and thinks, “I could embroider that!” See the post.

Judy Hartman of Fabric Art & Crafts has posted this luscious applique art that departs slightly from her usual techniques. She says, “Instead of my usual zig-zag stitch around each element, I used heavyweight brown top stitch thread in a straight stitch…

The Baby Gardner is sharing this sweet pram image from a vintage coloring book — perfect for embroidery. The blog says, “If you want to get really cute, stitch baby’s initial on the end of the carriage.” Great idea! Get the…

You may have noticed that the CraftGossip server was down yesterday. So I’ve got some catching up to do!

The best place to start: Andrea Zuill of badbird’s blog has posted her free embroidery pattern for this month, and it will tug your heartstrings.…

Petit Debutante is joining LollyChops’ Cupcake Week by sharing her own pattern for some adorable cupcakes. The designs are free for personal use. Get the pattern.

Sarajessica of Cross Me Not is sharing her sweet, original sunflower pattern for cross-stitch or needlepoint. Get the chart.

Kelly Fletcher of materialistic blog has released the fourth in her series of eight Jacobean Leaves embroidery patterns. The designs are free for your personal use! Get the pattern.

Get the free patterns for these sweet vintage stitcheries from Stitchado Handmade.